Oh Death
Yearning for Reprieve: Oh Death by Murder of Crows Unveiled
Lyrics
Oh death
Expression of addressing death.
Whooooah death
Extended expression, perhaps emphasizing the ominous nature of death.
Won't you spare me over 'til another year?
Plea to death for mercy, asking to be spared until the next year.
What is this that I can't see
The inability to perceive or understand something.
With ice cold hands taking hold of me
Imagery of death's grip with a chilling touch.
I am death none can excel
Death is presented as an unstoppable force, holding power over everyone.
Open the gate to heaven or hell
Death has control over the afterlife, deciding between heaven and hell.
Whoa death someone would pray
Someone is requesting death to delay their departure.
Could you wait to call me another day
Asking death to postpone the inevitable for another day.
I'll close your eyes so you can't see
Symbolic act of closing one's eyes, possibly to shield from the harsh reality of death.
This very hour come and go with me
Imminent death is portrayed as an inevitable event happening soon.
Death I come to take the soul
Death is coming to claim the soul, separating it from the body.
Leave the body, leave it cold
Highlighting the lifeless state of the body after death takes the soul.
Drop the flesh up off the frame
Describing the separation of the physical body from its flesh.
Dirt and worm both have a claim
Symbolic reference to the inevitable decay of the body by dirt and worms.
Oh death
Repetition of the address to death, possibly for emphasis.
Whooooah death
Reiteration of the intense and foreboding nature of death.
Won't you spare me over 'til another year?
Request for a temporary reprieve from death until the following year.
Mother came to my bed
Introduction of a personal encounter with death through a family member (mother).
Placed a cold towel upon my head
Describing a caring gesture, possibly in the face of imminent death.
My head is warm my feet are cold
Physical sensations accompanying the proximity of death.
Death is moving upon my soul
Death's impending impact on the soul.
Oh death please consider my age
A plea to death based on the speaker's youth, asking for consideration.
Please don't take me at this stage
Request to postpone death, perhaps due to a desire for more time.
My wealth is all at your command
Offering material possessions in exchange for a delay in death.
If you will move your icy hands
Desperation, asking death to spare them using its icy hands.
Oh the young, the rich, the poor
Inclusive reference to people from different backgrounds, emphasizing death's impartiality.
You will like me no
Comparison, suggesting that death treats everyone equally.
No wealth, no land, no silver or gold
Material possessions hold no value for the speaker; only the soul matters.
Nothing satisfies me but your soul
Expressing a profound desire for the soul over worldly wealth.
Ooh death
Repetition of the address to death with an extended vocalization.
Whooooah death
Intensifying the plea to death, seeking mercy for another year.
Won't you spare me over 'til another year?
Reiteration of the plea for a temporary reprieve from death.
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