Keep Me
Eternal Echoes: Embracing Unspoken Vows in Kim Richey's 'Keep Me'
Lyrics
Save me a place away from all the other clutter
Request to reserve a special place away from distractions and chaos.
In the back of your mind
In the recesses of your thoughts.
Somewhere safe, where distance and the tears won't matter
A desire for a safe place unaffected by distance and tears.
Don't leave me behind
An appeal not to be abandoned or left behind.
Wherever you go forever
Expressing a hope to be part of the person's life indefinitely.
Keep me, yeah, keep me
An explicit plea to be kept in their thoughts or life.
Don't say a word we took a vow unspoken
Emphasizing the importance of maintaining a silent commitment or promise.
Thicker than blood
Highlighting the strength of the unspoken vow, stronger than family bonds.
Forget the hurt and every promise bent or broken
Encouragement to forget past hurts and broken promises.
What's left is more than enough
Acknowledging that what remains is sufficient.
Wherever you go forever
Reiteration of the desire to be kept in the person's life forever.
Keep me, keep me
Repeat request to keep the speaker close indefinitely.
Close to your heart never let me go
Specifically, close to the heart, never to be let go.
In every wind lifts a prayer above a whisper
Symbolic reference to prayers in the wind, suggesting a spiritual connection.
Turns you around
Turning points in life represented by the wind.
In everything that makes you laugh out loud
Finding joy in things that make you laugh without a clear reason.
For no good reason that's where I'll be found
Commitment to be present in moments of unexplained happiness.
Wherever you go forever
Reiteration of the desire for a lasting connection.
Keep me, keep me
Repeat plea to be kept close indefinitely.
Keep me, keep me
Further emphasis on the request for lasting closeness.
Keep me, keep me, keep me
Intensified plea, repeating the request multiple times for emphasis.
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