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Embracing Change: Sertab Erener's Ode to Moving On
Lyrics
So...
Introduction, starting a reflection or statement
This is the end
Expressing the conclusion or the end of something
Time...
Indicating the passage of time
Like grains of sand
Comparing time to grains of sand, emphasizing its fleeting nature
Falls...
Describing the falling of time into the past
Into the past
Using tears as a metaphor for the passage of time
Just like tears down an angel's eyes
Depicting a sorrowful image of tears in an angel's eyes
Leave...
Encouraging departure or letting go
Like rain on fire
Comparing leaving to rain extinguishing fire
Heavens may cry
Suggesting that even the heavens may express sadness
Don't look back now
Advising against looking back at the past
Leave...
Reiteration of the theme of leaving or moving forward
Hold your head high
Encouraging self-confidence and pride during departure
You know men don't cry
Asserting that it's not typical for men to cry
You can't look back now
Reinforcing the idea of not looking back
So...
Continuing the reflection or statement
Go see the world
Encouraging exploration and experiencing the world
I'll keep my heart
Choosing to protect one's heart and emotions
In a shell like a pearl
Using a shell and pearl metaphor for emotional protection
I'll wait
Expressing readiness to wait for a deserving person
For someone who deserves
Emphasizing the importance of being accepted as one is
And takes me as I am
Concluding the lyrics with the theme of self-worth
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