Heavy Lifting
Friendship's Weight: Nat Lefkoff's Reflection on Life's Heavy Lifting
Lyrics
Hey old friend
Addressing a long-lost friend.
It's been a long time
Expressing the duration of the separation.
From time to time
Reflecting on occasional memories.
You enter my mind
Friend's presence in thoughts.
I have dreams
Mentioning dreams during nighttime.
In the night time
Highlighting a specific time for dreams.
I look back
Reflecting on the past.
To my old life
Looking back at one's previous life.
Where'd you go
Questioning the friend's whereabouts.
Where you going
Asking about the friend's destination.
I don't know
Expressing uncertainty about the friend's journey.
Think I'm done knowing
Indicating a sense of finality in understanding.
I am dogs barking, leaves in the garden
Symbolic references to elements of nature.
The song in my heart that keeps on humming
Describing a persistent inner song.
Creek in the valley that keeps on running
Depicting a continuous flow in nature.
When there's been no rain and the summer's coming
Metaphor for facing challenges.
Will you be my reminder to keep on loving
Asking the friend to be a reminder to love.
When there's sadness on my brain And I can't feel nothing
Describing emotional numbness.
Hey old friend
Reconnecting with the friend.
Beg your pardon
Seeking forgiveness or understanding.
I've been seeking only shade
Metaphor for avoiding problems.
From this side of the garden
Expressing youth and fear.
I'm still young and afraid
Fear of emotional hardening.
Of how the heart can harden
Reflecting on the mind's complexities.
How the mind can be a cave
Describing the mind as a labyrinth.
That you wander on and on in
Continued wandering in the mind.
I am dogs barking, leaves in the garden
Reiteration of nature's symbolism.
The song in my heart that keeps on humming
Emphasizing an enduring inner song.
Creek in the valley that keeps on running
Metaphor for continuous life flow.
When there's been no rain and the summer's coming
Challenges persist despite external conditions.
Will you be my reminder to keep on loving
Friend as a reminder to love during hardships.
When there's sadness on my brain And I can't feel nothing
Expressing emotional numbness again.
Hey old friend
Greeting the friend as childhood companions.
Since we were children
Noting the accumulating weight of life's burdens.
The weight of the load it
Continued burden and its impact.
Keeps on building
Weight persistently increasing.
Weight of the load it
Highlighting the dynamic nature of burdens.
Keeps on shifting
Seeking assistance with heavy burdens.
Would you come home for some
Inviting the friend to share in the struggles.
Heavy lifting
Metaphor for seeking support in challenging times.
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