Mercury
Yearning for Heavenly Glow
Lyrics
Steal my words.
Expresses a desire for someone to take the speaker's words.
In the world, I'm afraid.
Conveys fear about the world.
All the life that I made.
Reflects on the life created by the speaker.
In the world I won't stay.
States the speaker's intention not to remain in the world.
Does heaven glow?
Questions the nature of heaven, likening it to the glow of mercury.
Does heaven glow?
-Glow like mercury.
-Does heaven glow?
-Does heaven glow?
-Glow like mercury.
-Heal my hurt
Requests healing for the speaker's hurt.
With the love that I gave.
Connects the healing with the love the speaker gave.
Will the loneliness fade?
Raises a question about whether loneliness will diminish.
In the world I won't stay.
Reiterates the intention not to stay in the world.
Does heaven glow?
Continues exploring the imagery of heaven glowing like mercury.
Does heaven glow?
-Glow like mercury.
-Does heaven glow?
-Does heaven glow?
-Glow like mercury.
-Break out the counterfeit.
Calls for the exposure of deception or falseness.
No one but television listens.
Suggests that only television pays attention, possibly commenting on superficial connections.
Rage will never survive.
Asserts that rage won't endure.
Draw the drapes while you shield your eyes.
Advises shielding eyes from negativity and hiding from it.
And bury in blue,
Introduces the color blue, possibly symbolizing sadness or melancholy.
Block out the shine.
Encourages blocking out brightness, possibly to avoid harsh realities.
It will still melt.
Suggests that even if blocked, brightness will still have an impact.
It happened to mine.
Implies a personal experience of something melting.
Does heaven glow?
Reiterates the questioning of heaven's nature, comparing it to the glow of mercury.
Does heaven glow?
-Glow like mercury.
-Does heaven glow?
-Does heaven glow?
-Glow like mercury.
-Steal my words.
Repeats the initial lines, emphasizing the fear and the decision not to stay in the world.
In the world, I'm afraid.
-All the life that I made.
-In the world I won't stay.
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