Leftover
Navigating Youth's Turbulence: Alaska Reid's 'Leftover' Reflections
Lyrics
Wash this city off my back
Feeling burdened by the city, longing to shed its weight
I just got home
Just returned home
It's summer finally and seems like everyone's out on a float You're with some guy at T&C as Y2Kountry drones
Observing the lively summer scene, you're with someone at T&C, surrounded by Y2Kountry sounds
I'm buying milk and tea and you're a few years younger than me But honey I guess you think I'm old
While I'm shopping for mundane items, you, younger than me, perceive me as old
And I'll try to be your angel
Expressing the intention to be a supportive figure
But you know I get frustrated too
Acknowledging personal frustration despite the desire to be helpful
Yeah I'll try to be your angel
Reiterating the commitment to be a guiding presence
Cuz I knew a girl who tried to lose herself the way you do
Recalling a girl who tried to escape reality, drawing parallels
From baby teeth to beer
Reflecting on the passage of time, from childhood to adulthood
T-shirt from freshman year
Mentioning a sentimental T-shirt from the early college years
Hitchhike at sunrise,
Describing a memory of hitchhiking at sunrise
She had the same restless eyes
Comparing the restless eyes of the past with the present
Remember when my sisters and I pierced your ears? Apples and ice
Nostalgic recollection of piercing your ears, referencing innocence
Driving down by convict grade
Driving down a specific location, possibly a reflective journey
And I'm thinking about her when she was your age Crystal meth, older guys,
Thinking about a past person and their struggles with substances and relationships
Maybe when your parents fight, you force the time to fly
Suggesting that during parental conflicts, time seems to accelerate
And I'll try to be your angel,
Reaffirming the commitment to provide support and guidance
But you know I get frustrated too
Acknowledging the persistence of personal frustration
Yeah I'll try to be your angel
Reiterating the determination to be a guiding figure despite challenges
Cuz I knew a girl who tried to lose herself the way you do Try, try, I'll try
Recalling the girl from earlier, emphasizing the commitment to help and support
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