After Murder Park
Whispers of Shadows: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Secrets
Lyrics
esme could you shut the door
Esme is asked to shut the door.
and put the oil lamp on the floor
Esme is requested to place the oil lamp on the floor.
i feel it coming on again
The singer feels a recurrence of a certain emotion or event.
just like it did on saturday
Referring to a past Saturday, suggesting a repetition of an unsettling experience.
voices after murder park
Mention of voices after a murder in a park.
in the damp in the dark
Describes the setting as damp and dark.
maybe we should call the law
Suggests a consideration of involving the law due to the preceding events.
maybe we should call the child's parents
Proposes the idea of informing the child's parents about the situation.
i'll love you until the end
Expressing enduring love until the end.
hi, hello, what have you seen?
Greeting someone and asking about their observations.
god, it's good to hear your voice again
Expresses happiness at hearing the person's voice again.
did you miss your brother
Asks if the person missed their brother.
darling i will always love you
Declares eternal love to someone called darling.
lying, in a shallow grave
Describes lying in a shallow grave.
there's a church nearby and a railway
Mentions a nearby church and a railway.
on a bed of mud and wire
Refers to a bed made of mud and wire.
esme find out where the child is buried
Requests Esme to find out where a child is buried.
marry the first born
Suggests marrying the firstborn.
bury the stillborn
Mentions burying a stillborn child.
i love you and i always will
Reiterates eternal love.
we are lying here
States lying down, waiting to be buried.
waiting to be buried
Repeats the waiting to be buried theme.
we are lying here and you're losing
Highlights a loss of contact with the dead.
contact with the dead
Addresses the theme of communication with the deceased.
please don't ask about the future
Asks not to inquire about the future.
i am not a fortune teller
Denies being a fortune teller.
i know you're just being civil
Acknowledges a polite inquiry about the future.
but don't make this trivial
Urges not to trivialize the situation.
uncles i have never seen
Mentions unseen uncles, possibly in a dream.
only in my own dead dream
Further references uncles in a dead dream.
on a bed of mud and wire
Repeats the bed of mud and wire imagery.
esme find out where the child is buried
Reiterates Esme's task to find out where a child is buried.
i'll love you until the end
Restates the commitment to love until the end.
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