The Sad Sandman
Haunting Tale of the Sad Sandman's Soulful Quest
Lyrics
There once was a small child
Introduction of a small child
Who wanted to sleep alone
Child's desire to sleep alone
But as the room grew darker and cold
Room getting darker and colder
With a fragrant of bluberry pie
Sensory detail: Fragrance of blueberry pie
The floor was creeking from under the bed
Creaking floor under the bed
As something was reaching for his head
Sense of something reaching for the child's head
The promiseland sandman
Introduction of the "promiseland sandman"
Is a sad man
Statement: The sandman is a sad man
Why is he a sad man (Why you so sad)
Questioning the reason for sandman's sadness
Cause he's a sad sandman from the sad promiseland
Explanation: Sandman is sad from the sad promiseland
And he's here to take your soul
Sandman's purpose revealed: Taking souls
The child awoke to see a hand
Child wakes up to a hand attached to a man
That seemed to be attached to a man
Observation of a hand seeming attached to a man
A beating heart lay in is hand
Detail: Beating heart in the man's hand
As he cries silent tears of sand
Emotional detail: Man cries silent tears of sand
He promised to take the child away
Man promises to take the child away for safety
Because it was not safe to stay
Explanation: Staying is not safe for the child
The promiseland sandman
Reiteration of sandman's sadness
Is a sad man
Restatement: The sandman is a sad man
Why is he a sad man(So sad)
Repeating the question about sandman's sadness
Cause he's a sad sandman from the sad promiseland
Reiteration: Sandman is sad from the sad promiseland
And he's here to take your soul
Reiteration: Sandman is here to take souls
There once was a small child
Repetition of the introduction of a small child
Who now lies dead alone
Sad conclusion: The child now lies dead alone
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