Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors: Echoes of Lost Love and Life's Unpredictable Gamble
Lyrics
On the floor
Refers to the floor where something is situated
There’s a box filled with pictures
There's a container filled with photographs
In the attic
These pictures are stored in the attic
Where you used to play
Where memories of playing reside
Everything tied
All memories associated or connected to
To a bottle of wine
Linked or associated with a bottle of wine
That you tried
Attempted to move past or forget
But could not put away
But couldn't overcome or discard completely
In the room
In a space filled with your joy and happiness
That was filled with your laughter
A piece of furniture that used to be prominent
Stands a chest
Now diminished in size and significance
Once tall and wide
When trying to relive a moment from the past
But as you reach
Feels devoid of substance or memories
For a moment in time
It's as devoid as the emptiness within oneself
It's as empty
Reflects inner feelings of vacuity
As you feel inside
Signifying emotional emptiness
As empty
Emphasizes the depth of inner void
As you feel inside
Reiterates the emotional hollowness
So you close all the doors
Shutting off access to familiar experiences
You’ve walked through before
Places previously explored or lived through
As the man you once were
The person one used to be is no longer present
Doesn’t live there no more
That past version of oneself is gone
Gone with the lovers
Left behind with former partners
Who got out the game
Who exited the shared experiences
You never won,
Engaged in endeavors without achieving victory
But you played anyway
Participated despite the likelihood of failure
The dice that you rolled
Life's uncertainties couldn't foresee your destiny
Couldn’t predict your fate
Symbolic of unpredictability in life's outcomes
The gun is loaded
Symbolizes the potential harm or danger
With the lives that it takes
Carrying the weight of the lives it has affected
The woman you married
The partner you wed departed from the relationship
Well she got away
Realization dawns, but it's too late to rectify
You get it now
But you know it's too late
The environment responds to your presence
The trees in the garden
Trees in the surroundings acknowledge you
Bow as you pass
Casting off old experiences or memories
Shed their old leaves and
Symbol of natural renewal and change
Raindrops in the grass
Indicative of nature's response to your presence
The wind gently touches your
Aging is subtly noticed by the wind
Now silver hair
Your aging process becomes apparent
You never got old,
Unawareness of aging until it becomes evident
Until it was there
Realization of aging when it's noticeable
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