Raining Twilight Coast
Raining Twilight Reflections: Love, Loss, and Shimmering Skies
Lyrics
I'm on a raining twilight coast
I find myself on a coast experiencing twilight while it's raining.
Sending out postcards to the one I love
I'm sending postcards to the person I love.
And the rain falls, up from the ground
Rain is falling upwards from the ground.
No one sees it, 'cause there's no one around
No one witnesses the unusual rain because there's no one around.
Just one thing, baby, you forgot my heart
A plea to the person, emphasizing that they have overlooked or neglected the speaker's heart.
Just one thing, baby, you forgot my heart
Repetition of the plea for emphasis.
And I remember when I was young, they said: "work hard."
Recollection of advice in youth to work hard, which the speaker agreed to because it was enjoyable.
And I said: "certainly, 'cause it's fun."
Confirmation of the speaker's agreement to work hard.
And so I tried it; I did what I could
The speaker made an effort, but it didn't yield positive results.
Made no difference; it never did any good
The efforts made no difference and were ultimately futile.
Just one thing, baby, you forgot my heart
Reiteration of the plea to the person, emphasizing the forgotten heart.
Just one thing, baby, you forgot my heart
Repetition of the plea for emphasis.
'Cause I'm a fish, baby, with a shimmering skin
The speaker metaphorically describes themselves as a fish with shimmering skin.
And I find an opening, and slide right in
The speaker finds an opportunity and takes advantage of it.
The sea is my mother, pea green and wild
The sea is described as the speaker's mother, with vivid and wild characteristics.
There's so many ways you can screw up a child
A reflection on the many ways one can negatively influence a child's development.
Just one thing, baby, you forgot my heart
Reiteration of the plea to the person, emphasizing the overlooked heart.
Just one thing, baby, you forgot my heart
Repetition of the plea for emphasis.
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