Tables Turning
Echoes of Trust: Unraveling the Meaning in Modern English's 'Tables Turning'
Lyrics
The bells are tolling for me and my love
The bells symbolize an impending change affecting both the speaker and their love.
Discreet horizon's fading, but fading from my trust
The trustworthy future, represented by the horizon, is discreetly disappearing, eroding the speaker's trust.
All the walls are falling 'round my ears
All barriers or defenses are collapsing around the speaker.
I can see the writing's on the wall
The signs of a significant event or change are apparent and cannot be ignored.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
The speaker questions the purpose or benefit of the current situation.
I always place my trust in you
The speaker expresses a history of trust placed in someone or something.
Reaching out for what is mine
The speaker is trying to claim what rightfully belongs to them.
Pulling down the miserable blinds
The act of shutting out negativity or despair by lowering blinds.
Empty beds for an empty mind
Loneliness and a lack of mental stimulation are depicted through empty beds and an empty mind.
Something difficult to describe
Describing a challenging situation that is hard to articulate.
Content but not quite safe
A sense of contentment, though not entirely secure or safe.
I stood and watched you fade away
The speaker observes someone fading away, possibly losing importance or connection.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
A repetition of questioning the purpose or benefit of the current situation.
I always placed my trust in you
Reiteration of trust placed in someone or something.
Reaching out for what is mine
Continued efforts to claim what is rightfully the speaker's.
Pulling down the miserable blinds
Repeating the act of shutting out negativity by lowering blinds.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
Repetition of questioning the purpose or benefit, emphasizing frustration.
I always place my trust in you
Reiteration of a history of trust placed in someone or something.
People flying into the blinds
People are metaphorically flying into obscurity or confusion.
How can we be so kind?
Pondering human kindness and questioning its existence in the given context.
Help yourself to another bite
Suggesting self-indulgence or taking control of one's situation.
Everything will be alright
Optimism that everything will be fine, possibly a self-assurance or reassurance.
The table's turning 'round to you
A shift in the situation, possibly a reversal of fortune or dynamics.
? it well before the silver cracks in two
An obscure line possibly suggesting the need to understand a situation before it deteriorates.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
Repetition of questioning the purpose or benefit, maintaining a sense of frustration.
(The bells are tolling) for me and my life
Reiteration of the bells tolling, emphasizing a personal impact.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
Repetition of questioning the purpose or benefit, now tied to the fading horizon.
(Horizon's fading) for me and my life
Reiteration of the fading horizon, further emphasizing personal impact.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
Repetition of questioning the purpose or benefit, linked to falling walls.
(The walls are falling) for me and my life
Reiteration of falling walls, stressing personal consequences.
Can't you tell me what's the use?
Repetition of questioning the purpose or benefit, related to the turning tables.
(The tables turning) for me and my life
Reiteration of tables turning, underscoring the personal impact on the speaker's life.
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