Here Among Us
Journey Within: Exploring Nature's Echo in Maggie Carson's 'Here Among Us'
Lyrics
Throw your head back and let your mind roam
Encouragement to free the mind and embrace imagination.
Close your eyes many miles till home
Suggests a journey in one's thoughts, with the destination being "home."
And the sun won't be back
Anticipation of a prolonged absence of sunlight.
For hours and hours
Highlighting the extended duration of darkness.
Feel the earth turning under your feet
Sensory experience of the Earth's rotation beneath one's feet.
See the sun feel its distant heat
Connection with the sun's energy, though it feels distant.
The cool night won't return
Emphasis on the prolonged absence of the cool night.
For hours and hours
Reiteration of the extended period without darkness.
It's winding through within you
Internal winding or introspective journey.
It carries on for miles
Continuous internal journey covering great distances.
Hear the sound of the rain on the trees
Listening to the rain on trees and its transformation into a river.
Becoming the river that flows to the sea
The river symbolizes continuity, flowing towards the sea.
It carries on for miles and miles
Emphasizing the vast and continuous nature of the river.
With our heels planted firm on the ground
Grounded presence with awareness of the wind's enduring nature.
Hear the wind as it whistles around
Highlighting the persistent and far-reaching quality of the wind.
It carries on for miles and miles
Reiteration of the wind's lasting impact over great distances.
It's winding through within you
Repetition of the internal winding journey within oneself.
It carries on for miles
Emphasizing the extensive and ongoing nature of the internal journey.
Once a forest stood proudly downtown
Reflection on a past thriving forest in a downtown area.
Once a river was the loudest sound
Recollection of a once dominant river's sound.
Is it here among us now
Pondering the presence of these natural elements among us.
Caught a feeling of what once was there
Capturing a sense of what used to exist and lingers in the air.
Something lingering up in the air
Sensation of something persisting in the atmosphere.
Is it here among us now
Questioning the current existence of past natural wonders.
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