Now I understand what you tried to say to me How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free They would not listen they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now.
IsolationSufferingEmpathyUnderstandingCommunicationRecognitionRegret
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker acknowledges the suffering and efforts of a subject who tried to free others but was ignored by those who did not know how.
- In plain terms
- I understand your suffering and how you tried to free people who would not listen.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the value of those who tried to help even if they were ignored.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who have you ignored that tried to help you?
- How do you recognize someone's hidden suffering?
Another view
It relies on context outside the text to identify who is being addressed.
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