Let me

The song I chose is "Everlasting Light" by the Black Keys, on the album Brothers. The context of this song in terms of where it is in the album is interesting. "Everlasting Light" is a love song, and the song that comes directing after it is a breakup song.

This song is about a man who wants a woman to truly love him, and let him be her everything. The speaker may be reaching out to the woman in a time where she needs help, or something to confide in. The speaker is reaching out to her and saying,

Let me be your everlasting lightThe sun when there is noneI'm a shepherd for youAnd I'll guide you throughLet me be your everlasting light

Although this is a song about a man wanting to love a woman, it is clear from the shepherd metaphor, and the speaker asking to woman to let him be there for her, that there is more going on. Although the speaker claims his love is everlasting, it seems that this love is maybe not being returned. The speaker wants to help the woman, be her confidant and best friend, but needs to beg her to let him in. There are many other references throughout the song to the woman's pain, loneliness, and troubles. The speaker says,

loneliness is over
dark days are through 

trying explain to the woman he loves that if she lets him love her, she will be happy and get through her hard times with him by her side.

Another metaphor is used in the song to convince the woman that reciprocating love will help her,

A train goin' 'way from painLove is the coalThat makes this train roll

The speaker is trying to tell the woman that he has a plan, a way to take her pain away. However, the plan will only work if she lets the speaker love her.  The coal and light are references to warm things, showing that love is warm and welcoming. The speaker also calls himself,

The sun where there is none

again trying to show the imagery of a warm, nice love that will light up dark, cold, and bad days for the woman. However, the next song on the album is about a bad ex, maybe referring to this woman, who did not open up to the speaker and let him be her everlasting light.