Lyrics
Death falls so heavy on my soul
Death weighs heavily on my spirit, causing deep emotional distress.
Death falls so heavy, makes me moan
The weight of death causes me to express audible suffering.
Somebody tell my father that I died
A plea for someone to inform my father of my passing.
Somebody tell my mother that I cried
A plea for someone to inform my mother of my emotional pain.
Death falls so heavy on my soul
Repetition of the heavy emotional burden of death on the soul.
Death falls so heavy, makes me moan
Reiteration of the audible expression of suffering due to death.
Somebody tell my father that I died
Requesting someone to inform the father of the speaker's death once more.
Somebody tell my mother that I cried
Requesting someone to inform the mother of the speaker's emotional distress once more.
Once in my younger days
Recollection of a time in the past when the speaker was younger.
Once in my younger days I had a girl to love
Recollection of having a romantic relationship in their youth.
Death falls so heavy on my soul
Restatement of the heavy emotional burden caused by death.
Death falls so heavy, makes me moan
Restating the audible expression of suffering due to the weight of death.
Somebody tell my father that I died
Reiterating the request for someone to inform the father of the speaker's death.
Somebody tell my mother that I cried
Reiterating the request for someone to inform the mother of the speaker's emotional distress.
Once in my younger days
Another recollection of a romantic relationship from the speaker's younger days.
Once in my younger days I had a girl to love
Reiterating the memory of having a romantic relationship in the past.
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