Rather Voices, Rather Rooms
Embracing Solitude: Revelations in Loneliness
Lyrics
Give me a bed and a light and a big book to hide
Desire for basic comforts and a means of escape through reading.
Filigree--no sight to see, call it cables and string
Details are insignificant; abstracting reality as cables and string.
Unearth the heartiest beat
Discover the strongest, most robust rhythm or heartbeat.
My enemy: no one next to me
Identifying loneliness as the primary adversary.
You're not alone if your eyes are open
A reminder that having open eyes doesn't equate to loneliness.
You're not alone if there's no one beside you
Emphasizing that absence of companionship doesn't signify solitude.
You're not alone then your eyes stay open
Reiterating the connection between open eyes and not being alone.
You're not alone then, you're not alone now
Affirming the present lack of solitude.
I'd rather write about something I've never seen, than look into the cold, black deep
Expressing a preference for writing about the unknown over confronting darkness.
Absent of the space between, there's no one next to me
Highlighting the absence of space or companionship.
You're not alone if your eyes are open
Reassurance that having open eyes doesn't imply loneliness.
You're not alone if there's no one beside you
Emphasizing that the absence of others doesn't indicate solitude.
You're not alone then your eyes stay open
Linking open eyes to not being alone.
You're not alone then, you're not alone now
Affirming the current lack of solitude.
You're not alone if your eyes are open
Reiterating the lack of loneliness with open eyes.
You're not alone if there's no one beside you
Stating that the absence of others doesn't mean solitude.
You're not alone then your eyes stay open
Connecting open eyes to not being alone.
You're not alone then, you're not alone now
Affirming the ongoing absence of solitude.
I don't need nobody to tell me they're sorry
Rejecting the need for apologies, suggesting immortalized grief.
My grieving's immortalized
Acknowledging shame as a virtue when experienced in loneliness.
The shame's still a virtue when loneliness works too
Choosing to close one's eyes, possibly indicating acceptance or surrender.
I'm finally closing my eyes
The act of closing eyes is finally achieved.
But was it true? What did we lose when we learned of our abuse?
Reflecting on the truth and losses associated with realizing abuse.
The first step is in: I search for evidence of my own independence
Initiating a journey to find evidence of personal independence.
You're not alone if your eyes are open
Reassurance that open eyes don't equate to loneliness.
You're not alone if there's no one beside you
Emphasizing the lack of solitude without others.
You're not alone then your eyes stay open
Linking open eyes to not being alone.
You're not alone then, you're not alone now
Affirming the ongoing absence of solitude.
You're not alone if your heart is breaking
Reassurance that a breaking heart doesn't mean loneliness.
You're not alone if you're overheard/over her
Not being alone even when others overhear or move on.
You're not alone then your heart stays breaking
Linking a breaking heart to not being alone.
You're not alone then--you're over her
Affirming the ongoing absence of solitude after a separation.
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