Me and My Shadow
Lonely Echoes: Me and My Shadow's Melancholy Journey
Lyrics
Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely
As night approaches, a sense of loneliness sets in.
Standing on the corner feeling blue
Standing on the street corner, feeling melancholy.
Sweethearts out for fun
Couples are enjoying themselves for leisure.
Pass me one by one
People in love pass by one after another, seemingly ignoring the narrator.
Guess I'll wind up like I always do
The narrator expects to end up in a familiar lonely state.
With only
Expressing the consistent companionship of the narrator and their shadow.
Me and my shadow
Walking together with their shadow down the street.
Strolling down the avenue
Strolling along the avenue.
Me and my shadow
The narrator and their shadow, facing the world alone.
Not a soul to tell our troubles to
No one to share their troubles with.
And when it's twelve o'clock
Referring to midnight, a significant time in the lyrics.
We climb the stair
Symbolic act of ascending stairs, perhaps to bed.
We never knock
Not bothering to knock as there's nobody waiting.
For nobody's there
Emphasizing the empty state of the narrator's life.
Just me and my shadow
Reiterating the narrator's solitude with only their shadow.
All alone and feeling blue
Feeling lonely and sad.
When the sun sets on the far horizon
Describing the sunset and the beginning of evening.
And the parlor lamps begin to glow
Parlor lamps coming to life as darkness falls.
Jim and Jack and John
Names of individuals getting ready to rest.
Put their slippers on
Indicating preparedness for the night, in contrast to the narrator.
They're all set but we'restill on the go
The narrator and their shadow still active and restless.
So lonely
Reiterating the loneliness experienced.
Me and my shadow
Walking with the ever-present shadow.
Strolling down the avenue
Continuing the journey down the avenue.
Me and my shadow
Together with the shadow, facing the world alone.
Not a soul to tell our troubles to
No one to confide in or share their problems with.
And when it's twelve o'clock
Midnight, a recurring theme in the lyrics.
We climb the stair
Ascending stairs, a routine devoid of interaction.
We never knock
No need to knock, as there's nobody awaiting.
For nobody's there
Highlighting the emptiness of the narrator's life.
Just me and my shadow
Alone with the shadow at midnight.
All alone and feeling blue.
Repeating the sentiment of loneliness and sadness.
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