Anna
Anna's Journey: A Tale of Love, Loss, and HealingLyrics
Oh, Anna won’t you find your way back home to me?
Expressing a longing for Anna to return home.
Singing hosanna when you held my arm in the old city
Recalling a joyful moment with Anna in the old city, invoking a sense of celebration ("hosanna").
Oh, my Anna won’t you come back down to me?
Reiterating the desire for Anna's return.
Glory, Anna won’t you find your way? I am on my knees
Pleading for Anna's return, emphasizing humility ("on my knees").
I lived my life like a rabid dog
Describing a wild and unrestrained lifestyle.
With a rage bound up like a loaded gun
Portraying inner turmoil and potential danger with a loaded gun metaphor.
I lived a cretin life, no one could love
Admitting to a life lacking virtue and love.
Oh, Anna but you showed me love
Crediting Anna for introducing love into the speaker's life.
Oh, Anna won’t you find your way back home to me?
Repeating the plea for Anna's return.
Singing hosanna when you held my arm in the old city
Revisiting the joyful memory in the old city.
Oh, my Anna won’t you come back down to me?
Reiterating the desire for Anna to come back.
Glory, Anna won’t you find your way? I am on my knees
Re-emphasizing the plea for Anna's return with a touch of desperation ("on my knees").
You gave me life like I’d never known
Acknowledging the positive impact Anna had on the speaker's life.
Like I’s somebody who deserved your call.
Expressing a feeling of worthiness through Anna's love.
But when the war came ‘round, you said you had to go
Noting Anna's departure during a difficult time (war).
To heal their wounds. I knew you’d heal their souls
Believing in Anna's capacity to bring healing to others.
Oh, Anna won’t you find your way back home to me?
Repeating the plea for Anna's return.
Singing hosanna when you held my arm in the old city
Recalling the joyous moment in the old city.
Oh, I didn’t want to say goodbye
Expressing reluctance to say goodbye.
Oh, why’d they have to take your life?
Questioning the circumstances of Anna's life being taken.
Oh, now there’s a star that’s shining brighter than the rest
Noting a metaphorical bright star, possibly symbolizing Anna's enduring presence.
Oh, Anna won’t you find your way back home to me?
Repeating the plea for Anna's return.
Singing hosanna when you held my arm in the old city
Recalling the joyful moment, echoing a sense of celebration ("hosanna").
Oh, my Anna won’t you come back down to me?
Reiterating the desire for Anna's return.
Glory, Anna won’t you find your way? I am on my knees
Re-emphasizing the plea for Anna's return with a touch of desperation ("on my knees").
Glory, Anna won’t you find your way? I am on my knees
Repeating the plea for Anna's return with added emphasis on glory.
Oh, Anna won’t you find your way back home to me?
Closing with a final plea for Anna to find her way back home.
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