Eleanor
Eleanor's Bittersweet Journey: Nostalgia, Love, and Life's Fragility
Lyrics
Thank you everybody, thank you so much
Expressing gratitude to the audience for their support.
Thank you for paying attention to our little band
Acknowledging the audience's attention to their music.
We'll keep coming back as long as you keep showing up
Commitment to continue performing as long as there is audience support.
Eleanor, I got some bad news today
Introducing the character "Eleanor" and hinting at receiving distressing news.
The doctor told me there was a whole lot of hurt
Revealing that the narrator received negative health news from the doctor.
Coming along the way
Anticipating a difficult and painful journey ahead due to the health issues.
Well it’ll get my liver, it’ll get my lungs
Listing the potential impact of the health issue on vital organs.
It’ll crush that life we were dreaming of
Expressing how the health issue will shatter the envisioned future.
Eleanor, I got some bad news today
Reiterating the distressing news to Eleanor.
Do you remember when we were young in ’68?
Recalling a shared past in 1968 and setting a nostalgic tone.
You were a few years older than me
Highlighting the age difference between the narrator and Eleanor during their youth.
So I was nervous on our date
Sharing nervousness about their early date due to the age gap.
But it was the way you’d laugh that made me feel
Describing the positive impact of Eleanor's laughter on the narrator.
Like this strange, odd thing, it could be real
Reflecting on the possibility of a genuine connection.
Do you remember when we were young in ’68?
Nostalgically revisiting their youth in 1968.
Do you remember when we were young in ’68?
Repeating the nostalgic reflection on their youth.
I guess I always hoped I’d have more time
Expressing a desire for more time to experience life's possibilities.
All the things we could have seen and done
Regret over not being able to witness and accomplish more if alive.
If I only were alive
Anticipating that heartache and medical expenses will surpass the impact of cancer.
But I bet the heartache and the medical bills
Highlighting the challenges of medical bills and emotional pain.
Will get me before the cancer will
Expecting the negative effects before succumbing to cancer.
I guess I always hope I’d have more time
Reiterating the desire for more time despite the looming challenges.
I guess I always hoped I’d have more time
Repeating the hope for additional time.
Eleanor I’ve got some bad news today
Continuing to share distressing news with Eleanor.
Just let them grief rights in
Mentioning the process of grieving and the need for rights in the context of the narrator's passing.
So you can lower my body in that grave
Expressing a practical consideration about the narrator's burial.
Well please don’t let your life end with me
Pleading with Eleanor not to let her life end with the narrator.
You’ll make a great mom one day you’ll see
Encouraging Eleanor to envision a future as a great mother.
Eleanor, I got some bad news today
Reiterating the delivery of distressing news to Eleanor.
Please don’t forget when we were young in ’68
Closing with a plea not to forget their shared youth in 1968.
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