@[Kahiara:35260] Actually I think the husband passed away,
"She sang for you last night
She heard you were calling"
Many people say they have felt, heard, or seen their loved ones after they have passed.
"Don't be scared now
Close your eyes
She holds guard tonight
Go on forward no remorse
Life will take it's course"
This is said to the late husband by a third part (never named), who encourages him to pass on. Because life will eventually continue. The phrase "holds guard" refers to the ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_(ceremony) ) which is a Christian ceremony held after someone dies. Now it is usually held right after the funeral, but in most celtiic countries the wake is held before the funeral.
"She danced with you last night so you will remember
All you have shared, a lifetime."
This sentence feels as if the only thing it wants to convey is their history together, namely, husband and wife. For the rest it just refers back to the first verse.
candlelight
a cart lined with empty promises rattles through the streets at night. all that she owns inside but i would need a truck,
a moving van of cluttered nonsense unfortunate to own.
i can't see value in it but she
sees the value in her hands as time wears on. she fights and burrows through the baggage 'til the end, the physical and sings it through the night.
the briefest reverie of untold melodies of merchant bells runs through the purple night. her songs keep her company while others raise their families and keep torches in the night, the torchlight through the night
and on the way she leaned in and told me secretly "you'll never get out if you care" enslaved 'til the day you get out of their way the candle extinguished is free, it's free
maggie said they make it hard on you but what are they gonna do 'cuz they can't let you die. they think they're so much better 'cuz they've run this race together but i know better and i've told you so now you know it too. (ah ah)
a callous hand denies her and
her calloused hand defines her.
maggie leaned in closely and whispered in my ear "you'll never get out if you care." discard all the chatter forget all that matters the candle extinguished is free.
it's free like you'll never be.
a cart lined with empty promises rattles through the streets at night. all that she owns inside but i would need a truck,
a moving van of cluttered nonsense unfortunate to own.
i can't see value in it but she
sees the value in her hands as time wears on. she fights and burrows through the baggage 'til the end, the physical and sings it through the night.
the briefest reverie of untold melodies of merchant bells runs through the purple night. her songs keep her company while others raise their families and keep torches in the night, the torchlight through the night
and on the way she leaned in and told me secretly "you'll never get out if you care" enslaved 'til the day you get out of their way the candle extinguished is free, it's free
maggie said they make it hard on you but what are they gonna do 'cuz they can't let you die. they think they're so much better 'cuz they've run this race together but i know better and i've told you so now you know it too. (ah ah)
a callous hand denies her and
her calloused hand defines her.
maggie leaned in closely and whispered in my ear "you'll never get out if you care." discard all the chatter forget all that matters the candle extinguished is free.
it's free like you'll never be.
Lyrics submitted by BlackSanta
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