Except in My Head
Echoes of Lost Love: Yearning in Memory
Lyrics
Maybe he knows that he can't call or write me
Speculation that someone, possibly a past lover, is hesitant to contact or communicate.
Cuz he's the one that split
Suggesting a breakup, with the person being referred to as the one who initiated the split.
Maybe he's saving up cool things to tell me
Implies the possibility that the person is holding back positive things to share, perhaps feeling regret.
Cuz he regrets it
Further hinting at regret from the person who initiated the breakup.
Maybe he even misses me
Suggests the potential that the person misses the speaker as much as the speaker misses them.
As much as I miss him
Expresses the speaker's deep longing for the person.
Oh but I know there's no place these things exist
Conveys a realization that the positive aspects mentioned earlier may only exist in the speaker's thoughts.
Except in my head
Repeated emphasis on the idea that these positive thoughts are confined to the speaker's mind.
Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my head head
-Let your thoughts roam in fields of dreams I'm told
Suggests a shift in focus to dreams and aspirations, encouraging a positive outlook.
Let your wishes float
-Drift among the clouds with your hopes
-We would stay up til sunrise
Recollection of shared moments, possibly with a tinge of nostalgia.
Splash our faces dry our stinging eyes
-Guess that I'll
Introduction of doubt about the possibility of finding the person again.
Never find him again
Reiteration of the idea that finding the person is unlikely.
Except in my head
Repeating the theme that the positive aspects only exist in the speaker's thoughts.
Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my
Emphasis on the internal nature of these positive thoughts.
Picture the girl you will be when he calls you
Encouragement to imagine a positive future, possibly hinting at self-improvement.
Picture the girl you will be at the beach
-Picture the sold out Hollywood Bowl and
-Everybody singing
-Do magical thoughts pull it closer to touch it
Philosophical questioning about the impact of positive thoughts on reality.
Or push it far away instead
-Does wishing mean
Questioning whether wishing for something will prevent it from happening.
I'll never go there except in my head
Expressing doubt about the realization of wishes, particularly in a physical sense.
Let your thoughts roam in fields of dreams I'm told
Repetition of the theme of dreams and hopes, possibly as a form of escapism.
Let your wishes float
-Drift among the clouds with your hopes
-We would stay up til sunrise
-Splash our faces dry our stinging eyes
-Guess that I'll
Reiteration of the perceived difficulty in finding the person again.
Never find him again
Continued emphasis on the internal nature of positive thoughts and the unlikelihood of finding the person.
Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my head
Repeating the central theme that the positive aspects exist solely in the speaker's thoughts.
Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my head
-Except in my
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