Lyrics
Two small deaths happened today
Reflecting on two significant losses experienced on this day.
While I was at work
The losses occurred during the speaker's working hours.
While I was at play
The losses occurred even during moments of leisure or play.
A vast light darkens my door
A profound darkness or sadness has entered the speaker's life.
So I cannot cry
The intensity of the sadness is preventing the speaker from expressing their emotions through tears.
Now what is that for?
The speaker questions the purpose or meaning of this overwhelming emotion.
Is this the way my mind works
Reflecting on the functioning of the speaker's mind, possibly in the context of coping with loss.
Forwards, always onwards
Contemplating a forward and continuous movement in life despite the losses.
Is this the way my brain waits
Questioning if the speaker's mind has a tendency to wait or linger, particularly in reverse or sideways directions.
Backwards, sideways
Suggesting a complex and non-linear thought process, possibly related to processing grief.
I've no heart strong and that's why
The speaker feels emotionally vulnerable, lacking a strong heart.
Sting to miss and to mourn
Expressing pain and sorrow in missing someone and mourning their absence.
Love, wild at its path
Describing love as wild and unpredictable in its course.
Sing
A simple directive to sing, possibly as a means of coping or expression.
I'm saving up all of my strength
Accumulating strength for a future moment of failure, possibly related to protecting someone.
For when I finally fail
Anticipating a future failure in the speaker's responsibility to keep someone safe.
At keeping you safe
Expressing determination to safeguard someone despite the expected failure.
When my last friend should leave me
Contemplating the potential departure of the last remaining friend in the speaker's life.
It's all right, easy
Acceptance and reassurance that it will be okay if the last friend leaves.
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