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The night holds
The night possesses
Holds a candle to you
It holds a candle to you, suggesting your brightness or significance
I see you are a hummingbird
Observation of you as a delicate and lively creature, like a hummingbird
Living in the shadows of law
Living in the shadows of the law, possibly alluding to a life restrained or confined by rules
Cleave her to vivid of dreams
To separate vivid dreams, metaphorically suggesting a separation from idealistic visions
Picture before you
Imagining or visualizing something before you
The living word
The living word, possibly referring to a powerful or influential message or truth
He did ascend away
Refers to someone ascending away, perhaps spiritually
To prepare a place
Preparing a place, possibly a reference to spiritual preparation or readiness
Let the sound together hold you
Encouragement to let sound bring people together
To the humble he has given grace
Humble individuals receive grace
From the proud he hides his face
God hides his face from the proud
From the proud he hide his face
Repetition for emphasis
Joy has come
Expression of joy arriving
It rises with the son
It rises with the sun, suggesting a new beginning
He the highest on the horizon
Referring to a higher power on the horizon
Joy has come
Repetition of joy arriving
In the mind that I see
Finding joy in the mind
Beautiful the axe that flies at me
Describing the beauty of challenges or difficulties (the axe) faced
In the yard
In a yard or personal space
More than forty birds
More than forty birds, possibly representing numerous thoughts or aspects of life
For to write upon my mind
To imprint on the mind
We fall out into the street
Falling out into the street, possibly a metaphor for facing external challenges
As the last one flies
The last bird flying away
The last one in kind
The last of its kind
On the morning of the second day
Refers to the morning of the second day, a new beginning
And old skin vision of my hope and stay
An old vision of hope and stability
A flaw in the man whichever way
Highlighting a flaw in humanity and its impact
Thinking of his color
Contemplation of one's color, possibly reflecting on identity or diversity
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