Outstretched Arms
Eternal Embrace: Unraveling the Timeless Tale in McKane Davis' 'Outstretched Arms'
Lyrics
When you were born lit the room up like Edison
Highlighting the significant impact of the birth, comparing it to Edison's light.
Wrote you a poem it was nothing like Tennyson
Expressing uniqueness by creating a poem distinct from Tennyson's work.
Child, yesterdays
Reflecting on the past, addressing the child as "Child."
Tell me where have they gone?
Pondering the disappearance of past days and experiences.
You climbed up on tables always laughing and yelling
Recalling the child's playful behavior, climbing tables, and making a mess.
Took a pen to the sofa with a curious spelling
Describing an incident where the child wrote on the sofa with unique spelling.
My Child, yesterdays
Repeating the inquiry about the vanished yesterdays.
Tell me where have they gone?
Reiterating the search for the elusive past.
Time's not absolute
Asserting that time is not constant, emphasizing its relativity.
It goes faster for me than you
Acknowledging the varying perception of time between the narrator and the child.
And the days keep on slipping through
Expressing the swift passage of days.
My outstretched arms
Referring to the narrator's enduring, open-armed stance towards the child.
I read you bedtime stories but I fell asleep first
Sharing a personal moment of attempting to read bedtime stories but falling asleep first.
You snuck out and licked all the frosting off the cake
Recounting a playful act of the child sneaking out to enjoy cake frosting.
My Child, yesterdays
Repeating the query about the whereabouts of the past.
Tell me where did they go?
Expressing the disappearance of the child's yesterdays.
Love is absolute
Affirming the absolute nature of love, its selfless giving.
It gives everything for you
Highlighting the continuous passage of years.
And the years keep on slipping through
Reiterating the narrator's outstretched arms amidst the passing of time.
My outstretched arms
Connecting the enduring love and the narrator's open-armed stance.
One day you'll be grown, I'll be weathered and worn
Anticipating the child's future growth and the narrator's aging.
You'll still shine like the day, like the day you were born,
Affirming the lasting brightness and impact of the child.
You'll say "dad, yesterdays -
Envisioning a future dialogue about the vanished yesterdays.
Tell me where did they go?"
Repeating the question about the disappearance of the past.
Remember that summer eve
Recalling a specific summer evening and an incident involving the child.
When you stumbled and skinned your knees?
Referencing a moment when the child stumbled and got injured.
You turned and you reached for me
Describing the child turning to the narrator for support with outstretched arms.
For my outstretched arms
Emphasizing the enduring support and protection offered by the narrator.
All of those memories
Acknowledging the fleeting nature of memories carried by the wind.
Float away on that summer breeze
Connecting memories to a summer breeze and their potential to fade away.
When you stumble remember me
Encouraging the child to remember the narrator when facing challenges.
With my outstretched arms
Reiterating the enduring presence of the narrator's outstretched arms.
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