Table for one
Solitude Symphony: Reflections on Loss and Longing
Lyrics
Heard your name today
Reflecting on hearing the mentioned person's name recently
I just wanted just wanted to call and say
Expressing the desire to call and convey a message
I'll see you again, this ain't the end
Assuring that the separation is not permanent
But how does it feel up there my friend
Curious about the emotions of the person in the afterlife
Looking down from your balcony
Imagining the person looking down from a high place
What do you feel? What do you see?
Questioning the feelings and sights experienced from above
Table for one
Setting a metaphorical scene of solitude - "Table for one"
Reservation made in vain to hide the pain
Reservation made unsuccessfully to conceal emotional pain
The kind that only lonely brings
Describing a specific type of pain associated with loneliness
The kind that only lonely brings
Repeating the impact of loneliness on one's emotional state
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Reiterating the theme of solitude - "Table for one"
I use to think
Reflecting on past expectations of having life figured out
I'd have it all figured out by now
Expressing uncertainty about life's complexities
But how can I be twenty three
Feeling a disconnect between age and emotional maturity
When I feel I should be sixteen
Desiring a younger, simpler age
The world spins to fast for me
Perceiving the world as moving too quickly
Can't stand on my own two feet
Struggling to find stability and balance
These things don't make sense to me
Expressing confusion about life's irrationalities
And why do people die so young?
Pondering the premature loss of life
Waking up at night you find
Experiencing a realization in the middle of the night
The reason is not clear
Uncertain about the cause of a distressing situation
Choking on what never was
Struggling with unfulfilled expectations and dreams
I'd love to disappear
Expressing a desire to escape from overwhelming emotions
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Repeating the metaphor of solitude - "Table for one"
Reservation made in vain to hide the pain
Emphasizing the unsuccessful attempt to hide emotional pain
The kind that only lonely brings
Describing the unique pain associated with loneliness
The kind that only lonely brings
Reiterating the impact of loneliness on one's emotional state
Please come down and rescue me
Pleading for someone to intervene and provide relief
Please come down and rescue me
Repeated plea for rescue from emotional distress
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Final repetition of the metaphor of solitude - "Table for one"
Table for one
Concluding repetition of the theme of emotional isolation
Table for one
Final emphasis on the metaphor of being alone - "Table for one"
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