Blue Stripes
Echoes of Solitude: Ozymandias' Blue Stripes Unveiled
Lyrics
Didn't wanna let you go
Expressing reluctance or regret about letting someone go.
Water welled, but it didn't show
Despite internal emotions (water welled), the external display doesn't reveal them.
You came to life, I stole the glow
The person comes alive, but the speaker feels responsible for taking away their vitality.
Serves me right, I'm
Acknowledging consequences, feeling deserving of the current situation.
On my own
Repetition of being alone, emphasizing isolation.
On my own
-Now there's a hole
Reference to an emotional void or emptiness.
Down below
The emptiness is deepened or intensified.
Callin' out
Calling out to a cold and indifferent world.
To a world so cold
Highlighting the harshness of the world.
Nobody there
Nobody is there to provide comfort or support.
To take you home
Acknowledging the absence of someone to take the person home.
Yesterday's sun shine
Contrasting the past happiness with the current misery.
Today a bitter groan
The present is marked by a bitter and painful sound.
It serves me right, I'm
Reiteration of deserving the current state of being alone.
On my own
Emphasizing the ongoing solitude.
On my own
-And my soul
The inner self has suffered or paid a price.
Has paid the toll
Continuation of the theme of personal sacrifice.
In the dead of night
Describing a time of emotional darkness and despair.
I weep and moan
Expressing grief and pain during the night.
It'll never be right
Pessimism about the possibility of things getting better.
I'll never be whole
Perception of permanent emotional incompleteness.
The angels sigh
Angels symbolize a higher power observing the suffering.
From a heavenly throne
The heavenly realm is aware of the speaker's pain.
I can't hide, I'm
Unable to conceal or escape from the emotional state.
On my own
Repetition emphasizing the continued state of being alone.
On my own
-On my own
-On my own
Further emphasis on isolation and personal responsibility.
On my own
-On my own
-Serves me right, I'm
Reiteration of deserving the current state of being alone.
On my own
Final acknowledgment of being alone, accepting responsibility.
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