The Petrified Forest
Lost in Love's Petrified Echoes
Lyrics
When we were together I lay in your river
Reflecting on a past time when the speaker and their partner were together, using the metaphor of lying in a river.
As the fish swam through my hands
Describing a moment of intimacy, with fish symbolizing fleeting moments, slipping through the speaker's hands.
Raindrops and roses fell from the heavens
Depicting a beautiful scene with raindrops and roses, suggesting nature's admiration for the partner, falling to touch their skin.
Just to brush against your skin
Emphasizing the partner's significance, as even elements of nature are drawn to them.
And a strand of your hair
Referencing a strand of the partner's hair, carried away by the wind, possibly symbolizing the ephemeral nature of relationships.
Lost to the wind
Highlighting the partner's influence, with the lost hair affecting the wind and surroundings.
Sent doves wheeling through the air
Describing a poetic image of doves flying through the air, possibly representing the partner's departure.
But now I'm alone in the petrified forest
Expressing the speaker's current state of loneliness in a metaphorical "petrified forest," emphasizing difficulty and stagnation.
Stumbling on rocks in the dark
Portraying the challenges faced by the speaker, stumbling on rocks in the dark, a metaphor for the difficulties of life without the partner.
But I remember, I still remember
Recalling memories of the past, particularly the warmth of being held by the partner.
When you held me in your beautiful arms
Expressing the lasting impact of the partner's embrace on the speaker's memory.
When you left me alone, the sky turned to stone
Depicting a profound sense of abandonment and isolation, with the sky turning to stone when the partner left.
And my legs rolled into the sea
Using vivid imagery to convey the speaker's emotional state, with legs rolling into the sea symbolizing a loss of stability.
Why did you go? The sea was so cold
Pondering the reasons for the partner's departure and the emotional impact, describing the sea as cold.
My arms blew off in the breeze
Metaphorically expressing the profound loss experienced by the speaker, with arms blowing off in the breeze.
I searched for your footprints
Searching for traces of the partner, represented by footprints, and the scent of roses, a symbol of their presence.
The scent of roses
Continuing the search for the partner's presence, using the scent of roses as a guide.
As the wind weeps over the sea
Evoking a sense of melancholy as the wind weeps over the sea, possibly reflecting the speaker's sorrow.
But now I'm alone in the petrified forest
Reiterating the speaker's current state of loneliness in the metaphorical petrified forest.
Stumbling on rocks in the dark
Repeating the challenges faced by the speaker, stumbling on rocks in the dark, emphasizing the ongoing struggle.
But I remember, I still remember
Reaffirming the endurance of memories, particularly the warmth of being held by the partner.
When you held me in your beautiful arms
Concluding with the lingering impact of the partner's embrace on the speaker's emotions.
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