Spare Me Over One More Year
Embracing Life's Fragility: A Prayer for Another Year
Lyrics
Here come the people of the morning
Introduction of the morning people and the light's warmth.
And the heat of the light
Reference to the heat or intensity of the light.
What a gentle way of warning
Describing a subtle warning in the morning atmosphere.
That I slept right through another night
Realization of having slept through the night.
Death comes every evening
Personification of death as a nightly visitor.
Crying at my door
Depiction of death's regular arrival, crying at the door.
Standing cold out on the sidewalk
Death standing outside, in the cold, on the sidewalk.
But I know just what he's looking for
Awareness of what death seeks but not succumbing to it.
He's looking for a body
Recognition that death seeks a body.
That simplest to find
Noting the simplicity of finding a body for death.
And he thinks that he can have me
Death believes it can claim the person, but resistance is shown.
But I know it's not my time
Confidence that it's not the right time to succumb to death.
When kindred souls are far away
Expressing a sense of longing when loved ones are distant.
And the endless night is near
Acknowledging the closeness of an impending endless night (death).
These few words I often pray
Introduction of a recurring prayer in difficult moments.
Spare me over one more year
Requesting an extension of life for another year.
I never leave without a pen knife
Admission to carrying a pen knife for self-preservation.
In my pocket or my hand
Emphasizing the constant vigilance against potential threats.
For if I'm taken from this brief life
Preparing for the possibility of an untimely death.
It will not be from his hands
Clarifying that death won't be the cause of departure.
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