Monument
Jr Ewing Lyrics


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And so shall nails fester coffins
In devoids of blackness
On days like this
Two hundred and ten yesterdays to go
On lonely summerdays of my everything
And a selective hourglass is like those days...
Of neverending you
A monument of counting seconds
Naked pictures of letters
Covered in white snow
And it seems to be the one and only




True means of solace
And so shall nails sing songs to me

Overall Meaning

In Jr Ewing's song "Monument," the lyrics convey a sense of melancholy and longing for a past relationship. The first line, "And so shall nails fester coffins," creates a dark and eerie atmosphere, suggesting that death is a constant reminder of the past. The following line, "In devoids of blackness," strengthens this imagery and suggests that the singer is trapped in a state of darkness and despair.


The next line, "On days like this," sets the stage for a flashback to a past relationship. The line "Two hundred and ten yesterdays to go" suggests that the singer is counting down the days until they can move on from the past. The following line, "On lonely summerdays of my everything," further emphasizes the singer's sense of loss and isolation.


The line "And a selective hourglass is like those days…of never-ending you" suggests that time seems to stop when the singer thinks of their past love. The following lines, "A monument of counting seconds, Naked pictures of letters, Covered in white snow, And it seems to be the one and only, True means of solace," suggest that the singer has built a monument to the past and finds comfort in this memorialization. The final line, "And so shall nails sing songs to me," reinforces the idea that the past continues to haunt the singer.


Line by Line Meaning

And so shall nails fester coffins
The inevitability of death and decay, as represented by the nails in coffins.


In devoids of blackness
The emptiness and darkness that surrounds death and mourning.


On days like this
A specific moment in time that is significant enough to invoke memories and emotions.


Two hundred and ten yesterdays to go
The fleeting nature of time and the constant march towards the inevitable future.


On lonely summerdays of my everything
The sadness and isolation felt during moments of deep reflection and introspection.


And a selective hourglass is like those days...
The way that time can seem to move more slowly or quickly based on our emotions and experiences.


Of neverending you
The enduring presence of someone or something in our lives, even after they are gone.


A monument of counting seconds
The way that time can feel like a monument to the things we have lost and the moments that we can never get back.


Naked pictures of letters
The vulnerability and rawness of our emotions and memories when we commit them to paper or other forms of communication.


Covered in white snow
The fleeting nature of our memories and emotions, which can be obscured or buried by the passage of time.


And it seems to be the one and only true means of solace
The idea that the only way to find comfort and peace in moments of loss and sadness is to confront those emotions head-on and process them in a healthy way.


And so shall nails sing songs to me
The cyclical nature of life and death, and the inevitability of our own mortality.




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Comments from YouTube:

Rupert

I love how Lucy broke down when she sees Bobby. Even though in the series she hated J.R. She did grow up with him around and lived under the same roof. He was still family to her in the end, he was still her uncle. We don't always like our family members, but we still love them because they are family, and only we truly understand them, and in the end, we love them despite all their faults.

Adam Shirk

Afkingmen

Maine Individual

@Tricia Johansen yes Tilton was super fond of hangman so alot in that scene I believe was her as herself not in character. Tilton wasn't the best actress anyhow but def had a likeability about her.

Tricia Johansen

Charlene Tilton ADORED her "Uncle Larry" and hated JR!❤

Joseph Graefe

I truly loved this episode except for how Bobby treated Ray at the memorial service. They were always more like brothers than Bobby and J.R. were.

Cody Whelan

2:33 "I CAME TO PAY MY DISRESPECTS, AND GOOD RIDDANCE!!"
Oh boy, Cliff really thought he had the last word over his arch-nemesis, yet he later ends up getting outsmarted once again by J.R from beyond the grave. Still, no doubt the chaos that transpires here is exactly what J.R would have wanted.

Robert A. Davis

Well this was a call back to a scene from the 1st season of the revival series. When JR and Cliff meet again for the first times in years, JR tells Cliff that he will be dancing on his grave, although Cliff outlived JR

Tricia Johansen

Nothing like a good old funeral fight, JR would have LOVED IT!!!!!

SOCORRO SILVA

Thank you very much, DALLAS70, for uploading this interesting video so that we can see it whenever we are confined to staying at home during this quarentine as much as possible.
Please have a nice day today. ©®
February 07, 2022 @ 1:50 am ©®

jaz morrison

im shore larry hagman was smileing down from heaven when this episode was made

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