Grief in Exile
Grief in Exile: A Soul's Journey through Loss and Renewal
Lyrics
On a hallowed wind
Reference to a sacred or holy wind
The song of a missing twin
A song expressing the absence of a twin
I could have sworn that he'd been dead (laid to rest)
Perception of the twin's death, possibly buried in a ceremonial manner
In a sweet grass and cedar bed (dressed in his best)
Imagery of a burial in a comforting environment with sweet grass and cedar
A child of God an ancient seed smile (all the while)
A child with divine origins, suggesting a connection to spirituality and ancient lineage
A grief in exile
Repetition emphasizing a profound sorrow experienced in isolation
A grief in exile
-Grief in exile
Reiteration of the theme of grief in exile
Hold on tight and like a child
An encouragement to hold on amidst grief with childlike resilience
You won't miss a beat you'll just skip stones
Metaphor of navigating through pain, skipping stones on water
A lioness and a coward
Contrasting qualities of strength and fear represented by a lioness and a coward
My power prowess and prayer
Personal attributes of power, skill, and devotion
My truth feeding in the lair
A personal truth nurtured in a hidden or protected space
Bloody paws mane of flowers
Symbolism of struggle and beauty, with bloody paws and a mane of flowers
Our powers out magic theirs
Assertion of unique powers surpassing those of others
Our truth feeding in the lair
Reiteration of a personal truth being nurtured in seclusion
So gather the necessities
Preparing for a ritual or significant event
For a ceremony, oh life!
Embracing life through ceremonial practices
Only take what you need
Guidance to take only what is essential
And learn to give thanks for your time
Expressing gratitude for the passage of time
Abalone shells sage and cedar
Listing ceremonial items and emphasizing their significance
Tend to the coals that feed
-Imaginations of ether
-Beat with the arteries
Metaphorical reference to imagination and the heartbeat of life
That burn with a humble fever
-Tend to the ones in need
Call to care for those in need with honor and compassion
Of an honorable griever
-Bend with the corn and weed out
Metaphorically dealing with deceit and falsehood
The creeping deceiver
-All the while
Repetition of the theme of grief in isolation
A grief in exile
-Hold on tight and like a child
Encouragement to hold on with childlike strength
You won't miss a beat, you'll just skip stones
Metaphor of resilience, skipping stones through difficult times
A lioness and a coward
Contrasting qualities of strength and fear reiterated
My power prowess and prayer
Attributes of personal power, skill, and devotion
My truth feeding in the lair
Repetition of nurturing a personal truth in a protected space
Bloody paws mane of flowers
Symbolism of struggle and beauty, echoing earlier imagery
Our powers out magic theirs
Assertion of unique powers prevailing over others
Our truth feeding in the lair
Reiteration of nurturing a personal truth in seclusion
So gather the necessities
Repetition of preparatory rituals and ceremonies for life
For a ceremony, oh life
-Only take what you need
-And learn to give thanks for your time
-Abalone shells sage and cedar
-Tend to the coals that feed
-Imaginations of ether
-Beat with the arteries
-That burn with a humble fever
-Tend to the ones in need
-Of an honorable griever
-Bend with the corn and weed
-Out the creeping deceiver
Final call to discern and eliminate deceit and falsehood
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