Sad Prayers for Guilty Bodies
Forgiven Hearts, Torn Worlds: La Dispute's Tale of Love and Regret
Lyrics
They stored their passion in the creases in the corners of their mouths
Expression of passion and emotions stored in the subtle expressions around the mouth.
Every angle of light from the open window washed their aged faces out
Light from the open window obscures and highlights the aged features of their faces.
They said, "Should we feel guilty for this sin?
Contemplation on guilt for a perceived sin, possibly related to their intimate relationship.
Lord, did we kill a man and woman just to lie here skin to skin?"
Questioning if their actions led to harm or death, reflecting on the consequences of their choices.
"I wasn't happy, I wasn't happy where I was
Expressing discontent with previous circumstances, questioning the meaning of life without purpose and love.
What is life without a purpose, what is purpose without love?
Pondering the interconnection of life's purpose and love, emphasizing the importance of both.
I pray my children will forgive me, though I bade the river flood.
Anxiety about potential forgiveness from their children despite causing disruptions, invoking the metaphor of a river flood.
I have washed my hands a thousand times but still can see the blood."
Symbolic reference to guilt and inability to escape the consequences, using the metaphor of washing hands stained with blood.
"Oh, great mercy, I am here to beg forgiveness for this mess.
Seeking mercy and forgiveness for the messy situation created, acknowledging the consequences of their actions.
I know I tore two worlds apart but I can't change the way I felt.
Admitting the destruction caused while expressing inability to change the emotions that led to it.
Love swept in like a storm and ripped the hinges from the doors.
Describing the forceful and uncontrollable nature of love entering their lives, disrupting the established order.
Love poured in like a flood, I couldn't stop it anymore. I will not be drowned."
Comparing love to a flood, emphasizing its overwhelming and unstoppable nature, while asserting resilience against drowning.
She said, "Lover, come and hold me, I am terribly afraid.
Expressing fear and vulnerability, requesting emotional support from the lover.
While you're shouting at the stars, my scars are not fading away."
Highlighting the persistence of emotional scars despite the lover's focus on distant aspirations.
He said, "Darling, I was begging heaven make them disappear, but,
Acknowledging a prayer for the scars to fade while questioning the lack of a clear response from heaven.
See, I didn't get an answer or at least one I could hear.
Expressing a sense of unanswered prayers and the challenge of understanding divine messages.
Now, I am thinking of the past and how we both said vows and lied and
Reflecting on past deceptions, questioning the trustworthiness of repeating vows.
I am wondering how we trust ourselves to say a second time:
Raising doubts about the ability to commit to vows again after previous betrayals.
To have and to hold,
Reciting traditional marriage vows, suggesting contemplation on the solemnity and challenges of commitment.
From this day and onward,
-For better and for worse,
-For richer and for poorer,
-In sickness or in health,
-To love and to cherish
-Till death do us part?
Pondering the commitment to love until death, contemplating the permanence and gravity of marital vows.
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