Understanding て in 言葉{ことば}を失{な}くして壁{かべ}は無関心{むかんしん}

Question

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}?

Flaw · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-14 16:44:03Z

I'm going to try to parse the stanza:

There seems to be a lot of elision going on. I'm going to try to put it back together.

*_{(I'm guessing this in the sense of "actions speak louder than words" kind of meaning)}

Thanks! I like your interpretation of "indifferent" (to attempts at overcoming it). Your interpretation of 言葉を失くして also makes a lot of sense. — hasen, Oct 14, 2011 at 17:55
For consideration: 言葉を[失]{うしな}う means "be at a loss for words". I'm not sure if 言葉を[失]{な}くす has a similar meaning. If so then that part would probably mean "Because we're at a loss for words, the barrier is indifferent" (て-form of the verb implying temporal order or weak causal relation). — Flaw, Oct 14, 2011 at 18:20

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