Strawberries
Harvest of Life: A Sweet Symphony of Strawberries and Tightropes
Lyrics
Walking the tightrope
Engaging in a precarious situation or decision
Now no consequences
Currently facing no repercussions
Walking the tightrope
Continuing in a risky situation
Numb and defenceless
Feeling emotionally numb and vulnerable
I knocked on your door
Initiating contact with someone
And you answered quite quickly
Quick and positive response to the contact
Said I could not come in
Denied entry but offered an alternative
But we could walk around the garden together
Suggesting a stroll in the garden together
Arm in arm, enjoying the weather
Walking arm in arm and enjoying the surroundings
And inspecting the crops
Examining the crops in the garden
Green beans in profusion, long and straight
Observing abundant green beans
Burdering the wine like weeping willow
Metaphorical description of the green beans
Ripe red tomatoes, soft and sweet
Noting ripe, red tomatoes
Perched upon their furry stalk
Tomatoes perched on furry stalks, symbolizing temptation
Begging you to pluck
Desire to pluck the tomatoes
Crisp cucumbers proud bell peppers
Presence of crisp cucumbers and proud bell peppers
Radiating eighteen shades of life
Colorful representation of life's various aspects
Life life life life
Repetition emphasizing the essence of life
Life life life life life
-Life life life life
-Life life life life life
-One green plastic basket of extra large
Shared experience of consuming strawberries, highlighting the joy and transience of pleasure
Extra sweet, extra well-fed strawberries
-We ate them one by one 'til there was just one left
-The largest, sweetest, extra fancy
-And then we alternated bite by bite until it was all gone
-Then it was all gone
-All gone
-Walking the tightrope
Reiteration of the risky situation and emotional vulnerability
Now no consequences
-Walking the tightrope
-Numb and defenceless
-Can you spare any change for me tonight?
Plea for help and basic human needs: food, shelter, and companionship
I need something to eat, somewhere to sleep tonight
-Can you spare any change for me tonight?
-I need something to hold, something to hold me tonight
-Can you spare any change for me tonight?
-I need someone to love, someone to love me tonight
-Life life life life
Repetition emphasizing the continuing journey of life
Life life life life life
-Life life life life
-Life life life life life
-Walking the tightrope
Returning to the risky situation, metaphorically walking the tightrope
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