Mary
Chasing Dreams with Mary: Stephen White's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
How far would you go
Expressing a willingness to go to great lengths.
To follow and see
Asking Mary to follow and witness the speaker's dreams.
My dreams, Mary?
Repeating the request for Mary to be part of the speaker's dreams.
How I should have known
Expressing a realization that the speaker should have known something.
How long would you stay
Questioning how long Mary would stay with the speaker.
With me? Tell me
Asking Mary to tell the speaker about the duration of her stay.
Fingers crossed
Expressing hope or anticipation with crossed fingers.
She is coming up
Referring to someone (possibly Mary) approaching or coming up.
My heart beat is up
Noting an increase in the speaker's heartbeat.
Is pumping up
Describing an elevated heart rate and excitement.
Delusions gone
Indicating the disappearance of delusions or false beliefs.
Illusions strong
Stating that illusions are strong or persistent.
It's fair enough
Describing a situation as fair or reasonable.
I fear enough
Expressing a level of fear that is sufficient or significant.
Let me stay
Requesting permission to stay.
But what you do to me?
Pondering the impact of Mary's actions on the speaker.
I hooked you inside my empty chest
Metaphorically describing the emotional attachment by hooking Mary inside the speaker's empty chest.
How far would you go
Repeating the question about the extent of commitment.
Just follow my lead
Instructing Mary to follow the speaker's lead.
And see me, Mary
Reiterating the desire for Mary to witness the speaker.
For how long would you stay
Asking Mary how long she would stay.
For how long would you see
Repeating the question about the duration of Mary's observation of the speaker's dreams.
My dreams, Tell me
Requesting information about Mary's perception of the speaker's dreams.
Let me stay, but what you do you me?
Repeating the request to stay and questioning Mary's impact on the speaker.
I hooked you inside my empty chest
Metaphorically describing emotional attachment again, repeating the imagery of hooking Mary inside the speaker's empty chest.
Let me stay, but what you do you me?
Repeating the request to stay and questioning Mary's impact on the speaker.
I hooked you inside my empty chest
Metaphorically describing emotional attachment again, repeating the imagery of hooking Mary inside the speaker's empty chest.
Tell me that you get too far
Asking Mary to confirm if she has gone too far.
Reach me when I get too high
Asking Mary to reach out when the speaker is too high emotionally or mentally.
Reach me when I say goodbye
Asking Mary to reach out when the speaker says goodbye.
Tell me that you went too high
Asking Mary to confirm if the speaker has gone too high emotionally or mentally.
How far would you go
Repeating the question about the extent of commitment.
How long would you stay
Repeating the question about how long Mary would stay.
How long would you see
Repeating the question about the duration of Mary's observation of the speaker's dreams.
Just follow and see
Instructing Mary to follow and witness the speaker's dreams.
My dreams
Repeating the request for Mary to be part of the speaker's dreams.
My dreams
-My dreams
Repeating the request for
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