Get Some Lonesome
Embracing Shadows: Tim Easton's Poetic Tale of Longing and Loss
Lyrics
There's a man, I want to know again
Expresses a desire to reconnect with a man.
Get him to grow and then I'm gonna throw him back to you
Plans to help him grow and then return him to someone else.
I knew that man, he fell out of the sky
Recalls a man who seemed to fall unexpectedly into one's life.
Swore that love would never die
The man promised enduring love despite challenges.
He understood what he meant to you
Acknowledges the man's significance to the listener.
Along came this boy, he liked to travel
Introduces a boy with a penchant for wandering.
More like wander off
Describes the boy's tendency to stray from the expected path.
Come home with the birds
Suggests the boy's affinity for nature and returning with the birds.
Maybe sleep out in the yard
Implies the boy's inclination to sleep outdoors.
He was two arms full of noise
Describes the boy as being lively and disruptive.
He's a shadow but he wants to be real
Acknowledges the boy's existence as a shadow, aspiring to be real.
Just a shadow but he wants to be real
Reiterates the boy's desire for authenticity despite being a shadow.
He's a shadow but he wants to be real again
Emphasizes the boy's yearning to be real.
Get some lonesome
Repetition of the phrase "Get some lonesome," indicating a theme of seeking solitude or reflection.
Get some lonesome
-Get some lonesome
-Get some lonesome
-You loved that man with everything you had and then some
Reflects on the listener's deep love for the man.
Even when he was too lonesome to give back
Even when the man was distant, the listener remained devoted.
You'd throw something on the fire
Describes a symbolic act of keeping the fire alive in the relationship.
Sometime's he'd walk away
Details the challenges of the man occasionally walking away, and today, not returning.
Mostly he came back but not today
-No matter how you tried to pave the way
Regardless of efforts to make things smoother, the man resisted commitment.
He denied his grave with you
Suggests the man avoided facing the consequences of his actions.
He's a shadow but he wants to be real
Repeats the theme of the shadow desiring authenticity.
Just a shadow but he wants to be real
-He's a shadow but he wants to be real again
-Get some lonesome
Reiteration of the longing for solitude, possibly as a means of reflection or healing.
Get some lonesome
-Get some lonesome
-Get some lonesome
-I see that man, he's playing your guitar
Observes the man playing the guitar, wondering about the listener's whereabouts.
Wondering where you are
Highlights the man's yearning or searching for the listener.
And the house is dark and hollow
Depicts the home as empty and lacking warmth.
He's a shadow but he wants to be real
Reiterates the theme of the shadow desiring authenticity in the face of emptiness.
Just a shadow but he wants to be real
-He's a shadow but he wants to be real again
-Get some lonesome
Repetition of the phrase "Get some lonesome," reinforcing the theme of seeking solitude or reflection.
Get some lonesome
-Get some lonesome
-Get some lonesome
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