Eleanor Rigby
Echoes of Solitude: Decoding Tonic Sol-Fa's Eleanor Rigby
Lyrics
Ah look at all the lonely people
Observation of lonely people
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
Eleanor Rigby picking up rice after a wedding in the church
In the church where a wedding has been
Describing the setting of Eleanor Rigby's activity
Lives in a dream
Indicating that Eleanor Rigby lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
Depicting Eleanor Rigby waiting at the window with a preserved face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Describing the jar by the door where Eleanor keeps her face
Who is it for
Pondering on the purpose of the preserved face
All the lonely people
Raising a question about lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Pondering about the origin of lonely people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the question about lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Pondering about the belonging of lonely people
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Introduction of Father McKenzie writing a sermon
Of a sermon that no one will hear
Highlighting the lack of audience for Father McKenzie's sermon
No one comes near
Emphasizing the loneliness of Father McKenzie
Look at him working, darning his socks
Depicting Father McKenzie working and mending his socks
In the night when there's nobody there
Describing the solitude of Father McKenzie at night
What does he care
Questioning Father McKenzie's concern in his lonely state
All the lonely people
Repetition of the question about lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Reiteration of the inquiry about the origin of lonely people
All the lonely people
Repetition of the question about the belonging of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Reiteration of the query regarding the belonging of lonely people
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
Describing the death of Eleanor Rigby in the church
And was buried along with her name
Mentioning Eleanor Rigby's burial with her name
Nobody came
Noting the absence of mourners for Eleanor Rigby
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Depicting Father McKenzie cleaning his hands after a burial
From his hands as he walks from the grave
Describing Father McKenzie walking away from the grave
No one was saved
Indicating that no one was saved
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the question about lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Reiteration of the inquiry about the origin of lonely people
All the lonely people
Repetition of the question about the belonging of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Reiteration of the query regarding the belonging of lonely people
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