Unspoken
Eager Lyrics
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The tears are dripping in the eternal well
And ripples on the surface create
Impenetrable cells surround the seconds of our lives.
All unspoken,
There is no one left I can confess to.
All unspoken
All unspoken,
A tongue, as carved from a throat.
All unspoken,
Writing alone on the wall of tears.
The presents has been scattered into the dust
Why do I wake up in the past?
I can see through blind eyes
Into the kingdom of the fallen.
The words I haven't spoken
Are disappearing in the depths of buried hopes.
In the echoes of unlived tomorrows
I learn to listen to the steps of solitude.
Dancing shadows create a silhouette
Of celestial freedom and connection.
I'm waiting by the wall of tears.
Outsider the borders of time, inside the temple of light.
The unspoken desires
When you couldn't peer into my soul.
Unspoken admissions follow you
You drift through my world toward my arms
Without prejudice and monotony.
In Eager's song Unspoken, the singer is seeking to escape the painful memories of their past, which are reflected in the mirror they see themselves in. The tears they've shed over time have coalesced into a well, and the ripples the tears create prevent the singer from being able to move on from their past. They are surrounded by an impenetrable barrier of their own memories, which turn each moment of their life into a prison cell. The singer laments that they have no one left to confess to, and that they feel unable to articulate the things they want to say. They refer to their unspoken words as disappearing into the depths of buried hopes, further emphasizing their sense of loss and frustration.
The singer continues to reflect on their present state and their relationship to their past. They wonder why they continue to wake up in memories of the past, and describe themselves as being able to see through "blind eyes" into the world of the fallen. They acknowledge that they have things they haven't said and describe the echoes of these unspoken words as haunting them. They also note that they are learning to accept their solitude, listening to the "steps of solitude." In the final stanza, the singer describes their hopes and desires as unspoken, acknowledging that there are things they want that they have not communicated to those around them. They describe these desires as drawing the person they want towards them, allowing them to break free from monotony and enter into a space of freedom and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me away, Sir, from the mirror of the past
I want to move on from the regrets of the past
The tears are dripping in the eternal well
My sadness seems endless
And ripples on the surface create
The emotions I feel create waves in my life
Impenetrable cells surround the seconds of our lives.
Time seems to be holding me back with no escape
All unspoken,
All the things I couldn't say
There is no one left I can confess to.
I have no one to share my deepest thoughts with
I can swallow up the letters of those sentences.
I keep my thoughts and feelings to myself
A tongue, as carved from a throat.
I feel like I can't express myself due to fear
Writing alone on the wall of tears.
I'm expressing my emotions in private
The presents has been scattered into the dust
The good things in my life have been lost
Why do I wake up in the past?
I can't seem to move on from my past mistakes
I can see through blind eyes
I can see the truth behind my struggles
Into the kingdom of the fallen.
I'm surrounded by the failures of my past
The words I haven't spoken
The things I've kept to myself
Are disappearing in the depths of buried hopes.
My unspoken thoughts are being lost in my despair
In the echoes of unlived tomorrows
I'm haunted by the possibilities that never came to be
I learn to listen to the steps of solitude.
I find comfort in being alone
Dancing shadows create a silhouette
I see glimpses of hope in the shadows
Of celestial freedom and connection.
I long for a sense of freedom and belonging
I'm waiting by the wall of tears.
I'm stuck in a place of sadness
Outside the borders of time, inside the temple of light.
I'm searching for something beyond what time can offer
The unspoken desires
The things I wish I could express
When you couldn't peer into my soul.
When I couldn't open up to you
Unspoken admissions follow you
My unspoken thoughts still affect me
You drift through my world toward my arms
I still long for someone to understand me
Without prejudice and monotony.
Without judgment or boredom
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