Farm
Harvest of Heartache: A Tale of Loss, Lies, and Redemption
Lyrics
Well the winter stayed and the days they got no longer
During the prolonged winter, the days did not get longer.
And she ran out of ways to bring the rain
The protagonist exhausted all efforts to bring rain.
And their fields once bountiful and ever-yielding
The once fertile and constantly productive fields now yielded nothing.
Well nothing grew there they all withered and died
Nothing grew, and everything in the fields withered and died.
Yes they died, they died, they died
Repetition emphasizes the magnitude of the loss — they all perished.
And when the dust cleared oh all that survived
After the disaster, only their pride survived when the dust settled.
Was their pride, their pride, their pride
Repetition reinforces the survival of pride amidst destruction.
But even that would soon subside for they had died
Even their pride would diminish as the realization of their demise set in.
They died
Reiteration of their demise, emphasizing the irreversible nature of their situation.
So there was nothing to do then but to sell the farm
Faced with no other option, the decision is made to sell the farm.
So they divided their things and they set out at dawn
They divided their possessions and embarked on their journey at dawn.
And they came to a fork and they said their goodbyes
Arriving at a crossroads, they bid farewell to each other.
But he fell to his knees and he began to cry
He collapses emotionally, expressing deep sorrow and despair.
Yes he cried, he cried, he cried
Reiteration of intense emotional distress — crying in the aftermath.
And with his head down, bare back towards the sky
With head bowed and exposed back, a gesture of vulnerability and regret.
He said I lied, I lied, I lied
Admission of falsehood, likely related to concealing emotions.
Oh I hid what I felt from your eyes
Confession of hiding true feelings, fearing negative judgment.
I feared that you'd soon despise me for my cries
Fear of being despised for expressing vulnerability and emotions.
My cries
Repetition emphasizes the impact of the emotional cries.
But she took his hand and turning she sang
The lyrics of the reassuring song she sings to comfort him.
Oh the future's so hard to define but it will comfort you in time
Expressing the difficulty of predicting the future but assuring comfort with time.
And ten years from now when you've left this town
A projection to a future time when the pain will subside.
And you see me walking by
A vision of encountering the partner in the future after leaving the town.
Oh my dear you will be fine
Assurance that everything will be fine in the future.
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