Last Dance in the Rain
Eternal Memories: Last Dance in the Rain by Victoria Simmonds
Lyrics
Keep me awake
Expressing a desire to remain alert or alive.
Pray my soul the lord to take
A prayer for the speaker's soul to be taken by the Lord, suggesting a contemplation of mortality.
I can almost feel the breeze
Imagining or sensing the presence of a breeze.
Blowing gently through the leaves
Visualizing a gentle breeze moving through leaves.
Those stubborn trees they never bend
Describing trees that resist bending, possibly symbolizing resilience.
The broken boughs they never mend
Noting broken boughs that remain unrepaired, reflecting on unresolved issues.
She don't remember any more
Acknowledging someone's fading memory.
Just a part of growing old
Reflection on the inevitability of aging.
Don't remember or recall
Highlighting the forgetfulness that comes with growing old.
A saddened face did long since fall
Recalling a sad expression that was present in the past.
Sometimes they come but she's not there
Noting the absence of someone in certain situations or memories.
In merely playgrounds deep within a stare
Suggesting a mental withdrawal into a distant, contemplative state.
Does she remember if we laughed or cried
Questioning if memories of laughter and tears are retained by the person.
I feel all that has left her mind
Feeling that the memories have faded or disappeared from her mind.
Maybe she's dancing in the rain
Suggesting the possibility that she is finding joy or solace in the rain.
She don't remember any more
Reiteration of the fading memory theme in the context of aging.
Just a part of growing old
Reflecting on the inevitability of forgetting with age.
Don't remember or recall
Reiteration of the theme of forgetting and the passage of time.
A saddened face did long since fall
Recalling a saddened expression that has been forgotten over time.
Don't remember any more
Repetition of the theme of forgetting as a part of the aging process.
Just a part of growing old
Reflection on memory loss as an inherent part of growing old.
Don't remember or recall
Reiteration of the theme of forgetting and the impact on emotions.
A saddened face did long since fall
Recalling a saddened expression that has faded away with time.
Send me to sleep
Expressing a desire or plea to be put to sleep.
Pray my soul to take
A repetition of the prayer for the soul to be taken, suggesting a yearning for rest or peace.
It never rains outside she said
Contrasting the internal emotional state with the external weather, possibly implying emotional numbness.
Now she's 'neath the flowerbeds
Indicating that she is now buried under flowerbeds, likely referring to death.
Silently they close the door
Describing the silent closure of a metaphorical door, possibly signifying the end of a chapter or relationship.
Watch the rain come down
Observing the rain, possibly as a symbol of emotional release or cleansing.
It pours
Emphasizing the intensity of the rain, possibly reflecting emotional overflow or catharsis.
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