Questions

Unveiling the Heartache: A Father's Absence Explored in Whistler's 'Questions'
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Lyrics

Are you happy now?

Asking if the listener is currently happy.

There's a piece of you that will never know you

Addressing a part of the listener that remains unaware or unknown.

But I'm sure she'll love you

Expressing confidence that someone else will love the listener.

Does your back feel light, freed of all these heavy burdens?

Inquiring about the relief the listener feels after shedding burdens.

Seven pounds and three ounces

Referring to the listener's birth weight, possibly reflecting on innocence.

You must be so damn proud of yourself

Sarcastically acknowledging the listener's pride or self-satisfaction.

Where are you

Posing a question about the listener's whereabouts.

'Cause your daughter's asking questions about you

Highlighting that the listener's daughter is seeking information about them.

If you're coming home, or staying gone

Asking whether the listener plans to return home or continue to stay away.

Alright

An affirmation, possibly indicating acceptance of the situation.

You could be coming home but you're staying gone

Repeating the inquiry about the listener's decision to stay away.

Alright

Reiterating the acceptance of the listener's choice to stay gone.

I'm tired of the city

Expressing weariness of urban life.

Want to move out in the country

Desiring a move to the countryside for solitude.

Away from everybody

Expressing a desire to be away from people.

Where I can raise my girl alone

Expressing a wish to raise the speaker's daughter alone in a peaceful setting.

Don't have to worry about the strangers' world

Emphasizing the desire to protect the daughter from the dangers of the world.

This is everything we wanted

Acknowledging that the current situation aligns with the desired life.

This is all I never wanted

Contradicting the previous line, expressing discontent with the present.

You were all I ever wanted

Reflecting on the listener as a significant desire in the speaker's life.

This is all so

Expressing confusion or conflict about the current circumstances.

Where are you

Repeating the question about the listener's location.

'Cause your daughter's asking questions about you

Reiterating that the daughter is seeking information about the listener.

If you're coming home, or staying gone

Asking again whether the listener plans to come home or remain away.

Alright

Repeating the affirmation of acceptance regarding the listener's choice.

You could be coming home but you're staying gone

Reiterating the acceptance of the listener's decision to stay away.

Alright

Continuing to express acceptance of the listener's absence.

I see you

Asserting awareness of the listener's presence, possibly in memory.

Even the smallest things are memories

Reflecting on the significance of even small details as memories.

Like the ceiling fan above the bed in our room

Specifically recalling a memory associated with a ceiling fan above a bed.

The ceiling fan that hangs above the bed

Repeating the mention of a ceiling fan, emphasizing its significance.

Where we'll never sleep again

Expressing a belief that certain experiences will never be repeated.

We'll never sing again

Acknowledging the loss of shared activities, such as singing.

We'll never sing again

Reiterating the loss of the ability to sing together.

And I'll never sleep

Stating that the speaker will never sleep again, possibly due to emotional turmoil.

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