Slaughterhouse
Echoes of Life: A Melodic Tale of Vanishing Years
Lyrics
And if the accident will, well we'll both fade away
If the accident occurs, both individuals will gradually disappear or cease to exist.
And I'll leave you still, and we will both be safe
The speaker will depart while ensuring the safety of the other person, and they will both be secure.
Say you're safe, your life will pass away
Expressing a desire for safety; if declared safe, life will pass away.
Only to be saved, by another's lonely stay
Life will only be preserved through the solitary endurance of another person's hardship.
All the flowers I can grow and all the children's tears
All the positive and negative experiences the speaker can accumulate, represented by flowers and children's tears, respectively.
And everything I know will vanish with the years
All the speaker knows will disappear as time passes.
Say you're safe, your life will pass away
Reiterating that safety is paramount, but life is transient.
Only to be saved by another's lonely stay
Life will be saved by enduring the loneliness of another person's existence.
And if the accidents will, well we'll both fade away
If accidents happen, both individuals will fade away, emphasizing the ephemeral nature of life.
But the trees will grow, until my dying day
Trees symbolize growth and endurance, continuing until the speaker's death.
All the flowers I can grow, and all the children's tears
Repetition of the imagery of flowers and children's tears, underscoring the fleeting nature of experiences.
And everything I know will vanish with the years
Emphasizing that everything known by the speaker will disappear with the passage of time.
Say you're safe and your life will pass away
Restating the theme of seeking safety, acknowledging the inevitability of life passing away.
Only to be saved by another's lonely stay
Life's preservation depends on enduring the solitude of someone else's difficult journey.
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