Extra Chest of Drawers
Unveiling Memories: Nostalgia in Christopher Spano's Extra Chest of Drawers
Lyrics
Going through the extra chest of drawers
Exploring belongings in an additional set of drawers
The one with all the keepsakes that never found a home
Referring to items with sentimental value that lacked a permanent place
A box to go to Goodwill and a box to put on the truck
Sorting items for donation (Goodwill) and those to be taken when moving
I stumble on the pictures from my twenty-first
Discovering photos from the narrator's twenty-first birthday
The light exposure never seemed to be quite right
Noticing issues with light exposure in the pictures
The photos in the album staring back at me
Reflecting on photos in an album that seem to gaze back
And all at once, they say
Suddenly, the photos convey a message
Oh, won't you keep me
The photos plea to be kept
Keep me with you
The photos request to remain in the narrator's possession
Don't you leave me behind
Urging not to be left behind or forgotten
Oh, won't you hold me
The plea to be embraced or held close
Hold me near you
Requesting proximity and not to bid farewell
Don't you say goodbye
Emphasizing the desire not to part ways
Don't you say goodbye
Repetition of the plea not to say goodbye
Those countertop appliances we only used once
Mentioning seldom-used kitchen appliances
Like the waffle-maker that I finally let you buy
Specifically, the waffle-maker purchased against initial hesitation
The date night that we had at home
Recalling a memorable date night at home
The mess it made, the perfect song
Describing the chaos, yet perfect memories created
The cooking and the cleaning and the laughing, they say
Attributing significance to shared moments of cooking, cleaning, and laughter
Oh, won't you keep me
Reiteration of the plea for these memories to be retained
Keep me with you
Requesting not to be left behind, echoing the sentiment
Don't you leave me behind
Expressing the desire to be held close and not abandoned
Oh, won't you hold me
Reiterating the plea for proximity and not bidding farewell
Hold me near you
Asking to remain close and not to say goodbye
Don't you say goodbye
Emphasizing the plea for the avoidance of farewells
Don't you say goodbye
Repetition of the plea to avoid saying goodbye
Don't you say goodbye
Further repetition, emphasizing the aversion to goodbyes
Oh, won't you keep me
Reiteration of the plea for preservation of memories
Keep me with you
Requesting the continued presence of memories
Don't you leave me behind
Urging not to leave memories behind
Oh, won't you hold me
Repetition of the plea to hold memories close
Hold me near you
Reiterating the desire for proximity with memories
Don't you say goodbye
Emphasizing the plea not to say goodbye to memories
Don't you say goodbye
Repetition of the plea to avoid farewells with memories
Don't you say goodbye
Final repetition of the plea to refrain from saying goodbye to memories
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