Where the Shadow Goes
Fading into Shadows: Embracing the Unknown
Lyrics
As the dark begins her breathing
Describing the onset of darkness with personification, suggesting a sense of foreboding.
Colder than the clock against the wall
Emphasizing the coldness, possibly reflecting emotional detachment, with a metaphor involving time (clock).
Tearing at the floor and at the ceiling
Expressing emotional distress through physical actions of tearing at the floor and ceiling.
A smile that knows the weight of it all
Describing a smile that understands the burden or gravity of life's challenges.
And I feel you letting go
Perceiving a sense of detachment or distance as someone is "letting go."
As you fade into the shadow
Describing the fading away into obscurity or the unknown.
Of a world I'll never know
Reference to a mysterious world beyond the speaker's comprehension.
It's falling down
Indicating a collapse or deterioration of something significant.
All the colors I have seen
Referring to a range of experiences represented by colors.
In the splinters of tomorrow
Seeing fragments of the future, possibly filled with uncertainty and brokenness.
In a world I'll never know
Reiteration of a world beyond understanding, echoing a theme of mystery.
It's falling down
Reiterating a sense of collapse or descent into the unknown.
And now the carnival is leaving
Imagery of a carnival leaving suggests the departure of joy or happiness.
I drift above but never seem to fall
Personal experience of floating above, detached, and not succumbing to a fall.
Faces on the doors and on the ceiling
Faces on doors and ceiling imply the omnipresence of enigmatic smiles.
Smile that knows the weight of it all
Reiteration of a smile aware of the weight of existence.
And I feel you letting go
Continuation of a perceived detachment or release.
As you fade into the shadow
Reiteration of fading into obscurity or the unknown.
Of a world I'll never know
Reiteration of reference to a mysterious world beyond understanding.
It's falling down
Reiteration of a collapse or deterioration of something significant.
All the colors I have seen
Recalling the variety of experiences represented by colors.
In the splinters of tomorrow
Seeing fragments of the future filled with uncertainty and brokenness.
In a world I'll never know
Reiteration of a world beyond understanding, echoing a theme of mystery.
It's falling down
Reiteration of a sense of collapse or descent into the unknown.
Trick of the light trick of the dark
Highlighting the dual nature of light and dark, playing a role in life's performance.
I leave the stage and play the part
Expressing a shift from the public persona on stage to a more private self.
And as the dark begins her breathing
Repeating the description of the onset of darkness, reinforcing a sense of foreboding.
Colder than the clock against the wall
Reiterating the coldness, possibly emphasizing emotional detachment.
And I feel you letting go
Continuation of the perceived detachment or release.
As you fade into the shadow
Reiteration of fading into obscurity or the unknown.
Of a world I'll never know
Reiteration of reference to a mysterious world beyond understanding.
It's falling down
Reiteration of a collapse or deterioration of something significant.
And all the colors I have seen
Recalling the variety of experiences represented by colors.
In the splinters of tomorrow
Seeing fragments of the future filled with uncertainty and brokenness.
In a world I'll never know
Reiteration of a world beyond understanding, echoing a theme of mystery.
(It's falling down) Let her go
A plea or acknowledgment to let go, possibly accepting the inevitable descent.
There her shadow goes
Acknowledgment of the departure of a significant presence, possibly indicating a loss.
Why do you go along
Pondering the reason for following the departing shadow, questioning the motive.
Why do you go
Repetition of the question, emphasizing the uncertainty of the chosen path.
Where her shadow goes
Reiteration of following the departing shadow, continuing the theme of uncertainty.
Why do you go along (It's falling down)
Reiteration of questioning the motive, emphasizing the ongoing descent or collapse.
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