Learned to Swim
Drowning in Memories: Charlie South's Poetic Reflections on Love and Loss
Lyrics
One more shot
Expressing a desire for another opportunity or chance.
Give it to me imma
Requesting another chance or opportunity.
Drink it up and float away down to the same place I always go
Describing the act of drinking and escaping to a familiar place.
One more time
Expressing a willingness for one more attempt or experience.
I do it to myself I
Taking responsibility for personal actions and choices.
Wonder why, just can't choose another path cause
Reflecting on the difficulty of choosing a different path.
My past just stays
Highlighting the persistence of the speaker's past.
You should see me by myself on our street
Describing a personal moment of contemplation.
Tryina figure out where everything went wrong
Expressing confusion and trying to identify where things went wrong.
I get too drunk when I drink
Admitting to excessive drinking, possibly as a coping mechanism.
And mostly cause of you I think
Attributing the drinking behavior to the influence of someone specific.
Been tryina drown everything
Attempting to drown out or escape from overwhelming thoughts or emotions.
But the thoughts of you have learned to swim
Contrasting the speaker's attempt to drown thoughts with the idea that thoughts of someone have become resilient.
Shiny eyes
Describing the appearance of the eyes, possibly indicating emotional distress.
A salty flavour on my
Depicting a taste associated with tears or emotional pain.
Cheeks and I'm tryina hold on to a feeling that's fading out
Struggling to hold onto a fading emotion or memory.
We used to look at how the clouds formed figures, but now they're only ever raining down on me
Highlighting a shift from positive shared experiences to a feeling of being overwhelmed by negativity.
I get too drunk when I drink
Reiterating the tendency to drink excessively, possibly as a response to emotional pain.
And mostly cause of you I think
Linking the excessive drinking behavior to thoughts of a specific person.
Been tryina drown everything
Continuing the theme of attempting to drown out overwhelming emotions.
But the thoughts of you have learned to swim
Contrasting the speaker's attempt to drown thoughts with the idea that thoughts of someone have become resilient.
My sister asked where you've been
Introducing a sister's inquiry about someone's whereabouts.
That's when I broke I couldn't hold it in
Expressing a breaking point, an inability to conceal emotions.
Cause I'm still stuck in between
Feeling stuck between the present and a missed opportunity.
Where we are and where we could have been
Reflecting on the dichotomy between the current situation and what could have been.
All I should do
Considering a course of action to free the mind from attachment.
Is try to free my mind from you
Reiterating the need to detach from thoughts of a specific person.
But all that I do
Expressing a contradiction between intentions and actions.
Is go trough all our photos but I know that they're ain't telling the truth
Engaging in reminiscence through photos but recognizing their deceptive nature.
I get too drunk when I drink
Repeating the pattern of excessive drinking, attributing it to the influence of a specific person.
And mostly cause of you I think
Linking the drinking behavior to thoughts of a particular individual.
Been tryina drown everything
Continuing the theme of attempting to drown out overwhelming emotions.
But the thoughts of you have learned to swim
Contrasting the speaker's attempt to drown thoughts with the idea that thoughts of someone have become resilient.
My sister asked where you've been
Repeating the sister's inquiry about someone's whereabouts.
That's when I broke I couldn't hold it in
Describing a breaking point, an inability to conceal emotions.
Cause I'm still stuck in between
Feeling stuck between the present and a missed opportunity.
Where we are and where we could've been
Reflecting on the dichotomy between the current situation and what could have been.
I get too drunk when I drink
Reiterating the tendency to drink excessively, possibly as a response to emotional pain.
Been tryina drown everything
Continuing the theme of attempting to drown out overwhelming emotions.
But I'm still stuck in between
Expressing a feeling of being stuck between the present and a missed opportunity.
Where we are and where we could've been
Reflecting on the dichotomy between the current situation and what could have been.
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