With Pen in Hand
Farewell's Echo: A Heart's Decision
Lyrics
With pen in hand
Expressing the act of writing with a pen.
You sign your name
Referring to signing a document with the person's name.
Today at five
Setting a specific time (today at five) for a significant event.
I'll be on that train
Indicating the departure on a train at the mentioned time.
And you'll be free
Highlighting the freedom the person will have after the departure.
And I'll be alone
Expressing the singer's loneliness after the departure.
So alone
Reiterating the intense sense of solitude.
If you think
Presenting a condition for reviving past love.
We can't find the love we once knew
Challenging the belief that love cannot be rekindled.
If you think
Asserting the singer's capability to make amends.
I can't make everything up to you
Repetition of the singer's commitment to reconciliation.
Then I'll be gone
Declaring the singer's departure if reconciliation fails.
And you'll be on your own
Emphasizing the individuality of the other person after the departure.
You'll be on your own
Repeating the idea of being alone post-departure.
Can you take good care of Jenny
Posing questions about caring for someone named Jenny.
Can you take her to school everyday
Specifically asking about taking Jenny to school every day.
Can you teach her how to play
Inquiring about teaching Jenny typical games for girls.
All the games that little girls play
Highlighting the importance of the mentioned tasks for Jenny.
Hear what I say
Emphasizing the importance of the speaker's words.
Can you teach her how to roll up her hair
Asking if the person can handle practical tasks like rolling up Jenny's hair.
Can you make sure each night that she says her prayers
Checking if nightly prayers for Jenny will be ensured.
Well if you can do all these things
Connecting the mentioned tasks to Jenny not missing the speaker.
Then maybe she won't miss me
Expressing hope that Jenny won't feel the absence.
Maybe she won't miss me
Repeating the hope that Jenny won't miss the speaker.
And tonight as you laid in that big lonely bed
Setting the scene of the other person lying in bed alone.
And you look at that pillow
Referencing a pillow where the speaker used to lay their head.
Where I laid my head
Describing the emotions while looking at the empty pillow.
With your heart on fire
Asking if the person's heart still desires the speaker.
Will you have no desire
Questioning if there is any desire left to kiss or hold the speaker.
To kiss me
Expressing a longing for physical affection.
Or to hold me
Reiterating the desire for closeness and intimacy.
And if you can forget
Challenging the person to forget the good times shared.
The good times we had
Asking if the positive memories can be disregarded.
If you don't think
Comparing the weight of good times against the bad.
They out weigh the bad
Questioning if the positive experiences are overshadowed by the negative.
Well then go ahead
Encouraging the person to proceed with signing their name.
Sign your name
Linking the act of signing to the speaker's departure.
And I'll be
Expressing the singer's imminent departure after the signature.
On my way
Reiterating the departure and the journey ahead.
I'll be on my way
Finalizing the idea of embarking on a new path.
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