Shy
Embracing the Light: Unveiling the Deeper Meaning of 'Shy' by Peter Murphy
Lyrics
One day you will be the one
Encouragement that someday the listener will speak out against a life of superficial enjoyment
To say I'm sick of empty fun
Expressing dissatisfaction with shallow, meaningless pleasures
It means if your faith is strong
If one's belief is strong...
It means you are no longer astray...
...they won't feel lost or disconnected
See I see all the light It comes straight from the sun
A metaphor for perceiving truth or enlightenment and desiring clarity
And I want to get near so I can be clear
Expresses a desire to understand or achieve clarity about the truth
Soon I will merge with the one
Anticipation of merging or uniting with a significant other or a spiritual entity
Soon I will be with the love
Anticipation of being with love
One day when the lights turn green
Symbolic reference to a moment of opportunity or readiness
There is no time... this love I thirst
Desire for a profound love or connection, implying an intense longing
Don't get shy, don't get caught with the world and its thoughts
Caution against becoming reserved or constrained by societal pressures or thoughts
I'm not asking for worship or lazy sleazy thoughts
Clarification about not seeking worship or superficial attention
Soon I will merge with the one
Reiteration of the anticipation to merge or unite with something significant
Soon I will be with the love
Anticipation of being with love (repeated)
One day when the light turns green
Repeated reference to a moment of opportunity or readiness
There is no time... this love I thirst
Desire for a profound love or connection, repeated intense longing
Don't get shy, don't get caught with the world and its thoughts
Reiteration of caution against societal pressures or thoughts (repeated)
I'm not asking for worship or lazy sleazy thoughts
Reiteration about not seeking worship or superficial attention (repeated)
(The Sister of Sleep)
Transition to a different narrative or perspective
He was thought of as strange... a good looking man
Describing someone who was perceived as peculiar but attractive
And shallow eyes like two hidden from view and empty puddles of hue
Describing the person's eyes as shallow and lacking depth
His views on death spread like two anecdotal tales
His thoughts on death were shared as stories
Although he, reclining, declining, to disclose in public...
He chose not to publicly disclose these thoughts
These opinions in public; the tales held the key
The essence of his opinions was held within these tales
Death is the surname of sleep, but the surname unknown to us
Explaining the relationship between death and sleep
Sleep is the daily end of life; a small exercise in death
Sleep is likened to a daily mini-death
Which is it's sister, but not every brother and sister are equally close,
Not all sibling relationships are equally close; implying differences between sleep and death
Giving to the enemy a small exercise in submission
Accepting a small defeat or submission to an opponent
And holding onto nothing
Letting go of attachments or possessions
He was thought of as strange... a good looking man
Reiteration of the description of the person (repeated)
And shallow eyes like two hidden from view and empty puddles of hue
Reiteration of describing shallow eyes (repeated)
His views on death...
Incomplete line
One day you will be the one
Repeated encouragement for the listener to speak out against superficial enjoyment
To say I'm sick of empty fun
Reiterated dissatisfaction with shallow, meaningless pleasures
It means if your faith is strong
Reiteration about having strong faith
It means you are no longer astray...
Reiterated assurance of not feeling lost or disconnected
See I see all the light It comes straight from the sun
Repetition of the metaphorical perception of truth or enlightenment
And I want to get near so I can be clear
Reiterated desire for understanding or achieving clarity about the truth
Don't get shy, don't get caught with the world and its thoughts
Reiterated caution against societal pressures or thoughts (repeated)
I'm not asking for worship or lazy sleazy thoughts
Reiterated clarification about not seeking worship or superficial attention (repeated)
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