Poor Weary Wanderer
Lament of the Wandering Soul
Lyrics
My heart goes out to you
Expressing empathy and compassion towards the subject.
Poor weary wanderer
Referring to someone who is tired and burdened from their journey.
Forced to travel this world alone
Highlighting the individual's solitary journey through life.
Forced to wander away from home
Emphasizing the compulsion to wander away from one's home.
You must sow what you cannot reap
Stressing the idea of facing consequences for actions without reaping benefits.
You must hold what you cannot keep
Emphasizing the challenge of holding onto things that are elusive or unattainable.
You must fear what you cannot know
Pointing to the fear associated with the unknown.
You must hold what you cannot keep
Reiterating the difficulty of maintaining what cannot be retained.
Nobody wants you
Expressing a sense of rejection or abandonment by others.
Nobody needs you
Indicating a lack of necessity or desire for the individual.
Nobody cares for you
Highlighting a lack of concern or regard from others.
Nobody slaves for you
Illustrating a lack of willingness to work or sacrifice for the person.
You can't see the angels
Suggesting a spiritual presence or support that is invisible.
Gather all around you
Imagining angels surrounding the individual for protection.
You can't hear what they're saying
Stating that the person cannot perceive the guidance or messages from angels.
In heaven all about you
Describing the heavenly atmosphere around the wanderer.
My heart goes out to you
Reiterating the sympathy and compassion for the weary traveler.
Poor weary wanderer
Referring again to someone tired and burdened by their journey.
Forced to travel this world alone
Highlighting the continuing solitary journey through life.
Forced to wander away from home
Emphasizing the ongoing compulsion to wander away from home.
My heart goes out to you
Reiterating the expression of empathy and compassion.
Poor weary wanderer
Repeating the reference to someone tired and burdened from their journey.
You must lie in the cold clay
Indicating a fate of lying in the cold ground, possibly alluding to death.
You must travel to the end of day
Conveying the idea of the journey continuing until the end of one's days.
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