Why
Seeking Answers in the Shadows: Unraveling the Meaning Behind Kenny Marks' 'Why'
Lyrics
Well I couldn't be prepared to say goodbye today
Feeling unprepared to bid farewell today
As I held the baby in my hands
Holding an infant, possibly referencing a loss or vulnerability
She was a sweet and gentle flower when she died today
Describing the departed as gentle and precious
And now I just can't seem to understand
Expressing confusion and inability to comprehend the loss
I'll have a question for you
Anticipating questions about life events
About the things that you do
Seeking understanding about actions and circumstances
When we meet face-to-face, eye-to-eye
Expecting a direct encounter and discussion
So for now would you forgive me as I cry and say
Requesting forgiveness while expressing emotions
I'm still just askin'
Continuing to inquire
Why?
Asking 'Why?' regarding the situation
Yeah the doctor said,"I'm sorry, it won't be long today"
Doctor conveying a grim prognosis with limited time
There was nothin' more that he could do
Acceptance of helplessness in the situation
And after all our tears and all our prayers are gone today.
Reflecting on emotional expressions without resolution
Is there an answer to what we've been through
Seeking an answer or reason for the ordeal
I'll have a question for you
Continued quest for understanding
About things that you do
Struggling to comprehend despite efforts
'cause I can't grasp it as hard as I try
Expressing emotional difficulty in grasping the situation
So for now would you forgive me as I cry and say
Requesting forgiveness during emotional vulnerability
'cause I'm still just askin'
Repeated inquiry of 'Why?'
Why?
Continued questioning of circumstances
Why? Why?
Reiterating the central question of 'Why?'
When we meet in the sweet bye and bye
Reference to a future meeting in the afterlife
So for now would you forgive me while I cry and say
Seeking understanding while expressing emotions
I'm still just askin'
Continued plea for comprehension
Why?
Repetition of the central question 'Why?'
In the darkness of a garden half a world away
Referencing a sorrowful event far away
While his friends just couldn't stay awake
Friends unable to stay present in a distressing situation
I see the anguished face of Jesus as he kneels to pray
Depiction of Jesus' agony in prayer
Would the Father his only son forsake?
Questioning whether God would forsake his son
He had a question for you
Jesus posing a question about divine actions
About the things that you do
Reflecting on the inability to understand despite inquiry
Then he breathed his last breath and he died
Describing Jesus' passing
So for now would you forgive me while I cry and say
Seeking forgiveness while expressing emotions
I'm still just askin"
Continued plea for understanding
Why?
Reiteration of the central question 'Why?'
Why? Why?
Repetition of the inquiry 'Why?'
I may ask till the day that I die
Expressing a potential lifelong quest for answers
So for now would you forgive me while I cry and say
Continued plea for understanding
I'm still just askin'
Reiteration of the central question 'Why?'
Why?
Ending with the persistent question 'Why?'
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