Steel on the Strings
Embracing Life's Symphony: Steel on the Strings
Lyrics
It feels like a haze of confusion
Feeling disoriented and unclear.
I can't tell who's winning or losing
Unable to determine who is succeeding or failing.
I don't know
Expressing uncertainty.
I don't know
Reiterating a lack of knowledge or clarity.
Sometimes I don't see the difference
Sometimes struggling to distinguish between life and death.
Between dying and living
Perceiving a blurred line between the states of dying and living.
I don't know
Repeating a sense of not knowing.
I don't know
Reiterating a lack of knowledge or clarity.
But even through this up and down
Despite the ups and downs, a commitment to being present.
I'll always be around and round
Expressing enduring presence despite life's fluctuations.
'Cause I love fire in the rain
Appreciating the intensity or passion in challenging situations.
I love smiling on the train
Finding joy in simple pleasures like smiling on public transport.
I love the feeling when the pill is kicking in
Enjoying the sensation when medication takes effect.
And I love the sound of the steel on the strings
Expressing an affinity for the sound of steel strings.
Mama just lost her father
Mentioning the recent loss of the speaker's maternal grandfather.
Fighting got harder and harder
Describing an escalation in the challenges faced by the grandfather.
Till he let go
Indicating the grandfather's decision to let go or pass away.
He let go
Reiterating the grandfather's release from life's struggles.
At just 19, he was a soldier
Providing age information about the grandfather when he became a soldier.
A rifle was slung on his shoulder
Depicting the grandfather carrying a rifle as a soldier.
And he left home
Highlighting the grandfather's departure from home for military service.
He left home
Reiterating the grandfather's departure from home.
A Libyan port he defended
Describing a specific location where the grandfather defended during war.
The Rats Of Tobruk don't surrender
Referencing the historical context of the Rats Of Tobruk who resisted surrender.
Never spoke of it to anyone
Emphasizing the grandfather's silence about his wartime experiences.
97 times around the sun
Noting the grandfather's long life, completing 97 orbits around the sun.
'Cause he loved greeting every day
Expressing the grandfather's appreciation for each new day.
He loved a table tennis game
Describing the grandfather's love for playing table tennis.
When he was eighty, he would he play me and he'd win
Recalling the grandfather's competitiveness in table tennis even in old age.
And he loved the sound
Expressing the speaker's admiration for a specific sound - a trumpet in the wind.
Of a trumpet in the wind
Repeating the grandfather's appreciation for the sound of a trumpet.
'Cause I love fire in the rain
Recalling the speaker's love for intensity or passion in challenging situations.
I love smiling on the train
Reiterating the joy found in simple pleasures like smiling during transit.
I love the feeling when the pill is kicking in
Repeating the enjoyment of the sensation when medication takes effect.
And I love the sound of the steel on the strings
Reaffirming the speaker's affection for the sound of steel strings.
Yeah, I love the sound of the steel on the strings
Expressing a final declaration of love for the sound of steel strings.
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