The Heart is a Lonesome Hunter
Eternal Echoes: Unveiling the Lonely Quest of the Heart
Lyrics
And the heart is a lonesome hunter
The heart symbolizes a person's inner emotions, which can feel isolated and searching.
And it knows not where it wanders
It emphasizes the heart's aimless and uncertain nature in its pursuits.
But the love that has torn us under
Refers to the love that caused distress or turmoil.
It goes on and on and on and on
Highlights the persistence and continuity of the emotional turmoil caused by love.
And he came like a flood upon me
Describes someone's overwhelming arrival, potentially overwhelming the speaker with their affection.
Prayed i'd drown there in his mercy
Expresses a hope for drowning in the overwhelming mercy or love of the person who arrived.
But the lord had to take him from me
Indicates the loss of this person due to circumstances or fate.
For a song a song a song a song a song
Reiterates the impact of the loss through the repetition of 'song,' suggesting a deep emotional connection.
Save him save him save him
Urgent plea to save someone, likely the person mentioned earlier, out of love.
For love
Reaffirms the motivation behind the plea, which is love.
And he came across a preacher
Introduction of a preacher figure encountering the speaker.
Said the lord has been trying to reach ya
The preacher attempts to convey a message from a higher power (God or fate) to the speaker.
I said sir did you try to please her
The speaker questions the preacher if he tried to please someone (possibly referring to the speaker).
With a song a song a song a song?
Repeats the theme of expressing emotions or messages through a 'song.'
And he wept like a lamb to slaughter
Describes the preacher's emotional response, akin to a sacrificial lamb, upon discovering something distressing.
When he found me with his daughter
Reveals a shocking discovery made by the preacher about the speaker's involvement with his daughter.
But the world was a weeping water
Emphasizes the sorrowful state of the world or the situation.
It was wrong
Highlights the wrongness or moral complexity of the situation.
Save him save him save him
Repeated plea to save someone, possibly the preacher's daughter, out of love.
For love
Reiteration of the urgent plea for saving someone due to love.
Save him save him save him
Repeated plea, emphasizing the urgency to save someone because of love.
For love
Continued emphasis on the urgency to save someone due to love.
And the heart is a lonesome hunter
Repetition of the earlier statement about the isolated and wandering nature of the heart.
And it knows not where it wanders
Reiterates the aimless nature of the heart's wandering.
But the love that has torn us under
Repeats the idea of love causing distress or upheaval.
It goes on and on and on and on
Emphasizes the relentless and continuous nature of the emotional turmoil caused by love.
And he came like a flood upon me
Repetition of the overwhelming arrival of someone, hoping to drown in their mercy or love.
Prayed id drown there in his mercy
Reiteration of the desire to be overwhelmed by the mercy or love of the arriving person.
But the lord had to take him from me
Restates the loss of this person due to a higher power or fate.
For a song a song a song a song a song
Reiterates the impact of the loss through the repetition of 'song,' suggesting a deep emotional connection.
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