Twenty Six and Gone
Eternal Love and Frozen Memories: Twenty Six and Gone
Lyrics
Said if you're reading this then I'm gone
Saying that if the recipient is reading the letter, the sender has passed away.
But boy I've had you on my mind, and I had to take the time
Expressing the sender's constant thoughts about the recipient and the necessity to convey feelings despite circumstances.
And let you know I've always loved you despite the things that you did or do
Reaffirming love for the recipient despite any past or present actions they've taken.
I've had you in my heart, I've carried you in my heart
Emphasizing the enduring presence of the recipient in the sender's heart.
And every winter I remember us on frozen Salem streets
Recalling a specific memory from the past, reminiscing about shared moments during winter in Salem.
I still see our shadows in the snow
Remembering the lingering memories of the sender and the recipient's presence during that past memory.
Lost and lonely, seventeen
Reflecting on a feeling of being lost and lonely at the age of seventeen.
I got your letter today
The sender received a letter from the recipient.
It read to me like a song
Comparing the contents of the received letter to a song.
Just twenty six and gone
Referring to the sender, being twenty-six years old, and now deceased.
And you know it's been so long since I heard that Code 7 one
Recalling the passage of time since a specific code or message (Code 7 one) was heard.
61C in your front seat, cassette tapes from you to me
Referencing a specific memory involving a 61C in the front seat, cassette tapes exchanged between sender and recipient.
We could drive to Pittsburg and see a show, some local bands you know
Remembering shared experiences like going to Pittsburgh for local band performances.
Your cigarette smoke in my lungs, choking the things that made life numb
Recalling the sensation of smoking and its impact on the sender's life.
And you said sometimes you'd see us there the way we used to be
Recalling a conversation where the recipient mentioned seeing the sender and the recipient's past selves.
Two shadows cast on the city
Imagining the past as two figures reflected in the city, lost and lonely.
Lost and lonely, you and me
Reflecting on a feeling of being lost and lonely, shared by both sender and recipient.
And you asked me to reply just to keep you in my mind
Recipient requested the sender to respond to keep the sender in the recipient's thoughts.
And you wrote of sleepless nights spent wondering
Recipient wrote about nights spent awake, pondering the sender's experiences.
What I'd seen and what I'd done through all those years
Referencing the recipient's curiosity about the sender's life events and actions over the years.
That flew right by us like the wind
Reflecting on the passage of time, implying how quickly it seemed to pass.
I got your letter today
Reiterating the reception of a letter from the recipient.
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