Endless Sleep
Love Lost and the Temptation of the Endless Sleep
Lyrics
The night was black, rain fallin' down;
The narrator describes a dark night with rain falling.
Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around.
The narrator is searching for their baby but cannot find her.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore,
Following the baby's footsteps, the narrator reaches the shore.
'Fraid she's gone forever more.
The narrator fears that the baby is gone forever.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
Looking at the sea, the narrator senses a message that the baby has been taken away.
"I took your baby from you away."
The sea metaphorically claims responsibility for taking the baby away.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
A voice is heard crying from the deep, beckoning the narrator to join in an endless sleep.
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
The voice invites the narrator to join the baby in a metaphorical eternal rest.
Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
The narrator reflects on past conflicts and fights with the baby.
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
The narrator regrets leaving the baby alone on the night in question.
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
The reason for the baby's disappearance is revealed: she ran into the sea.
That's why my baby has gone from me.
The narrator believes the baby is now gone because of their actions.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
Again, the sea seems to claim responsibility for taking the baby away.
"I took your baby from you away."
The voice in the deep repeats the message of taking the baby away.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
The invitation to join in an endless sleep is reiterated.
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
The voice persists in inviting the narrator to join the baby in eternal rest.
Ran in the water, heart full of fear,
The narrator runs into the water with a fearful heart.
There in the breakers I saw her near;
In the waves, the narrator sees the baby nearby.
Reached for my darlin', held her to me,
The narrator reaches for the baby, pulling her away from the angry sea.
Stole her away from the angry sea.
The narrator successfully saves the baby from the threatening sea.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
Once more, the sea seems to accuse the narrator of taking the baby away.
"You took your baby from me away."
The sea claims that the narrator took the baby away from it.
My heart cried out, "She's mine to keep."
The narrator's heart expresses the desire to keep the baby.
I saved my baby from an Endless Sleep.
The narrator feels triumphant, having saved the baby from what seemed like an endless sleep.
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