Drummer Boy
Seren Feels: A Night with the Enchanting Drummer Boy, Joseph
Lyrics
When I saw him
Observer notices a person (him) on the stage.
Sitting there
Describing the person sitting on the stage.
On the stage and I mean
The observer reflects on the stage setting, possibly during a rehearsal.
It was just a rehearsal
Confirms that it was a rehearsal, setting the context.
But
Transition, acknowledging an unspecified feeling or moment.
Something about the way
Describing something special about the way the drummer tapped the drums.
That he tapped the drums
Continuation of the description of the drummer's drumming style.
I mean it was just
Expressing admiration for the beauty in the drummer's performance.
So beautiful
Reiterating the beauty observed in the drummer's playing.
It made me say
Expressing a desire to know the drummer's name.
Can I know your name
Asking the drummer for their name.
What's your name
Repeating the request for the drummer's name.
Can I know your name
Continuing to ask for the drummer's name.
What's your name
Repeating the inquiry for the drummer's name.
Those eyes
Describing specific physical features of the drummer.
Those lips
Continuation of describing the drummer's physical features.
Those curls in your hair
Further detailing the observer's perception of the drummer's appearance.
Drummer boy
Referring to the drummer as "Drummer boy."
What's your name
Reiterating the request for the drummer's name.
Name name name name
Repetition of the request for the drummer's name.
Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
-Name
Final plea for the drummer's name.
What's your name
Summary of the observer's feelings and the limited time spent together.
We only had that night
Reflecting on the fleeting nature of the encounter and the desire to remember it.
We only had that night
-To remember
-To remember
-That night
Reiteration of the limited time they had together that night.
We only had that night
Recalling the specific moment when the observer first saw the drummer.
When I saw you
Affirmation of the observer's recognition and understanding of the drummer.
I knew
-I knew
-I knew
-Yeah
Expressing a connection or similarity between the observer and the drummer.
That you were
-That you were
-Like me
-We only had that night
Reiteration of the limited time they had together that night.
We talked
Recalling a conversation with the drummer until the early morning.
Til 3 o clock
-In the morning
-Yeah
-The drummer boy named Joseph
Introducing the drummer's name as Joseph.
Joseph
-We only had that night
Reiteration of the limited time they had together that night.
Joseph
Repeating the drummer's name, Joseph.
The drummer boy named Joseph
-And then
Reflection on the inevitable end of their encounter.
And then
-And then
-And then
-It came to an end
Confirmation that their time together has come to an end.
Yeah it came to an end
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