Sad Letter
Eternal Shadows: Silverhours' Poetic Farewell in 'Sad Letter'
Lyrics
What if I saw you for the last time?
Contemplating the possibility of seeing someone for the final time
Awash with light and vain hope
Filled with light and unrealistic optimism
The sun was bleeding through the thin Horizon Line
The sun's rays piercing through the barely visible horizon
That day the sun was bleeding through the line
A repetition emphasizing the intensity of the sun's presence that day
The past had come again into the present
Recurrence of past experiences in the present moment
When I looked up and saw the closed window
Observing a closed window, possibly indicating a barrier or separation
That pier and sunset chased me while the crescent
A visual of a pier and sunset persistently pursuing the speaker, symbolizing unresolved issues
Was following me till I stepped in the shadow
The crescent and shadows suggesting an ongoing struggle or pursuit
While the trumpets played dolefully
The melancholy sound of trumpets playing in the background
I took a sit outside and feeling awfully
Taking a seat outside and feeling intensely lonely
Alone have read that sad
Reading a sorrowful letter
Letter written on the back
The letter is on the reverse side of an old travel postcard
Of an old travel postcard
Expressing a sense of loss and fading memories
When all I know is fading to black
Everything known is gradually disappearing or becoming obscured
It's still kept very close to my heart
The sad letter is emotionally significant and retained close to the speaker's heart
I gave you everything, you my love
The speaker gave their love completely
And you could have it all
Offering everything in a relationship
But you burnt everything
The recipient destroyed everything offered
Awash with light
Reiteration of being overwhelmed with light, possibly an allusion to false hope
Got no light within
Expressing a lack of inner light or hope
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