like a teenager
Nostalgic Echoes: Rediscovering Youth in 'Like a Teenager' by Carrie King
Lyrics
There's something bout fall
Expressing a special quality or feeling associated with fall.
That makes me feel small
Feeling a sense of insignificance or nostalgia during fall.
Like a teenager again
Comparing the emotional experience to that of being a teenager.
I sit on my bed
Reflecting on past experiences while sitting on the bed.
Listen to Wonderwall
Listening to the song "Wonderwall" as a nostalgic reference.
Like I did way back then
Recalling past actions or feelings from the teenage years.
And something inside me reminds me of you
Feeling a connection to someone from the past.
And I'd usually shut it down
Normally suppressing emotions but unable to in this case.
But all of the leaves start to fall to the earth
Observing leaves falling, symbolizing change or loss.
And I sink into the ground
Experiencing a profound emotional descent.
And I start to cry 'cause it's another life
Crying due to the realization of a different life now.
And I miss it way too much
Expressing a deep yearning for the past.
It's homecoming games and it's Halloween night
Recalling specific events like homecoming games and Halloween.
And that stupid high school crush
Remembering a crush from high school.
So I let in the pain
Accepting and embracing the pain as a genuine emotion.
It's the realest thing that I've felt in way too long
Describing the authenticity of the current emotional experience.
It's exactly how it felt back when I was young
Comparing current feelings to those from youth.
Now each September go back and remember
Revisiting memories in September, emphasizing their significance.
We'd meet up and talk on the bridge
Recalling a specific location and shared moments.
I'll reach for my sweater and try to forget
Attempting to distract oneself from current challenges.
All the shit I'm dealing with
Coping with difficulties and remembering the past.
And something inside me reminds me of you
Feeling a connection to someone from the past (repeated).
And I'd usually shut it down
Normally suppressing emotions but unable to (repeated).
But all of the leaves start to fall to the earth
Observing leaves falling, symbolizing change or loss (repeated).
And I sink into the ground
Experiencing a profound emotional descent (repeated).
And I start to cry 'cause it's another life
Crying due to the realization of a different life now (repeated).
And I miss it way too much
Expressing a deep yearning for the past (repeated).
We walked through the halls
Recalling shared experiences of walking through the halls.
Doing nothing at all
Emphasizing the simplicity of those past moments.
Drove too fast just to feel the rush
Engaging in risky behavior for the thrill of it.
So I let in the pain
Accepting and embracing the pain as a genuine emotion (repeated).
It's the realest thing that I've felt in way too long
Describing the authenticity of the current emotional experience (repeated).
It's exactly how it felt back when I was young
Comparing current feelings to those from youth (repeated).
If I could tell my younger self
Offering advice to the younger self to wait for better times.
Just wait six more years
Assuring the younger self of future success and experiences.
You'll go so far and do it all
Reflecting on accomplishments but expressing a longing for the past.
But wish you were back here
Expressing a desire to return to a previous time.
Now I call you again
Attempting to reconnect with someone from the past.
Hope you might let me in
Hoping for reconciliation due to missing the person.
'Cause I miss you way too much
Expressing a deep yearning for the past (repeated).
It's that dance in the dark
Recalling a specific moment of dancing in the dark with a spark.
When we both felt the spark
Highlighting the emotional intensity of the shared experience.
From the moment that we touched
Recalling a significant moment from the past.
So I let in the pain
Accepting and embracing the pain as a genuine emotion (repeated).
It's the realest thing that I've felt since you were gone
Describing the authenticity of the current emotional experience (repeated).
It's exactly how it felt back when I was young
Compar
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