La Solitude
Echoes of Longing: Thad Jones' Melancholic Reflections in 'La Solitude'
Lyrics
In my solitude
In a state of loneliness
You haunt me
You constantly occupy my thoughts
With dreadful ease
With a disturbing ease
Of days gone by
Recalling moments from the past
In my solitude
Again, emphasizing a state of loneliness
You taunt me
You mock or tease me
With memories
With memories that linger relentlessly
That never die
Memories that never fade away
I sit in my chair
Seated in contemplation
And filled with despair
Overwhelmed with hopelessness
There's no one could be so sad
Expressing profound sadness
With gloom everywhere
Surrounded by a pervasive sense of gloom
I sit and I stare
Sitting and gazing blankly
I know that I'll soon go mad
Aware that madness is imminent
In my solitude
Returning to the theme of solitude
I'm afraid
Feeling fear or anxiety
Dear Lord above
Addressing a higher power, perhaps in prayer
Send back my love
Pleading for the return of lost love
I sit in my chair
Repetition of the despair-filled sitting
Filled with despair
Still overwhelmed with hopelessness
There's no one, no one
Emphasizing the absence of anyone
No onecould be so sad
No one else experiences such profound sadness
With gloom everywhere
Reiteration of pervasive gloom
I sit and I stare
Continuing to sit and stare
I know that I'll soon go mad
Acknowledging the impending descent into madness
In my solitude
Repeating the theme of solitude
I'm afraid
Experiencing fear or anxiety again
Dear Lord above
Addressing the higher power once more
Send back my love
Reiterating the plea for the return of love
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