Northern Lights
Flickering Memories: Northern Lights' Emotional Tale of Love and Loss
Lyrics
I just want to joke around
I desire lighthearted banter
Kiss your mouth in the basement of your parents' house
Expressing a desire to share an intimate moment, kissing, in the basement of your parents' house
But there's only photos now
Reflecting on the past, where there are only photos now
And videos of you dancing with your best friend's mom
Noticing images and videos of the person dancing with their best friend's mom
We had the same dream at the same damn time
Sharing a common dream that occurred simultaneously
You loved that song, listened every night
Remembering the person's love for a specific song, a nightly ritual
I miss your oval azure eyes
Expressing longing for the person's oval azure eyes
And how they calmed me down when I'd start to cry
Recalling how the person's eyes provided comfort during emotional moments
You were so far gone, hardly recognized you
Noting the person's distant state, almost unrecognizable
And now that you're gone, well I see you all the time
Despite their absence, the person is constantly present in thoughts
In the memories flashing through my mind
Revisiting memories that flash through the mind
You're flickering like the northern lights
Comparing the person to the flickering northern lights
I'd give anything to turn back time
Expressing a willingness to give anything to go back in time
Begin again before my life
Desiring a fresh start before current life circumstances
Without you, without you
Emphasizing the void without the person
You were fine and I was freaking out
Highlighting a contrast - the person was fine while the speaker was anxious
Lost at night in an unfamiliar town
Feeling lost in an unfamiliar town at night
As the rain came pouring down
Recalling a moment when rain poured down, and the person held them tightly in an old schoolhouse
You held me tight on the floor of an old schoolhouse
I wish that had been enough, didn't matter if we messed it up
Expressing a wish that the past moment had been sufficient, regardless of potential mistakes
Oh, we'd just laugh it off
Laughing off past errors, displaying a carefree attitude
We were young and dumb, we were young and in love
Reflecting on youthful and naive love
You were so far gone, hardly recognized you
Reiterating the person's distant and changed state
And now that you're gone, well I see you all the time
Despite their absence, the person is a constant presence
In the memories flashing through my mind
Returning to memories that play in the mind
You're flickering like the northern lights
Comparing the person to the fleeting and beautiful northern lights
I'd give anything to turn back time
Expressing a deep desire to rewind time
Begin again before my life
Wishing for a new beginning before current life circumstances
Without you, without you
Emphasizing the void without the person
Without you, without you
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