not this time
Echoes of Past Lives: Chemical Club's Emotional Journey in 'Not This Time'
Lyrics
I see the skyline in your eye
I perceive the city skyline reflected in your eyes.
Atop black blue and white
Above the colors of black, blue, and white.
Voice shaking like candlelight
Your voice trembles like the flickering of candlelight.
I said I loved you in a past life
I declared my love for you in a previous existence.
As your lips found mine
Our lips met during that time.
Chest too tight for words to work right
My chest feels too constricted for words to articulate correctly.
In July a line was drawn
In July, a boundary was established.
Tonight it’s being danced upon
Tonight, that boundary is being defied through dance.
Flames of past lives tickling the sky
Memories of past lives are vividly present, reaching towards the sky.
A heart my heart can’t see beyond
A heart that my own heart cannot perceive beyond.
It’s torture until the feeling’s gone
The experience is tormenting until the emotions fade away.
Not this time
This time, things will be different.
I keep this flash drive at all times
I carry a flash drive with me always.
Upload my mind the day I die
I plan to upload my consciousness on the day of my death.
I’ll keep a place for you inside
I will reserve a space for you within me.
Concern turns into a smile
Worry transforms into a smile.
Just promise me you’ll stay alive awhile
Just assure me that you will stay alive for some time.
At least for the sunrise
At least until the sunrise.
In July a line was drawn
In July, a boundary was established.
Tonight it’s being danced upon
Tonight, that boundary is being defied through dance.
Flames of past lives tickling the sky
Memories of past lives are vividly present, reaching towards the sky.
A heart my heart can’t see beyond
A heart that my own heart cannot perceive beyond.
It’s torture until the feeling’s gone
The experience is tormenting until the emotions fade away.
Not this time
This time, things will be different.
Bright white blind
Intensely bright and blinding whiteness.
Crawling confusion
A state of crawling confusion.
To a quarter way through
Progressing a quarter of the way through life.
Life can take a lifetime to get used to
Adapting to life can take a lifetime.
Fewer questions arise
Fewer uncertainties arise when I'm in your company.
When I’m with you
Especially when I'm with you.
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