Lyrics
As the pages turn and sands of time run
Reflecting on the passage of time and changes in life.
And you went your way
Reference to the separation or divergence of paths.
The fabric of our love started to fray
Describing the deterioration of the love relationship.
Time heals all the sorrow
Expressing the belief that time can heal emotional wounds.
Please forget me not tomorrow
Pleading not to be forgotten in the future.
But the garden has died
Repetition emphasizing the theme that the garden, symbolic of the relationship, has died.
But the garden has died
-But the garden has died
-With you
Highlighting a personal connection to the situation.
Better days are gone now
Expressing nostalgia for better times that have passed.
Warm days are gone all gone
-Family ties, they all fell apart without you
Describing the breakdown of family connections in the absence of a loved one.
We don't even call each other no more
Noting the lack of communication among family members.
Ever since you left it's been cold war
Describing a strained or hostile atmosphere since the departure.
But the memories never die
Acknowledging the enduring nature of memories.
Under our lemon tree, I sit and cry
Expressing emotional pain and sorrow under a specific symbol, the lemon tree.
I cry
-Oh, but please rest, please rest
Pleading for rest and making a commitment to preserve the past.
I promise I will do my best
-Mend it like just how it was
Expressing a desire to mend and restore the relationship to its former state.
When my tears hit the ground
Symbolic representation of emotional distress through tears.
You can hear them somehow
Suggesting the intensity of emotional expression.
I know you're looking down
Belief that the departed one is watching from above.
You see your garden has died
Reiteration of the metaphor that the garden has died with the person.
The garden has died with you
-Better days are gone now
Reinforcing the theme of loss and the passage of better, warmer days.
Warm days are gone all gone
-Family ties, they all fell apart without you
Highlighting the disintegration of family bonds in the absence of the loved one.
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