Dust
Echoes of Desolation: Lucinda Williams' Dust
Lyrics
It's a sadness so deep the sun seems black
Expresses a profound sadness that overwhelms, using a metaphor of the sun appearing black.
And you don't have to try
Suggests that the depth of sorrow is such that one doesn't need to make an effort to cry.
To keep the tears back
Reiterates that tears flow naturally without trying, emphasizing the intensity of the emotional pain.
No you don't have to try
-To keep the tears back
-Cause you couldn't cry if you wanted to
Highlights the inability to cry, emphasizing the emotional numbness or suppression of feelings.
You couldn't cry if you wanted to
-Couldn't cry if you wanted to
-You couldn't cry if you wanted to
-Even your thoughts are dust
States that even one's thoughts are reduced to "dust," possibly conveying a sense of hopelessness or emotional decay.
Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-So you stare at the ceiling
Describes staring at the ceiling and wishing for a positive change, yet acknowledging the futility of these efforts.
And wish the world would mend
-Try to recall some better feeling
-To no good end
-Try to recall some better feeling
Repeats the attempt to recall a better feeling with the realization that it leads to no positive outcome.
To no good end
-But even your thoughts are dust
Reaffirms that even one's thoughts, when attempting to remember something better, are futile and turn into "dust."
Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-It's a sadness so deep the sun seems black
Restates the deep sadness, comparing it to the blackness of the sun.
And you don't have to try
Reiterates the automatic and uncontrollable nature of tears in the face of profound sorrow.
To keep the tears back
-No you don't have to try
-To keep the tears back
-Cause you couldn't cry if you wanted to
Emphasizes the inability to cry, underlining the emotional numbness or suppression of feelings.
You couldn't cry if you wanted to
-Couldn't cry if you wanted to
-You couldn't cry if you wanted to
-Even your thoughts are dust
Repeats the theme that even one's thoughts, when reflecting on better times, are reduced to "dust," reinforcing a sense of emotional decay or despair.
Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
-Even your thoughts are dust
Concludes by restating the idea that even thoughts are reduced to "dust," leaving a lingering sense of emotional emptiness.
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