When
Yearning Echoes: Longing for Love in 'When' by Susanne Sundfør
Lyrics
When can I see you again?
The speaker is expressing a desire to know when they can see the person again.
I've been waiting out here for so long and I
The speaker has been waiting for a significant amount of time.
Don't seem to find a reason
The speaker is unable to find a reason for continuing to build metaphorical castles out of snow, suggesting a lack of purpose.
To keep building these castles out of snow
Building castles out of snow symbolizes temporary and fragile creations, possibly representing the speaker's efforts in the relationship.
They only melt away
The metaphorical castles melt away, indicating the transient nature of the speaker's creations when spring (a new beginning) arrives.
When spring is arriving and you won't be here
The absence of the person during spring intensifies the transience of the speaker's creations.
Waiting to drag me down into your pond
The person is described as a potential source of negativity, capable of dragging the speaker down.
You bury me slowly, you bury me slowly
The speaker feels slowly buried by the person, suggesting a gradual emotional weight or suffocation.
Take what you can
A directive to take what one can from the relationship.
Give what you don't need
An instruction to give away what is not needed, possibly reflecting sacrifice or generosity.
Still I'll let it be known in every parish
The speaker will make their feelings known in every parish, emphasizing the widespread nature of their emotions.
You are loved, you are loved
An affirmation that the person is loved despite the challenges.
When can I see you again?
Repetition of the desire to know when the speaker can see the person again.
I've been waiting out here for so long and I
Reiteration of the speaker's long wait for the person.
Don't seem to find a reason
Continued inability to find a reason for building metaphorical castles out of snow.
To keep building these castles out of snow
Reiteration of the fragility and lack of purpose in the speaker's creations.
They only melt away
Repetition of the melting away of the metaphorical castles with the arrival of spring.
When spring is arriving and you won't be here
Reiteration of the person's absence during the significant time of spring.
Waiting to drag me down into your pond
Reiteration of the person's potential negative influence, dragging the speaker down.
You bury me slowly, you bury me slowly
Repetition of feeling slowly buried by the person.
Take what you can
Reiteration of the directive to take what one can from the relationship.
Give what you don't need
Reiteration of the instruction to give away what is not needed.
Still I'll let it be known in every parish
Repetition of making the speaker's feelings known in every parish.
You are loved, you are loved
Reiteration of the affirmation that the person is loved despite the challenges.
You are loved, you are loved
Additional affirmation that the person is loved, reinforcing the emotional message.
You are loved, you are loved
Concluding repetition of the affirmation that the person is loved, leaving a lasting impression.
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