Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby's Solitude: Unveiling the Loneliness in the Tapestry of Life
Lyrics
Ah look at all the lonely people
Observation of numerous 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 depicted picking up rice, a mundane task, symbolizing her loneliness
In the church where a wedding has been
She performs this task in a church post a wedding, emphasizing her isolation in contrast to the celebration
Lives in a dream
She lives in a dream, possibly an imagined reality to escape her loneliness
Waits at the window, wearing the face
She waits by the window, putting on a facade represented by the face in a jar, symbolizing her false front
That she keeps in a jar by the door
The face in the jar hints at her concealed emotions, kept away from others
Who is it for
Questioning the purpose of her facade and loneliness
All the lonely people
Rhetorical inquiry about the multitude of lonely individuals
Where do they all come from?
Asking about the origins of these isolated people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the questioning of lonely individuals
Where do they all belong?
Questioning where these lonely individuals belong
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Depiction of Father McKenzie composing a sermon likely unheard, indicating his isolation
Of a sermon that no one will hear
The disconnect between his sermon and an audience, signifying his solitude
No one comes near
No one approaches him, emphasizing his seclusion
Look at him working, darning his socks
Portrayal of Father McKenzie mending his socks, an image of his loneliness during night hours
In the night when there's nobody there
Highlighting the absence of anyone around during his solitary moments
What does he care
Questioning his concern for his solitary state
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of numerous isolated individuals
Where do they all come from?
Questioning the origins of the multitude of lonely individuals
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the questioning of lonely individuals
Where do they all belong?
Asking where these lonely individuals belong
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people
Ah look at all the lonely people
-Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
Details Eleanor Rigby's death and lonely funeral, nobody attending
And was buried along with her name
Her burial without companionship, emphasizing her isolation
Nobody came
Nobody came to pay respects, underscoring her loneliness even in death
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Depiction of Father McKenzie cleaning himself after the burial, symbolizing the end of the lonely funeral
From his hands as he walks from the grave
He walks away from the grave, with no one saved from the isolation
No one was saved
Emphasizing the lack of salvation from loneliness
All the lonely people
Rhetorical inquiry about the multitude of lonely individuals
Where do they all come from?
Asking about the origins of these isolated people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the questioning of lonely individuals
Where do they all belong?
Questioning where these lonely individuals belong
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