Fifty Five Falls
Fifty Five Falls: A Melancholic Tale of Time's Unforgiving Embrace
Lyrics
I say to the day
I express my thoughts to the day
Why'd you drop down to die
Questioning why the day seems to fade or lose vitality
With fifty five falls
Referencing a significant event or time marked by "fifty five falls"
And seventy skies
Alluding to a vast expanse with "seventy skies"
And I say to the day
Repeating the inquiry to the day
Why this ballad of brine?
Questioning the nature of a melancholic ballad
With Mayflower May and a monocle'd eye
Referencing specific individuals or elements, possibly metaphorical, like "Mayflower May" and a monocle'd eye
Oh, there she lies
Referring to a feminine entity lying down
Gently close her eyes
Gently closing the eyes of the mentioned entity
Oh, there she lies
Repeating the action of gently closing the eyes
Gently close her eyes
Emphasizing the gentle closure of the eyes
Oh, damn July
Expressing frustration or disappointment with the month of July
Oh, I had a friend
Recalling a past friendship
That I remember well
Highlighting a vivid memory of the friend
With sad little hands
Describing the friend with small, sorrowful hands and a sickle cell condition
A sad sickle cell
Reiterating the description of the friend's condition
Oh, I had a friend
Recalling the departure of the friend on a ship
The ship sailed away
Emphasizing the passage of time with "fifty five falls" since the departure
'Twas fifty five falls
Connecting the ship's departure to a specific day
Ago to this day
Reiterating the duration since the friend's departure
Oh, there she lies
Referring again to the feminine entity, repeating the action of gently closing her eyes
Gently close her eyes
Repeating the act of gently closing the eyes
Oh, there she lies
Reiterating the gentle closure of the eyes
Gently close her eyes
Emphasizing the gentle closure of the eyes
Oh, damn July
Expressing frustration or disappointment with the month of July, repeated
I said to the day
Repeating the earlier inquiry to the day
Why'd you drop down to die
Reiterating the question about the day's decline
With fifty five falls
Referring again to the significant event or time marked by "fifty five falls"
And seventy skies
Emphasizing the vastness with "seventy skies"
And I say to the day
Repeating the inquiry to the day, with a focus on the ballad's nature
Why this ballad of brine?
Questioning the melancholic nature of the ballad, repeated
With Mayflower May and a monocle'd eye
Referring again to specific individuals or elements, repeated
Oh, and she dies
Referring to the gradual death of the feminine entity
Slowly close her eyes
Slowly closing the eyes of the mentioned entity
Oh, there she lies
Repeating the act of gently closing the eyes
Gently close her eyes
Reiterating the gentle closure of the eyes
Oh, damn July
Expressing frustration or disappointment with the month of July, repeated
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