Gravestone Graveyard
Echoes of Departure: Unveiling Life's Tombstone Secrets
Lyrics
Now my fears are coming clear
The speaker's fears are becoming evident.
The severed headstone above what lies beneath
A severed headstone marks what is buried below.
A box engraved with your name
A box with the listener's name engraved, possibly representing a burial or memorial.
This tombstone tells wonders
The tombstone reveals remarkable stories or experiences.
A collection of dates
A collection of dates, possibly representing significant events in life.
And often quite ostentatious
Description of dates as often elaborate and showy.
Manifestation
Manifestation or outward appearance.
Of the shell inhabited by this mask of a man
The physical form housing the persona is portrayed as a mask.
I've seen the pit they dig
The speaker has witnessed the creation of a burial pit.
A new perspective to put you in
A new perspective is offered to the listener.
Still it's almost as if I knew you
The speaker feels a sense of familiarity with the listener.
Metal petals and all
Metallic petals, possibly symbolic of memories or experiences.
You embodied the body of someone I used to know
The listener embodied someone from the speaker's past.
It took me by surprise
The revelation is surprising to the speaker.
To see myself inside
The speaker recognizes themselves within the listener.
Yesterday your iron rose sounded so clear
The clarity of a sound, possibly representing a realization or understanding.
Serenity save the souls of all who sleep here
A wish for serenity for all the souls resting in that place.
It took me by surprise
A repetition of the surprise in seeing oneself within the listener.
To see myself inside
The speaker is astonished to see themselves alive within the listener.
To see myself alive
The first realization of being alive in this context.
For the first time
A significant moment of self-awareness.
Some of these stone catacombs are closer to me than I know
Stone catacombs are closer to the speaker than they realize.
My mausoleum isn't built, but I saw them dig a hole
The speaker observes the preparation for their own burial.
A finalized perspective perceptive of who will be inside
A clear understanding of who will be inside the mausoleum.
Alive through the memories inscribed
Living through memories inscribed on the tomb.
It's time
A realization that it's time for a significant event.
My final steps across the plot
The speaker takes final steps across a plot, possibly towards their resting place.
I realize you've gone
Recognition that the listener has departed.
And so will I
The speaker acknowledges their impending departure.
I'm learning how to say goodbye
Continuation of the farewell process.
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