Mea Culpa
Mea Culpa: A Journey of Redemption and Farewell
Lyrics
Was he with you at the railway?
Asking if the person was accompanied at the railway.
Did he cradle all your pain?
Inquiring if the companion supported and comforted during difficult times.
Did he show to you the best way
Questioning whether the companion provided guidance on how to overcome challenges.
To make it all alright again?
Asking if the companion suggested ways to make everything okay again.
Now there was reason in your madness,
Acknowledging that there was logic or rationale in the person's seemingly irrational actions.
You weighed your loss against my gain,
Weighing the speaker's loss against the gains of the person being addressed.
If he was with you at the railway
Reiterating the presence of the companion at the railway and its impact.
Would you do it all again?
Questioning whether, with hindsight, the person would go through it all again.
mea culpa
Latin for "my fault," expressing acknowledgment of wrongdoing or guilt.
I can't stay here no longer
Expressing the speaker's inability to remain in the current situation.
Mea, mea culpa
(Repetition of "Mea culpa")
My time here is up
Indicating the end of the speaker's time in the current circumstance.
So goodbye, goodbye and good luck
Bidding farewell and wishing luck to the person addressed.
Was he with you on that journey
Asking if the companion was present during a critical journey.
When you could have still turned back?
Reflecting on the possibility of turning back during that journey.
Did he reason with you sternly?
Questioning whether the companion tried to persuade or challenge the person's determination.
Did he try to make your resolve crack?
Asking if the companion attempted to weaken the person's resolution.
Did he hold the only candle
Referencing a metaphorical candle and the bleakness that surrounded the person.
When your whole white sky turned black?
Describing a moment when everything seemed dark and hopeless.
Was he with you at the railway
Reiterating the companion's presence at the railway.
As you climbed onto the track?
Depicting the person climbing onto the railway track.
mea culpa
(Repetition of "Mea culpa")
I can't stay here no longer
(Repetition of the speaker's inability to stay)
Mea, mea culpa
(Repetition of "Mea culpa")
My time here is up
(Repetition of the end of the speaker's time)
So goodbye, goodbye and good luck
(Repetition of farewell and good luck)
Did he guide you across the threshold?
Inquiring about the companion's role in guiding the person through a significant change or experience.
Did he cup you in his hands?
Asking if the companion provided protection or support.
Did he drink you down like water?
Imagining the companion consuming the person metaphorically, either nourishing or destroying.
Or blow you into air like sand?
Considering whether the companion scattered the person's essence like sand.
Is he standing right beside you?
Questioning the current proximity of the companion.
Did it work out like you planned?
Asking if things unfolded as planned.
Is the sunlight shining on you?
Contemplating the outcome, whether positive or negative.
Are we saved or are we damned?
Pondering the salvation or damnation resulting from the actions taken.
mea culpa
(Repetition of the speaker's inability to stay)
I can't stay here no longer
(Repetition of "Mea culpa")
Mea, mea culpa
(Repetition of the end of the speaker's time)
My time here is up
(Repetition of farewell and good luck)
So goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye and good luck
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