Listen, It's Gone
Echoes of Fragile Souls: A Plea for Gentle Departure
Lyrics
just this time I ask
Expressing a request for a specific action, suggesting a sense of urgency or importance.
please do it slowly
Emphasizing the desire for a gradual or careful execution of the requested action.
Don't leave this
Warning against abandoning something significant or meaningful.
cardboard
Suggesting vulnerability or fragility, comparing the subject to a disposable material.
here in my soul
Referring to the innermost part of the speaker's being, where emotions and identity reside.
Remember I'm the meek
Identifying with qualities of humility and submissiveness.
and the lowly
Reiterating a sense of humility, possibly emphasizing a plea for compassion.
Don't leave it crumbling
Advising against causing damage or destruction to something within the speaker's essence.
here in my soul
Reemphasizing the plea to preserve and not let something important deteriorate.
Oh
An exclamation expressing heightened emotion, possibly a reaction to a realization or change.
Listen
A command to pay attention or be receptive to a specific experience or message.
It's Gone
Suggesting the disappearance or loss of something significant through the use of "It's Gone."
Just this time I ask
Repetition of the request from line #1, indicating continued importance.
please speak it softly
Reiterating the request for a gentle or subdued approach in communication.
Don't wake the ghosts
Cautioning against disturbing or awakening past traumas or memories.
here in my soul
Pointing to the sensitivity of the speaker's inner self and the need for quietness.
For now I hear the
Introducing the theme of silence and its approach, possibly indicating a contemplative state.
coming of silence
Describing silence as it approaches, creating a sense of anticipation or foreboding.
As white and stark
Comparing the nature of silence to something pure, suggesting a stark and unadorned quality.
As my fragile soul
Linking the silence to the fragility of the speaker's soul, possibly emphasizing vulnerability.
Oh
Reiteration of the command to listen, emphasizing the importance of being attentive.
Listen
Repetition of "It's Gone," underscoring the theme of loss or disappearance.
It's Gone
Reemphasizing the notion of something significant being gone or lost.
Just for now I ask
Introducing a temporal aspect, suggesting a temporary nature to the request.
drop it forever
Expressing a desire for a permanent cessation of a certain action or state.
Don't leave it wandering
Advising against allowing something to aimlessly persist within the speaker's essence.
here in my soul
Reiterating the plea to remember the speaker's meek and lowly nature.
Remember I'm the meek
Reemphasizing the vulnerability of the speaker, possibly seeking empathy or understanding.
and the lowly
Restating the importance of preserving a symbolic or metaphorical cardboard.
Don't leave this cardboard
Referring again to the fragile part of the speaker's being, highlighting its significance.
here in my soul
Repetition of the plea to preserve something essential within the speaker.
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