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}


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}?




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




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

