I Watched You Slip Away From Me
Echoes of Loss: A Heartfelt Journey through Time
Lyrics
I got dressed and fell in line
I prepared myself and joined a queue or group
My mother's hand held tight in mine
I held my mother's hand tightly as a comforting gesture
I walked her to the kitchen door
I escorted her to the kitchen door
While all the fathers drank and swore
Meanwhile, the fathers engaged in drinking and swearing
You were music to my ears
You were a source of joy and significance to me
You were all my hopes and fears
You embodied all my aspirations and anxieties
Well I came back in time to see
I returned in time to witness a significant event
I watched you slip away from me
I observed you gradually drifting away from my presence
I climbed into my brother's car
I entered my brother's car
He drove me past your favourite bar
He drove me past a place you favored for leisure
When we passed the hospital
As we passed by the hospital
I thanked the lord for alcohol
I expressed gratitude for the solace found in alcohol
I took my place next to your grave
I positioned myself beside your burial site
I let the dirt fall through my hands
I allowed the earth to slip through my fingers as a symbolic act
I let the dirt fall through my hands
I repeated the gesture of letting the soil fall through my hands
You were music to my ears
You continued to be a significant presence in my life
You were all my hopes and fears
You represented both my dreams and fears
I think I cried enough to fill the sea
I believe I shed enough tears to fill the sea
I watched you slip away from me
I witnessed the gradual departure from me
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