Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby: Unveiling the Solitude of Forgotten Souls
Lyrics
Ah look at all the lonely people
Expressing empathy or sorrow while observing isolated individuals.
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people.
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
Eleanor Rigby is gathering rice from a wedding at the church.
In the church where a wedding has been
Description of the church where a recent wedding took place.
Lives in a dream
Implies that Eleanor Rigby lives in a world of fantasy or imagination.
Waits at the window, wearing the face
Describes Eleanor waiting at the window with a mask or facade.
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Her face is kept in a jar by the door, suggesting a hidden identity.
Who is it for
Questioning the purpose or audience for Eleanor's hidden identity.
All the lonely people
Raising the question about the origin of all lonely people.
Where do they all come from?
Posing a rhetorical question about the origin of lonely individuals.
All the lonely people
Repetition of the query about lonely people and their origin.
Where do they all belong?
Raising the question of where lonely people belong.
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Introducing Father McKenzie, who is writing a sermon nobody will hear.
Of a sermon that no one will hear
Highlighting the lack of an audience for Father McKenzie's words.
No one comes near
Nobody comes near, emphasizing his isolation.
Look at him working, darning his socks
Depicting Father McKenzie mending his socks in solitude.
In the night when there's nobody there
Describing the loneliness of the night when there is nobody around.
What does he care
Questioning Father McKenzie's emotional state, suggesting indifference.
All the lonely people
Repetition of the theme of lonely people, emphasizing its prevalence.
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origin of lonely people reiterated.
All the lonely people
Repeating the question of where lonely people come from.
Where do they all belong?
Raising the question of where lonely people belong, once again.
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people.
Ah look at all the lonely people
Repeating the empathetic observation of isolated individuals.
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
Announcing Eleanor Rigby's death in the church.
And was buried along with her name
Stating that she was buried with her name, possibly emphasizing anonymity.
Nobody came
Highlighting the absence of mourners at Eleanor Rigby's funeral.
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Depicting Father McKenzie cleaning his hands after burying Eleanor.
From his hands as he walks from the grave
Describing the solitude of Father McKenzie as he leaves the grave.
No one was saved
Emphasizing the lack of salvation or help for anyone at the funeral.
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the question about the origin of lonely people.
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question regarding the origin of all lonely individuals.
All the lonely people
Repeating the question of where lonely people belong.
Where do they all belong?
Final inquiry about the belonging of all lonely people.
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