I Don't Remember
Unforgettable Echoes: Deciphering Chuck Ellis's 'I Don't Remember' Meaning
Lyrics
I should take my own advice
I should follow my own advice
I can play nice
I can behave in a friendly and pleasant manner
you can make a life or leave it
You have the choice to create a life or abandon it
it'll take a slice, believe it
It will require effort or sacrifice, believe it
believe it
Emphasizing the need to believe the previous statement
there's a lotta things I won't remember
There are many things that I will forget
there's a lotta things I won't forget easily
There are many things that will not be easily forgotten
there's a lotta things I won't remember
Reiteration of the idea that many things will be forgotten
there's a little thing I won't regret easily
There's a small thing that won't be regretted easily
I don't remember why you're sayin my name
The speaker cannot recall why their name is being mentioned
cuz I don't take care of you, so you say
The speaker denies taking care of the person mentioning their name
I don't remember you sayin my name
The speaker doesn't remember the person mentioning their name
I don't remember why you're sayin my name
Reiteration of the speaker's forgetfulness about the name mention
cuz I don't take care of you, so you say
The speaker denies responsibility for the person mentioning their name
I don't remember you sayin my name
Reiteration of the speaker's forgetfulness about the name mention
there's a lotta things I won't remember
Similar to lines 7 and 9, emphasizing forgetfulness
there's a lotta things I won't forget easily
Similar to line 8, many things won't be easily forgotten
there's a lotta things I won't remember
Similar to lines 9 and 19, emphasizing forgetfulness
there's a little thing I won't regret easily
Similar to line 10, a small thing won't be regretted easily
I don't remember why you're sayin my name
Repetition of the speaker's confusion about their name being mentioned
cuz I don't take care of you, so you say
Repetition of the speaker's denial of taking care of the person
I don't remember you sayin my name
Repetition of the speaker's forgetfulness about the name mention
I don't remember why you're sayin my name
Repetition of the speaker's confusion about their name being mentioned
cuz I don't take care of you, so you say
Repetition of the speaker's denial of taking care of the person
I don't remember you sayin my name
Repetition of the speaker's forgetfulness about the name mention
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