Mary
Journey of Love and Loss: Yann Tiersen's Melodic Reflection
Lyrics
Do you recognize me
Asking if the person being spoken to recognizes the speaker
Here on this sleeper train
Referencing the current setting, a sleeper train
And do you feel the pain
Inquiring about the emotional pain felt
Growing into the night, Mary
Describing the pain growing throughout the night, addressed to Mary
And I can feel the taste
Sensory experience of recalling the taste of Mary's third birthday cake
Of your third birthday cake
Recollection of a past event related to Mary's third birthday celebration
Remember how it was
Remembering the feeling of holding Mary in the speaker's arms
To hold you into my arms, Mary
Acknowledging a past emotional connection with Mary
It was there
Referring to a specific moment in the past
The summer lights around
Describing the ambiance with summer lights
I was there
Recalling presence during a specific past moment
His hand upon my knees
Reference to physical touch or contact
And we're gone
Expressing departure or disappearance from a place or situation
Across this sunny streets
Describing movement through sunny streets
And we're gone
Repeating the sense of departure or disappearance
The day you died, Mary
Highlighting a significant event, likely Mary's death
And we go faster now
Noticing an increase in speed, potentially symbolic
Together throught the fields
Emphasizing companionship while moving through fields
Here on this sleeper train
Restating the current setting, the sleeper train
And I can touch your face, Mary
Expressing a desire to touch Mary's face
The precious things we've done
Reflecting on shared experiences with deep emotional value
Hidden under my skin
Metaphorically holding memories within oneself
I let you sleep a while
Allowing Mary to rest or sleep metaphorically
I let you sleep a while, Mary
Repeating the idea of allowing Mary to rest or sleep
It was there
Recalling a past moment with summer lights
The summer lights around
Recollection of being present during a specific moment
I was there
Reference to physical touch or contact
His hand upon my knees
Expressing departure or disappearance from a place or situation
And we're gone
Describing movement through sunny streets
Across this sunny streets
Repeating the sense of departure or disappearance
And we're gone
Highlighting a significant event, likely Mary's death
The day you died, Mary
Noticing an increase in speed, potentially symbolic
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