質問: This is from a song lyrics (転{ころ}がる石{いし}になれ by AKB48) 孤独{こどく}は いつでも 自由{じゆう}の代償{だいしょう}に 言葉{ことば}を失{な}くして 壁{かべ}は無関心{むかんしん} 耐{た}えるしかないよ Does て here indicate a command, as in "lose the talk"? Or, is it connected to the next phrase? Perhaps as a description of 壁{かべ}?
回答: I'm going to try to parse the stanza: * 孤独{こどく}は - loneliness (establish context) * いつでも - any time * 自由{じゆう}の代償{だいしょう}に - price of freedom (dative/locative case?) * (A pause in the singing) * 言葉{ことば}を失{な}くして - to get rid of (the) word(s) (requesting) * 壁{かべ}は- wall/barrier (establish context) * 無{む}関{かん}心{しん} - indifferent * 耐{た}えるしかないよ - no choice but to endure There seems to be a lot of elision going on. I'm going to try to put it back together. * 孤独はいつでも自由の代償にある - loneliness is always in the price of (our) freedom * 言葉を失くしてください - please get rid of words* *(I'm guessing this in the sense of "actions speak louder than words" kind of meaning) * 壁は無関心です - the barrier is indifferent (to attempts at overcoming it) * 耐えるしかないよ - (we) have no choice but to endure