Weaver's Answer
Family Lyrics

Weaver of life, let me look and see
The singer is requesting to see their life's pattern.

The pattern of my life gone by
The singer is referring to their life's events and experiences.

Shown on your tapestry
The tapestry represents the sum of the singer's experiences and events.

Just for one second, one glance upon your loom
The artist wants a brief look at their life's tapestry.

The flower of my childhood could appear within this room
The tapestry could reveal details of the artist's childhood.

Does it of my youth show tears of yesterday
The singer is curious if their past hardships are reflected in the tapestry.

Broken hearts within a heart as love first came my way
The singer is wondering if the heartbreaks they experienced in their first love is depicted in the tapestry.

Did the lifeline patterns change as I became a man
The artist is asking if the events in their life changed as they grew older.

An added aura untold blends as I asked for her hand
The artist is wondering if his marriage is reflected in the tapestry.

Did your golden needle sow its thread virginal white
The artist is asking if the beginning of their marriage is depicted in the tapestry.

As lovers we embraced as one upon our wedding night
The singer is wondering if their wedding night is in the tapestry.

Did you capture all the joys, the birth of our first son
The artist is inquiring if the birth of their first child is depicted in the tapestry.

The happiness of family made a brother for the one
The singer is wondering if the birth of their second child is also in the tapestry.

The growing of the brothers, the manliness that grew
The singer is asking if the growth of their children is reflected in the tapestry.

Is it there in detail, is it there to view
The singer is questioning if the events in their tapestry are accurately detailed.

Do the sparks of life grow bright as one by one they wed
The artist is asking if the marriages of their children are depicted in the tapestry.

To live as fathers, husbands, apart from lives they've led
The artist is asking if the tapestry shows his children's transition to adulthood.

Are my lover's threads cut off when aged she laid to rest
The singer is asking if his spouse's death is reflected in the tapestry.

My sorrow blacking out a space upon our woven crest
The singer is expressing his grief over his spouse's death.

A gathering for the last time as her coffin slowly lain
The artist is recalling his spouse's funeral.

Ash to ashes, dust to dust, one day we will regain
The artist is referencing the biblical phrase from a funeral ceremony implying that they will see their spouse again in the afterlife.

Does it show the visits when grandchildren on my knee
The artist is asking if his time with his grandchildren is reflected in the tapestry.

But only hearing laughter when age took my sight from me
The singer is reflecting on his time with his grandchildren when his eyesight began to deteriorate.

Lastly through these last few years of loniless maybe
The artist is addressing their current state of loneliness.

Does by sight a shooting star fade from your tapestry
The singer is wondering if their life will end uneventfully.

But wait, there in the distance your loom I think I see
The singer thinks they see the loom of the weaver in the distance.

Could it be that after all my prayers you've answered me
The singer is hopeful that their prayers have been answered.

After days of wondering I see the reason why
The artist has had doubts and is now seeing things clearly.

You've kept it to this minute for I'm about to die
The artist is about to die and is hoping to see their tapestry before they go.

Weaver of life, at last now I can see
The singer is grateful for finally seeing their life's tapestry.

The pattern of my life gone by upon your tapestry
The singer acknowledges that their entire life can be seen on the tapestry.