Weeping
Silent Tears: Confronting Shadows of Fear in Josh Groban's 'Weeping'
Lyrics
I knew a man who lived in fear
The narrator knew a man who lived in constant fear.
It was huge, it was angry,
The fear was significant and intense.
It was drawing near
The fear was approaching or becoming more imminent.
Behind his house a secret place
There was a hidden place behind the man's house.
Was the shadow of the demon
The hidden place was marked by the presence of a menacing force or demon.
He could never face
The man could not confront or deal with the shadow of the demon.
He built a wall of steel and flame
The man constructed a protective barrier made of steel and flame.
And men with guns to keep it tame
He employed armed men to control and subdue the threat.
Then standing back he made it plain
The man made it clear that he wanted to prevent the recurrence of the nightmare.
That the nightmare would never ever rise again
Despite his efforts, elements of fear, fire, and guns persisted.
But the fear and the fire and the guns remain
The fear, fire, and guns continued to exist.
It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow
The past struggles don't matter now; they are concluded.
He tells the world that it's sleeping
The man claims that the threat is dormant or inactive.
But as the night came round I heard
During the night, the narrator hears something.
It slowly sound
Instead of roaring, the sound is more like weeping.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
The menacing force is not aggressive but sorrowful.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
Reiteration that the force is weeping, not roaring.
And then one day the neighbors came
Neighbors inquire about the smoke and flame.
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame
They are curious about the defensive measures taken.
They stood around outside the wall
People gather outside the protective wall.
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all
There is no audible threat from inside.
"My friends," he said, "We've reached our goal
The man declares success in controlling the threat.
The threat is under firm control
He believes that as long as there is peace, there's no need for an explanation.
As long as peace and order reign
Peace and order are maintained, but the narrator questions the reasons behind the persisting fear, fire, and guns.
I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain
The man struggles to find a logical explanation.
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain"
Despite peace, fear, fire, and guns continue to exist.
It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow
The past struggles are irrelevant now.
He tells the world that it's sleeping
He reiterates that the threat is dormant.
But as the night came round I heard
During the night, the narrator hears a sound.
It slowly sound
The sound is not roaring but resembles weeping.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
The threat is not aggressive but sorrowful.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
Reiteration that the force is weeping, not roaring.
Say ah, say ah, say ah
Repetitive vocal expressions, possibly conveying emotional resonance.
Say ah, say ah, say ah
-It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow
Reiteration that past struggles don't matter anymore.
It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow
-It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow
-He tells the world that it's sleeping
The man again asserts that the threat is dormant.
But as the night came round I heard
During the night, the narrator hears a sound.
It slowly sound
The sound is not roaring but resembles weeping.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
The threat is not aggressive but sorrowful.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
Reiteration that the force is weeping, not roaring.
Say ah, say ah, say ah
Repetitive vocal expressions, possibly conveying emotional resonance.
Say ah, say ah, say ah
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