Gone
Unraveling Emotional Turmoil: "Gone" by Simply by Chance
Lyrics
Oh
Expression of surprise or realization.
bound and bruised
Feeling restrained and physically hurt.
Won't remember who's to blame
Memory loss or confusion about responsibility.
You
Referring to the listener or another person.
shapeless and colorless figure
Describing someone as formless and lacking vibrancy.
who isn't sane
Implies a lack of sanity or rationality.
I can't quite put my finger on it at this time
Difficulty understanding a situation or person.
Beings scattered through my brain
Various thoughts or entities occupying the mind.
Again I feel the decline
Sense of deterioration or decline recurring.
Haunted by your own hell-like truth
Haunted by a painful and truthful experience.
It's been so long
Long duration of the haunting experience.
Find yourself out the hard way
Discovering the truth through a difficult process.
What went wrong?
Questioning what went wrong in a situation.
Now gone
Emphasizes the current state of being gone or absent.
Hey
Greeting or addressing someone.
Repressed memory
Recollection of suppressed or forgotten memories.
Falls on my conscience again
Confrontation with guilt or moral burden.
I'm
Feeling emotionally torn and physically marked.
Teared and scarred
Desire to free oneself from emotional pain.
Need to rid myself of this pain
Expressing the need to overcome suffering.
I can't quite put my finger on it at this time
Similar to line 7, struggling to comprehend a situation.
Being scattered through my brain
Repetition of line 8, reinforcing mental chaos.
Again I feel the decline
Reiteration of a sense of decline or worsening.
Haunted by your own hell-like truth
Repetition of lines 11-14, emphasizing ongoing torment.
It's been so long
Continued duration of the haunting experience.
Find yourself out the hard way
Reiterating the process of discovering a painful truth.
What went wrong?
Repeating the question about what went wrong.
Haunted by your own hell-like truth
Repetition for emphasis on personal torment.
It's been so long
Confirmation of the enduring nature of the experience.
Find yourself out the hard way
Repetition of the process of discovering the truth.
What went wrong?
Repeating the inquiry into what went wrong.
Now gone
Final emphasis on the current state of being gone.
Haunted by your own hell-like truth
Repetition for heightened impact on personal suffering.
It's been so long
Reiteration of the prolonged nature of the torment.
Find yourself out the hard way
Repeating the theme of discovering the truth painfully.
What went wrong?
Reiteration of questioning what went wrong.
Haunted by your own hell-like truth
Repetition for added emphasis on personal torment.
It's been so long
Continued endurance of the haunting experience.
Find yourself out the hard way
Reiterating the process of finding the truth through hardship.
What went wrong?
Repeating the inquiry into what went wrong.
Now gone
Final emphasis on the current state of being gone.
(A. Jackson)
Attribution of the lyrics to A. Jackson.
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