Lyrics
So you’ve finally come to leave
Expressing the departure of someone who has finally decided to leave.
Staring back at me
Observing the departing person, perhaps with a sense of reflection or realization.
Outside in the snow
Setting the scene outside in the snow, creating a cold and isolated atmosphere.
Oh your head between my hands
Symbolizing a moment of intimacy or connection, holding the person's head between hands.
You’ll vanish once again
Anticipating the inevitable disappearance of the person, drawing a parallel with the fleeting nature of a ghost.
Like my mother’s ghost
Drawing a poignant comparison between the departing person and the speaker's mother's ghost, implying a sense of loss and haunting.
And you
Continuation of the speaker's address to the departing person.
Left me
Expressing the emotional impact of being left, using the metaphor of being frozen in place.
Standing frozen
Describing the emotional state of the speaker as being left standing frozen.
You take all before you go
Highlighting the person's tendency to take everything before leaving, akin to the way autumn's breath vanishes like smoke.
Like autumn’s breath of smoke
Comparing the departure to the ephemeral nature of autumn's breath, emphasizing its transient and fading quality.
And you
Continuation of the speaker's address to the departing person.
Left me
Describing the aftermath of being left, with a blank and empty state of mind.
Staring blankly
Depicting the speaker's gaze directed upward, perhaps contemplating the half moon in the sky.
Up at the half moon
Expressing a longing to be present or connected with the departing person under the half moon.
Oh I wish I could be there
Expressing a wish to be with the departing person.
With you
Reiteration of the desire to be with the departing person.
With you
Reiteration of the speaker's commitment and dedication to the departing person.
All for you
Expressing that everything is done for the sake of the departing person.
Been trying to grip onto
Describing the speaker's attempt to hold on to the way things unfold or progress.
The way things go
Reflecting on the natural order of events and the inevitability of change.
Like the heat within the summer
Drawing a comparison between the way things go and the heat within the summer.
And the winter’s lack of hope
Highlighting the contrast between the hopelessness of winter and the warmth of summer.
Don’t know why I can’t seem to grasp it
Expressing the speaker's struggle to understand or grasp the unfolding events.
With a cold and bitter strife
Using cold and bitter strife to describe the difficulty of comprehending change.
For the only thing that’s constant
Emphasizing that change is the only constant in the speaker's life.
Is change within my life
Reiteration of the theme that change is a constant force shaping the speaker's life.
And you
Continuation of the speaker's address to the departing person.
Left me
Expressing the emotional impact of being left, using the metaphor of being frozen in place.
Standing frozen
Describing the emotional state of the speaker as being left standing frozen.
You take all before you go
Highlighting the person's tendency to take everything before leaving, akin to the way autumn's breath vanishes like smoke.
Like autumn’s breath of smoke
Comparing the departure to the ephemeral nature of autumn's breath, emphasizing its transient and fading quality.
And you
Continuation of the speaker's address to the departing person.
Left me
Describing the aftermath of being left, with a blank and empty state of mind.
Staring blankly
Depicting the speaker's gaze directed upward, perhaps contemplating the half moon in the sky.
Up at the half moon
Expressing a longing to be present or connected with the departing person under the half moon.
Oh I wish I could be there
Expressing a wish to be with the departing person.
With you
Reiteration of the desire to be with the departing person.
With you
Reiteration of the speaker's commitment and dedication to the departing person.
All for you
Expressing that everything
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