Two Small Deaths Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Justus0 

Cover art for Two Small Deaths lyrics by Wye Oak

this is my interpretation. any help is much appreciated.

again, just some possibilities...

two small deaths happened today while i/all was at work while all/i was at play

it's difficult to be sure she's saying I... it hard not to hear as almost interchangeable...

i don't know if she's saying "a vast light darkens my door," or "all this light darkens my door." i used to think the latter, but then i read this, and now i can't be certain.

where you have "forwards, always onwards," i can't hear the onwards. i hear it as "forwards, always forwards."

i've...

i made some changes based on your interpretations...

i can't do the "i've no heart strong enough i" part. i hear a consonant in there for sure, like an "L", but what i'm thinking is that perhaps it's something like "the world at its PAS-SING" where she elongates the syllables over multiple phrases. maybe something like "i've no heart strong and it's LA-STING to miss and to mourn." thoughts?

addendum:

"i've no heart strong and that's LA-STING to miss and to mourn"...maybe...but probably not.