Before

Yearning for Yesterday: Unraveling Ashford's 'Before'
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Lyrics

Remember then when all we'd need

Reflecting on a time when simplicity and the companionship of each other and the sun were sufficient.

Was each other and the sun

Expressing a desire to have recognized that moment as the last experience of true freedom.

I wish I realized that would be

Regret about the lack of realization during that time.

The last time I felt freedom

Conveying a sense of nostalgia and longing for the feeling of freedom experienced then.

When everything was all ok

Recalling a time when everything was fine and no additional desires existed.

We couldn't ask for nothing

Highlighting contentment in the past before life's complications led to a divergent path.

Until our lives led us astray

Expressing how life choices have led to a state of self-destruction.

And into self destruction

Addressing the consequences of choices that led to a destructive path.

I'm tired of dreaming

Feeling weary of dreaming about reversing the passage of time.

About turning back time

Expressing frustration at having to leave cherished things in the past.

I'm sick of leaving

Conveying the impossibility of returning to a previous state.

Things I love behind

Expressing a sense of yearning for a lost time and the impossibility of reclaiming it.

There's no returning

Expressing a feeling of loneliness upon waking up.

To what was before

Questioning the disappearance of people who were once close.

Now I'm left here yearning

Acknowledging a perceived closeness that has vanished.

For what is no more

Expressing a sense of being far from home despite claims of proximity.

When I wake up I feel alone

Pondering the reason behind the pain experienced.

Where did everybody go

Suggesting a desire to attempt reconciliation for closure.

Though we claim we're still so close

Considering the possibility that fear might be hindering efforts to address change.

We couldn't be farther from home

Raising the question of whether a situation has truly come to an end.

Is there a reason for this pain

Expressing weariness about dreaming of reversing time.

Can't we try again for closure

Expressing fatigue from leaving behind beloved things.

Is it just fear that things have changed

Reiterating the impossibility of returning to a past state.

Or is it really over

Expressing a sense of longing for a time that is no longer attainable.

I'm tired of dreaming

Repetition of weariness regarding dreams of reversing time.

About turning back time

Repetition of frustration about leaving behind cherished things.

I'm sick of leaving

Reiteration of the impossibility of returning to the past.

Things I love behind

Repeating the sense of yearning for a time that no longer exists.

There's no returning

Restating the feeling of loneliness upon waking up.

To what was before

Reiterating the questioning of the disappearance of once-close individuals.

Now I'm left here yearning

Reaffirming the acknowledgment of a lost closeness.

For what is no more

Repeating the expression of being far from home despite claims of proximity.

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