Wish You'd Miss Me
Longing Echoes: Wishing for Your Memory
Lyrics
I wish you'd miss me
I desire that you feel my absence and long for me
Like all the folks back home in missouri
Similar to people in Missouri who constantly reach out when they see me on TV or hear my song
Always blowing my phone up everything they see me
People from home frequently call or message when they notice me in the media
On tv or hear that song off my CD
Especially when my song plays on the CD or on a local station
Some local station late night spot
Refers to a local station or a late-night spot where my success is discussed
Whether they think I'll make it or not
Whether they believe in my success or not
At least they miss me
Expressing a desire for the same kind of attention and missing feelings from someone else
At least they miss me
Reiteration of the longing for being missed
I wish you'd miss me
Expressing a wish for the other person to miss them
Like I miss all the songs you used to sing me
Comparing the desire for missing each other to the nostalgia for songs the other used to sing
In your morning shower getting ready
Recalling moments of intimacy, like singing in the morning shower
And I'd sing your harmonies
Reciprocal participation in each other's lives through harmonies
Slow dancing in our birthday suits
Describing shared moments of vulnerability and closeness
Singing every Isbell song we knew
Remembering joyous times together, specifically with songs by Jason Isbell
I wish you'd miss me
Reiteration of the desire for the other person to miss them
It's a different city, Different venue, different hotel bar
Highlighting the contrast between the current lifestyle pursuing dreams and the past pursuit of love
Chasin' this dream instead of chasin' your heart
Questioning the sustainability of the current path when emotional connections are breaking
How can you sail this ship as it's fallin' apart?
Metaphorically describing the emotional turmoil as a ship falling apart
But I wish you'd miss me
Reiteration of the longing for being missed despite the challenges
I wish you'd miss me
Expressing the persistent desire for the other person to miss them
I'm getting drunk alone
Describing the act of consuming alcohol alone in a hotel room
In this hotel room haunted by your ghost
Feeling haunted by memories of the other person
And I should have went to sleep a long time ago
Regret for not sleeping and struggling with emotions
I'm losing self control
Losing control over one's emotions
All our friends all say you've found a man
Learning from mutual friends about the other person's new relationship
With a steady job and wedding plans
Understanding that the new person has stability and plans for the future
It breaks my heart but at least now I know
The painful realization that the other person has moved on, but at least there's clarity
You don't miss me
Emphasizing the absence of reciprocal feelings, the other person doesn't miss
You don't miss me
Reiteration of the lack of reciprocated feelings
Like when you missed me on Christmas Eve
Recalling a specific moment of being missed during a challenging time
When I was stuck in Nashville TN
Reference to a past incident in Nashville, emphasizing the support that was missed
In a foot of snow and I couldn't make it home
Describing a situation where the singer couldn't make it home due to external circumstances
And you missed me
Highlighting a time when the other person did miss and express concern
But you found somebody to love you
Acknowledging the other person's new relationship, expressing bitterness
Who can walk straight and tell the truth
Contrasting the new person's virtues with the singer's struggles
I'm getting drunk alone yelling at your ghost
Expressing frustration and loneliness while confronting memories of the other person
Why would you miss me
Rhetorical question questioning why the other person wouldn't miss the singer
But I wish you'd miss me
Reiteration of the persistent desire for the other person to miss them
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