The Tide Pulls from the Moon
Ripples of Redemption: Embracing Transformation in William Fitzsimmons' Melody
Lyrics
So like your
Comparing the person to their father in appearance and blood.
Father in the face and blood
Expressing fear and discomfort, possibly due to a family resemblance.
Terrified and cold
Feeling frightened and emotionally distant.
And whispers
Suggesting the anticipation of a purifying or cleansing event.
The coming of a cleansing flood
Imagining a cleansing flood that is approaching.
For you
Referencing the person who is the subject of the song.
You hide your
Describing the concealment of hands, possibly indicating guilt or shame.
Filthy hands from all of us
Hands are described as filthy, hinting at moral impurity or wrongdoing.
Still unseen and tied
Being unseen and tied, possibly symbolizing hidden actions and consequences.
What water
Raising questions about the effectiveness of cleansing through water.
These killing hands could ever clean
The inadequacy of hands to cleanse, suggesting a deeper, unresolved issue.
Still you run
The person is running, possibly avoiding or escaping consequences.
I want to be changed from
Expressing a desire for transformation, moving away from darkness and death.
The shadow and the tomb
Desiring to be free from the shadow and the tomb, symbols of darkness and death.
Like water rushing over us
Imagining change like water rushing over, symbolizing a transformative force.
The tide pulls from the moon
Describing the tide pulling from the moon, a natural force guiding change.
Your mother
Shifting focus to the person's mother and a significant event involving a ring.
The passing of a silver ring
Describing the passing of a silver ring, possibly symbolizing a significant change.
Oversized and cold
Using "oversized and cold" to describe the ring, possibly conveying a sense of discomfort.
This specter
Referring to a specter that will walk the halls of every seed, hinting at a haunting presence.
Will walk the halls of every seed
Suggesting that the haunting presence will affect the future generations (every seed).
From you
Returning to the subject of the song, the impact on the person.
I want to be changed from
Reiterating the desire for transformation, moving away from darkness and death.
The shadow and the tomb
Desiring to be free from the shadow and the tomb, symbols of darkness and death.
Like water rushing over us
Imagining change like water rushing over, symbolizing a transformative force.
The tide pulls from the moon
Describing the tide pulling from the moon, a natural force guiding change.
The tide pulls from the moon
Repeating the desire for transformation using the tide pulling from the moon metaphor.
The tide pulls from the moon.
Reiterating the metaphor of the tide pulling from the moon as a force of change.
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