Endless Sleep
Lost Love's Lament: Echoes of the Sea
Lyrics
The night was black, rain fallin' down
The night is dark, with rain falling.
Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around
The singer is searching for their baby but can't find her.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore
Following her footsteps leads to the shore.
'Fraid she's gone forever more
There's a fear that she may be gone forever.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say
As the singer looks at the sea, it seems to communicate.
"I took your baby from you away"
The sea claims to have taken the baby away.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep
A voice is heard crying from the deep.
"Come join me, baby, in my endless sleep"
The voice invites the baby to join in an "endless sleep."
Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
Reflecting on the reasons for a quarrel or fight.
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
The singer regrets leaving the baby alone.
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
The baby's footsteps lead into the sea due to the quarrel.
That's why my baby has gone from me
The singer believes the baby left because of the quarrel.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say
Again, the sea seems to claim responsibility for taking the baby.
"I took your baby from you away"
The voice in the deep repeats the claim and invitation.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep
The cry is heard again from the deep ocean.
"Come join me, baby, in my endless sleep"
The invitation is to join in an "endless sleep."
Ran in the water, heart full of fear
The singer runs into the water with a fearful heart.
There in the breakers I saw her near
Sees the baby in the breakers (waves).
Reached for my darlin', held her to me
Reaches for and holds the baby, rescuing her from the sea.
Stole her away from the angry sea
Saves the baby from the angry sea.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say
The sea again claims the baby was taken away.
"You took your baby from me away"
The singer's heart cries out that the baby was taken away.
My heart cried out "she's mine to keep"
The singer asserts the baby is theirs to keep.
I saved my baby from an endless sleep
The singer saved the baby from an "endless sleep."
Endless sleep, endless sleep
Repetition of the concept of "endless sleep."
Endless sleep, endless sleep
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