Don't Stop
Embrace Change and Fear Not: The Delgados' Poetic Journey Unveiled
Lyrics
Don't stop
Encouragement to continue or persist.
I mean it don't stop
Reiteration of the encouragement to not stop.
No one's beside you 'cause everyone's up
Suggesting solitude as others are occupied or engaged.
Changin'
Reference to change or transformation.
Dreams for my kin
Aspirations for the well-being of family.
Just to be sure that you're fifty percent ...
Ensuring certainty or assurance, possibly in a relationship.
Don't be afraid of me
Reassurance to not fear the speaker.
I'm not the one that you fear
Confirmation that the speaker is not the source of fear.
Live now
Emphasis on living in the present moment.
Sing when you can
Encouragement to sing when possible.
Sing when you're taller and wider and cleaner
Encouraging singing as one grows in various aspects.
I'd known
Past realization or understanding.
That you will grow
Acknowledging the growth of someone.
Just don't be thanking your lazarus youth boy
Cautioning against complacency in youth.
Don't be afraid of me
Reiterating not to fear the speaker.
I'm not the one that you fear
Reaffirming that the speaker is not a source of fear.
Lying beside you are friends who don't know how to hear
Noting the lack of understanding from friends.
I hear you
Acknowledging the speaker's ability to hear or listen.
Driving along through the glen at three-thirty
Describing a specific time and place - driving through the glen at 3:30.
Thinking that when I return you won't be there
Contemplation on the absence of someone upon return.
I'll make my bargains with those who will hear me
Seeking understanding or agreement with others.
This is the time they fear, let's pray to Jesus
Referring to a feared or challenging time; invoking prayer.
Don't be afraid of me
Reiteration of not being a source of fear.
I'm not the one that you fear
Confirming the lack of fear from the speaker.
Lying beside you are friends who don't know how to hear
Highlighting the lack of understanding from friends once again.
I hear you
Acknowledging the speaker's ability to hear or listen, possibly repeated for emphasis.
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