Lyrics
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Observation of numerous individuals who are isolated and alone
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of loneliness
Eleanor Rigby
Introduction of Eleanor Rigby, a character
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Describes Eleanor's activity of cleaning up after a wedding at the church
Lives in a dream
Implies that Eleanor lives in a world of her own creation or imagination
Waits at the window
Depicts Eleanor waiting by the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Suggests Eleanor wears a facade or mask, possibly hiding her true self
Who is it for?
Questions the purpose or recipient of Eleanor's facade
All the lonely people
Reference to all individuals who are lonely
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origins of lonely people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the presence of lonely individuals
Where do they all belong?
Rhetorical question about the place where lonely people fit or belong
Father McKenzie
Introduces Father McKenzie, another character
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
Describes Father McKenzie's futile act of writing a sermon no one will listen to
No one comes near
Emphasizes Father McKenzie's isolation as no one approaches him
Look at him working
Highlights Father McKenzie's work on mundane tasks alone
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
Depicts Father McKenzie repairing his socks in solitude
What does he care?
Raises a question about Father McKenzie's concern for his solitary existence
All the lonely people
Repeats the reference to lonely individuals
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origins of lonely people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the inquiry about where lonely people fit in society
Where do they all belong?
Rhetorical question about the place where lonely people belong
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of numerous lonely individuals
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of loneliness
Eleanor Rigby
Reintroduction of Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name
Describes Eleanor's death and burial without anyone attending
Nobody came
Emphasizes the absence of mourners at Eleanor's funeral
Father McKenzie
Depicts Father McKenzie cleaning himself after Eleanor's burial
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
Implies Father McKenzie's loneliness after the funeral
No one was saved
Suggests no one was spiritually saved or helped despite Father McKenzie's efforts
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Reiteration of the observation of numerous lonely individuals
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origins of lonely people
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Reiteration of the inquiry about where lonely people fit in society
Where do they all belong?
Rhetorical question about the place where lonely people belong
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