Sentry
Sentry's Solitude: Echoes of Changing Empires
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Waiting in the setting sun at the end of the road
Waiting patiently in the declining sunlight at the end of a journey
The armies have moved away like the fading gold
Armies have departed, reminiscent of the diminishing value of gold
I stand sentry by the rusting gate but no one comes
Standing guard at a decaying gate, but no one approaches
Nothing moves this way in the valley of stone
No movement in the valley of stone, a stagnant and unchanging environment
The evening shadows steal across the hills
Evening shadows creep over the hills
And only the seasons change, only the seasons change
Only the seasons change, emphasizing the cyclical nature of time
Only the seasons change
Reiteration of the idea that only the seasons undergo transformation
And I've seen so much more than I wanted to see
Having witnessed more than desired, possibly referring to life experiences
The flies all swarming round in the blistering heat
Flies buzzing in intense heat, portraying discomfort and adversity
Layer upon layer here of the same old curse
Multiple layers of a recurring curse or hardship
The red blood draining down into the blood red earth
Blood flowing into the earth, symbolizing suffering and mortality
In the end we tell the stories just the same
Stories shared in the end are the same, highlighting common human experiences
And only the names have changed, only the names have changed
Only the names change, suggesting a universal pattern in narratives
Only the names have changed
Reiteration that only the names undergo alteration
The empires rising, falling like the seas
Empires rise and fall like the seas, depicting the transience of power
Their voices are just the whispers in the trees
Voiceless empires, likened to whispers in the trees, emphasizing their ephemeral nature
I lock the chain upon the gate for the end of the day
Securing the gate at day's end, symbolizing closure or protection
I clean the gun that I'll never use and lay it away
Cleaning an unused gun and setting it aside, suggesting preparedness or futility
As the stars spread like splinters of the sun
Stars emerging in the sky, compared to splinters of the sun
And only the seasons change, only the seasons change
Only the seasons change, emphasizing the continuity of this transformation
Only the seasons change
Reiteration that only the seasons undergo change
Only the seasons change
Reiteration that only the seasons change
Only the seasons change
Emphasizing again that only the seasons undergo transformation
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