Эта песня — культовый учебник по теме "Loneliness & Human Connection" (Одиночество и человеческие связи). Битлз здесь выступают как режиссёры: они водят воображаемой камерой от персонажа к персонажу, создавая щемящие стоп-кадры. В тексте нет привычных гитар — только тревожные струнные и бьющие в цель бытовые детали. Ah, look at all the lonely people!
Ah, look at all the lonely people! Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Wears the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for? 1. Фразовый глагол и символ: "Picks up the rice" 2. Жуткая метафора: "Wears the face that she keeps in a jar" Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care? 1. Эффект скрытой камеры: "Writing" и "Darning" 2. Забытая лексика: "Darning his socks" 3. Разговорный оборот: "What does he care?" Eleanor Rigby died in the church