You'll Bring Me Back
Resurrection of Love: Trevor Menear's Echoes of Renewal
Lyrics
I hear a voice, It speaks to me
The speaker perceives a voice communicating with them.
When I'm awake and when we agree
The voice is present both when the speaker is awake and in agreement with the voice.
That if I die, down in this place
If the speaker dies in a certain place, there is an expectation of being revived.
You'll bring me back
Expresses the desire for someone to bring the speaker back to life.
You'll bring me back
Reiterates the plea to be brought back to life.
Bring me back, through open space
The request to be brought back is extended, specifying an open space.
From these howlin' dogs, to your teenage days
Describes a journey from a challenging situation (howlin' dogs) to earlier, more carefree days.
One familiar scent, that once steered me
A familiar scent that prevented the speaker from committing harm is mentioned.
From killing men, holds close to me
Emphasizes the importance of the mentioned scent in deterring violent actions.
Bring me back and make your heart my happy home
Expresses a desire to be brought back and have the listener's heart as a joyful refuge.
Bring me back and keep me from it's storm
Asks to be brought back and shielded from life's storms by the listener.
And when I've fallen from the shelf
Refers to a moment of failure or vulnerability when the speaker falls from a metaphorical shelf.
I'll look up again and wish you well
The speaker expresses a wish for the well-being of the listener when they look up again.
But you'll bring me back, you'll bring me back
Reaffirms the belief that the listener will bring the speaker back to life.
Now I feel a cold wind shaking me
The speaker experiences a sensation of a cold wind, possibly symbolizing adversity.
Throw myself down to your knees
Describes a physical action of throwing oneself down to the listener's knees, possibly seeking help or submission.
Dressed as you are, like sugar and doom
The listener is metaphorically dressed as both sweetness (sugar) and impending danger (doom).
Like blue birds flying out of ruin
Compares the listener to blue birds emerging from destruction, suggesting a positive transformation.
Dance with me, until this juke box sends me through
Invites the listener to dance until the music sends the speaker through a transformative experience.
To where I'm waking up again exposed and in your honey dew
Describes waking up exposed and in a state of vulnerability in the listener's influence.
Bring me back and make your heart my happy home
Repeats the desire for the listener's heart to be the speaker's joyful home.
Bring me back and keep me from it's storm
Reiterates the plea to be shielded from life's storms by the listener.
And when I've fallen from the shelf
Recalls the speaker's vulnerability and the act of looking up again after a fall.
I'll look up again and wish you well
Expresses a wish for the well-being of the listener after the speaker's vulnerability.
But you'll bring me back, you'll bring me back
Confirms the belief that the listener will bring the speaker back to life.
You'll bring me back
Reiterates the expectation that the listener will bring the speaker back to life.
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