All the Dogs Are Lying Down
Whispers of Faith and Furry Companions: All the Dogs Are Lying Down
Lyrics
I saw prayers being made with plastic rosaries
I witnessed prayers being conducted using plastic rosaries.
Carpets laid no thought for furniture
Carpets were laid, but there was no consideration for furniture.
All the dogs are lying down
All the dogs are resting or in a passive state.
All the dogs are lying
Reiteration of the previous line emphasizing the inactivity of the dogs.
All the dogs are lying down
Repetition, underscoring the stillness or repose of the dogs.
All the dogs are lying
Continuation of the emphasis on the dogs being at rest or lying down.
As I creep way with cracking bows
Describing a quiet, cautious movement with cracking bows (perhaps footsteps).
The steeple rose
A steeple is rising, and the path is unknown.
The way unknown
The way forward is uncertain.
The steeple (?) set me down
A steeple (possibly a church tower) guides the narrator, setting them down.
I listened to the furnished ground
The narrator listens to the ground, possibly implying attentiveness to surroundings.
She said soft things
A person speaks softly, conveying gentle words.
Said one who lay
Quoting someone lying down, mentioning a moment of transition or change.
At time to see the one turn gray
Observing someone aging, possibly represented by turning gray.
An ash pipe brim with north heath wet(?)
Describing an ash pipe filled with moisture from the north heath.
But to the ground my ear had bent
The narrator's ear is bent to the ground, listening intently.
Said softer things
Continuation of soft speech, possibly revealing emotions or personal thoughts.
And as if I
As if the narrator is interrupted, and there is a mention of a horse running a mile.
The while my horse ran a mile
During this interruption, the narrator weeps while lying in the dark.
And lying in the black I wept
Expressing sorrow for a wayward lad who never crept.
For nare a lad so wayward crept
Empty line, possibly indicating another pause or shift in the narrative.
Listening hard, I felt too young
The narrator, listening attentively, feels too young in a world with older tongues.
The way would talk with older tongues
The way (path) speaks with languages or wisdom beyond the narrator's age.
(?)
Unidentified content, possibly representing a moment of uncertainty or ambiguity.
I saw prayers being made with plastic rosaries
Reiteration of witnessing prayers with plastic rosaries.
Carpets laid no thought for furniture
Repetition of carpets being laid without consideration for furniture.
All the dogs are lying down
Reiteration of the dogs being at rest or lying down.
All the dogs are lying
Repetition, underscoring the inactivity or repose of the dogs.
All the dogs are lying down
Continuation of the emphasis on the dogs being at rest or lying down.
All the dogs are lying
Repetition, concluding the statement about the dogs being inactive or at rest.
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