Lyrics
For passing where the days, my friend
Reflecting on the passage of time and experiences with a friend.
and doomed the nights,
Expressing a sense of inevitable and fateful nights.
when flitting ghostmoths danced
Describing the ethereal dance of ghostmoths in the still air.
round tapers in the moveless air
Depicting the scene of moths circling around unmoving candles.
And doomed already were,
Acknowledging the inevitable doom of the once radiant dawns.
the radiant dawns,
Highlighting the decline of beautiful and hopeful beginnings.
the odour and the noise of meads
Mentioning the loss of pleasant scents and sounds in meadows.
and all about is night
Emphasizing the prevailing darkness and lack of positivity.
One moment now may give us more
Suggesting that a single moment can provide more value than rational thought over many years.
than fifty years of reason,
Highlighting the potential significance of spontaneous experiences.
our minds shall drink of every pore
Imagining the absorption of the essence of the current season into the mind.
the spirit of the season
Emphasizing the depth of connection with the spirit of nature.
To her fair works did nature link
Expressing sorrow at the potential limitations of human potential.
the human souls that through me ran
Referring to the intertwining of nature's wonders with the speaker's soul.
and much it grieved my heart to think
Expressing sadness about the speaker's perceived limitations in shaping humanity.
what I can make of man
Reflecting on the responsibility and power to shape mankind.
You look around on Middle-Earth
Challenging the listener to observe Middle-Earth purposefully.
as if she for no purpose bore you,
Questioning the perceived lack of purpose in the listener's existence.
as if you were her first-born birth,
Suggesting a sense of self-importance and uniqueness.
and none had lived before you
Implies a lack of acknowledgment for those who came before.
I sit upon this old grey stone,
Setting the scene of the speaker sitting and contemplating on a stone.
and dream my time away
Expressing a contemplative state of mind, dreaming away time.
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