Lyrics
Leaves were turning as we met
Describes the season changing when the speaker and someone else met.
I saw them in your eyes reflected
The leaves are seen in the other person's eyes, suggesting a reflection of nature.
Like lost guiding lights, the night followed fast
Night approaches quickly like lost guiding lights, possibly symbolizing uncertainty.
Our last bright moments trapped in my mind's amber glass
Memories of their last bright moments are trapped in the speaker's mind.
Crawling against this darkness you lie beneath
The other person is hidden in darkness, and the speaker must seek them.
You're hidden, I must seek
Reference to seeking the hidden person.
Grandmothers tell of a cure
Mention of a cure, possibly a solution to the challenges they face.
For others died like this
Others have died similarly, emphasizing the gravity of the situation.
All I had is now gone or lost
All the speaker had is now gone or lost, expressing loss and emptiness.
Love me, White Eyes
A plea to be loved, addressing someone with "White Eyes."
Remember me when I'll leave
A request to be remembered after leaving.
Even when the sunlight will fall so bright
Even in the brightness of sunlight, the speaker wants to be remembered.
Kiss me goodnight
A request to be kissed goodnight despite the impending departure.
But dream for me
A wish for the other person to dream on behalf of the speaker.
If I die
If the speaker dies, a plea to be known and remembered.
I know you
Assurance that the other person knows the speaker well.
Like the feathered curve
Comparing the knowledge to the feathered curve of a bird's wing.
Of the little bird's wing I heard
Reference to hearing the other person's voice on the breeze.
Your voice on the breeze, last night
Despite silence, the voice is present in the speaker's memory.
Despite your empty silence
Feeling breathless inside, possibly due to emotional intensity.
Breath tight inside your chest
A statement about the other person's restless sleep.
No rest
Emphasizing the lack of rest or peace.
You sleep too soundly
Noting the deep sleep of the other person.
Dark places call to me
The speaker is drawn to dark places, suggesting a quest or journey.
The Rift sings of your salvation
The Rift is a place singing of salvation for the other person.
And so, I must go for your cure
The speaker must go to provide a cure for the other person.
And so, you must know
Stressing the importance of the other person knowing.
If you awake without my hands
If the other person wakes without the speaker, there are recordings as a guide.
These recordings I leave
Leaving recordings, similar to notches in trees, as a trail.
Like notches in trees
A directive to follow the recordings to find the speaker.
Follow them, find me
Putting the speaker's heart at ease through finding them.
Put my heart
Emphasizing the need for peace and resolution.
At ease
A final plea to find and bring peace to the speaker's heart.
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