Gone Too Soon
Ephemeral Brilliance: Shannon Noll's Tribute to Time's Swift Embrace
Lyrics
Like a comet
Compares the person to a comet, symbolizing brightness and fleetingness.
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Describes the person's departure swiftly like a comet across the sky.
Gone Too Soon
Expresses the sentiment that the person left too early.
Like a rainbow
Analogizes the person's presence to a fading rainbow, brief and transitory.
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Portrays the rapid disappearance of the person's brightness.
Gone Too Soon
Reiterates the feeling that the person departed prematurely.
Shiny and sparkly
Characterizes the person as shiny and bright.
Spendidly bright
Highlights the person's splendid and dazzling nature.
Here one day
Indicates the person's presence for a short duration.
Gone one night
Emphasizes the suddenness of the person's departure.
Like the loss of sunlight
Compares the absence of the person to the loss of sunlight, creating a feeling of loss.
On a cloudy afternoon
Conveys the abrupt disappearance akin to losing sunlight on a cloudy day.
Gone Too Soon
Reaffirms the theme of an untimely departure.
Like a castle
Compares the person to a castle built on unstable ground, signifying the unexpectedness of their departure.
Built upon a sandy beach
Highlights the premature end of the person's presence.
Gone Too Soon
Reiterates the sentiment of the person leaving too soon.
Like a perfect love
Analogizes the person's love to something unattainable yet perfect.
That is just beyond your reach
Expresses the untimely departure of a perfect love.
Gone Too Soon
Reiterates the feeling of the person leaving prematurely.
Born to amuse,
Describes the person's purpose to entertain, inspire, and bring joy.
To admire
Emphasizes the admiration and appreciation for the person's qualities.
And delight
Highlights the person's ability to bring happiness.
Here one day
Indicates the briefness of the person's presence.
Gone one night
Reiterates the sudden departure of the person.
Like the sunset,
Compares the person's departure to the fading of a sunset with the moon rising, signifying an end.
Dying with the rising of the moon
Highlights the fleetingness of the person's presence.
Gone Too Soon
Reaffirms the sentiment of an untimely departure.
Gone Too Soon
Reiterates the feeling of the person leaving too soon.
Gone Too Soon
Emphasizes the idea of the person leaving prematurely.
--- A Tribute to Australian Cricketing Legend, David Hookes ---
Provides context, dedicating the song as a tribute to Australian cricket legend, David Hookes.
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