So Far Away
Yearning Across Distances: Embracing the Echoes of 'So Far Away' by Marlena Shaw
Lyrics
So far away
Expressing a sense of distance or emotional separation.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Reflecting on the rarity of people staying in one place nowadays.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expressing a desire to have someone special close by.
And it doesn't help to know you're just time away
Acknowledging the emotional challenge of being apart, despite the knowledge that the separation is temporary.
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Recalling a past moment of reaching out for the person.
Holding you again would only do me good
Suggesting that reuniting with the person would bring emotional well-being.
Oh how I wish I could but you're so far away
Expressing a deep yearning for closeness but acknowledging the physical distance.
One more song about moving along the highway
Introducing the theme of traveling and the impact on relationships.
I can't say much of anything that's new
Conveying a struggle to share anything new or profound while on the road.
But if I could only work this life out my way
Expressing a desire to navigate life on one's terms, prioritizing closeness with the person.
I'd rather spend it being close to you
Choosing a life spent in proximity to the person over other pursuits.
But you're so far away
Reiterating the emotional distance and the wish for the person to be closer.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Reflecting on the theme of people rarely staying in one place, emphasizing the loneliness.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expressing the longing to see the person's face at the speaker's door.
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
Reiterating the emotional challenge of knowing the person is far away.
So far away, yeah, you're so far away
Emphasizing the distance and the emotional toll it takes.
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Describing the downside of constant travel, leading to feelings of sadness and isolation.
Nothing else to do but close my mind
Expressing a sense of being trapped in one's thoughts due to lack of other activities while traveling.
And I sure hope the road don't get to own me
Hoping that the speaker won't become too attached to the nomadic lifestyle.
There's so many dreams that I've yet to find
Highlighting the existence of unfulfilled dreams due to constant travel.
But you're so far away
Reiterating the emotional distance and the desire for closeness.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Reflecting on the rarity of people settling in one place, contributing to the speaker's loneliness.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expressing the yearning to see the person's face at the speaker's door once again.
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
Reiterating the emotional challenge of knowing the person is far away.
So far away, yeah, you're so far away
Emphasizing the ongoing emotional distance and the toll it takes on the speaker.
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