To Tell
Lost Voices Echoing in a Sea of Notions
Lyrics
Are you lost and lonely
Expressing concern about someone feeling lost and lonely.
Low on time?
Suggesting a shortage of time.
Did you arrive
Questioning the purpose of the person's arrival.
Just to wait in line?
Reflecting on waiting in line, possibly metaphorical for waiting in life.
Are you
Prompting introspection about one's thoughts and feelings.
Left thinking
Feeling abandoned or left behind in thought.
That there is no there there
Not finding substance or meaning in a situation.
Where the people care
Desiring a place where people genuinely care.
'Til they just don't care
Commenting on the transient nature of caring, which may fade.
Well, well, well, well
Repetition emphasizing the questioning of who the person will confide in.
Well, well, well, well
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Well, well, well, well
-Well, well
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-This is my voice
Claiming ownership of one's voice.
And I think I'll keep it
Deciding to retain control and expression of one's voice.
Did I
Recalling a past encounter with the listener while they were sleeping.
See you walking
Noticing the listener walking during a specific time.
While, while you were sleepin'?
Questioning the listener's awareness or consciousness.
Did I
Asking if the listener speaks with conviction or purpose.
Hear you talkin'
-Just like you got some notion?
-Do you see a mirror?
Prompting the listener to self-reflect, possibly on their actions.
Well
Expressing a vast and deep perception, akin to an ocean.
I see an ocean
-Well, well, well, well
Reiteration of questioning who the person will share their thoughts with.
Well, well
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Well, well, well, well
-Oh, tell me who you're gonna tell
-Well, well, well, well
Continued emphasis on the theme of disclosure.
Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Well, well, well, well
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Well, well, well, well
Repeated inquiry about the listener's choice of confidant.
Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Well, well, well, well baby
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
-Tell me who you're gonna tell
A concluding plea to disclose the chosen confidant.
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