Greenfields
Embracing Longing: Memories of Lost Green Fields
Lyrics
Once there were green fields kissed by the sun
Describing a past time when there were lush green fields illuminated by the sun.
Once there were valleys where rivers used to run
Referring to valleys that were once filled with flowing rivers.
Once there was blue sky with white clouds high above
Recalling a time when there was a clear blue sky adorned with white clouds.
Once they were part of an everlasting love
Noting that these elements were once part of an enduring love.
We were the lovers who strolled through green fields
Reflecting on the narrator and their partner as lovers who enjoyed walking through green fields.
Green fields are gone now, parched by the sun
Expressing that the green fields have disappeared, dried out by the sun.
Gone from the valleys where rivers used to run
Stating that the valleys where rivers flowed are now devoid of greenery.
Gone with the cold wind that swept into my heart
Attributing the disappearance of the green fields to a cold wind entering the narrator's heart.
Gone with the lovers who let their dreams depart
Noting the departure of lovers and their dreams, contributing to the loss of the green fields.
Where are the green fields that we used to roam?
Poignantly questioning the current whereabouts of the once-cherished green fields.
I'll never know what made you run away
Expressing confusion about the reasons behind a partner's departure.
How can I keep searching when dark clouds hide the day?
Posing a rhetorical question about the difficulty of searching for meaning in life when surrounded by darkness.
I only know there's nothing here for me
Acknowledging a sense of emptiness or lack of fulfillment in the present.
Nothing in this wide world left for me to see
Conveying a feeling of having explored everything in the world without finding satisfaction.
But I'll keep on waitin' 'til you return
Committing to patiently wait for a partner's return despite the current challenges.
I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn
Reiterating the commitment to wait until the partner learns a valuable lesson.
You can't be happy while your heart's on the roam
Highlighting that true happiness is unattainable when one's heart is wandering.
You can't be happy until you bring it home
Emphasizing that genuine happiness can only be achieved by bringing the heart back home.
Home to the green fields and me once again
Expressing a desire for the return to the green fields and the restoration of the narrator's happiness.
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