Lyrics
What's left inside him?
Questioning what emotional or spiritual emptiness remains within the person being referred to.
Don't he remember us?
Asking if the person remembers the speaker and their shared experiences.
Can't he believe me?
Expressing disbelief or questioning the person's understanding or trust.
We seemed like brothers
Highlighting the strong bond or connection that used to exist between them.
Talked for hours last night
Recalling a recent conversation where they discussed their aspirations and dreams.
About what we want to be
Reflecting on shared aspirations and goals for the future.
I sit now with his hand in mine
Describing a present moment of physical closeness with the person, possibly indicating an attempt to reconnect.
But I know he can't feel (feel)
Acknowledging a lack of emotional response or connection from the person.
No one knows what's done is done
Stating that past actions or events cannot be changed or undone.
It's as if he were dead
Comparing the person's current state to being dead, possibly emotionally or spiritually.
I'm close with his mother
Indicating a close relationship with the person's mother and her profound grief.
And she cries endlessly
Expressing the depth of sorrow felt by both the speaker and the person's mother.
Lord, how we miss him
Expressing the strong longing for the person and the impact of their absence.
At least what's remembered
Acknowledging the importance of memories and what remains in the minds of those left behind.
It's so important to make best friends in life
Emphasizing the significance of forming deep connections with others in life.
But it's hard when my friend sits with blank expressions
Expressing the difficulty of forming friendships when the person is emotionally distant or unresponsive.
No one knows what's done is done
Reiterating that past actions or events cannot be changed or undone.
It's as if he were dead
Re-emphasizing the comparison of the person's current state to being dead.
(He as hollow as I alone now)
Repeating the idea that the person is hollow and alone, possibly suggesting emotional emptiness and isolation.
(He as hollow as I alone now)
-(He as hollow as I alone now)
-(He as hollow as I alone)
-He as hollow as I alone
Further describing the person as hollow, reduced to a physical form without emotional depth or soul.
A shell of my friend
-Just flesh and bone
-There's no soul
Asserting that the person lacks the capacity to perceive or experience love.
He sees no love
Describing the person's inability to recognize love or emotional connection.
I shake my fists at skies above
Expressing frustration or anger towards higher powers or fate.
Mad
Reiterating anger towards gods or forces beyond human control.
At gods
-Mad
-He as hollow as I converse
Re-emphasizing the person's emotional emptiness and expressing a desire for them to break free from their current state.
I wish he'd waken from this curse
-Hear my words before it's through
Expressing a wish to intervene or help the person escape their emotional numbness.
I want to come in after you
-My best friend
Affirming the depth of the friendship and the impact of the person's current state on the speaker.
My best friend
-Whoa, yeah
An emotional expression, possibly a plea or a call for the person to return.
Come back
A direct appeal for the person to come back.
(He as hollow as I alone now)
Repeating the notion that the person is hollow and alone, underscoring the theme of emotional emptiness and isolation.
(He as hollow as I alone now)
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