This is the End
Reflections of Lost Connections: "This is the End" by Cody Belew
Lyrics
This is the end, my friend
This marks the conclusion, possibly of a relationship or a significant phase in life.
We've seen it all looking back
Reflecting on past experiences and memories together.
We promised to stay this way
A commitment to maintaining the current state or relationship.
Numbers exchanged for keeping track
Suggests a shift from personal connections to a more transactional or distant nature.
But how could we know we'd grow
Expressing surprise at personal growth that led to forgetting people and their identities.
And forget the faces and names
Questioning the loss of sweet memories and the desire for unchanged relationships.
Why can't there be a sweet memory
Yearning for positive memories amidst the changes.
Where we all remain the same?
Expressing a wish for a shared, unchanging experience among friends.
I heard you made quite a name for yourself
Acknowledging the other's success and achievements.
As successful as they come
Recognition of significant accomplishments.
And that you found a love and settled down
Noting the establishment of a stable romantic relationship.
And that he may be the one
Speculating about the possibility of a lifelong partner.
Remember how time couldn't keep us apart
Recalling a time when distance and time were insignificant in the relationship.
And distance a trivial thing
Contrasting the past closeness with the current changes in relationships.
Most likely to be together forever
Reflecting on past expectations of everlasting togetherness.
It's funny how everything's changed
Ironically noting how everything has changed despite initial expectations.
I had a love, well you know I've had a few
Acknowledging other romantic relationships but highlighting their inferiority.
Since we couldn't make sense of our dreams
Recognition that dreams and aspirations couldn't be understood together.
Their best qualities never stacked up to you
Comparing the qualities of past loves and finding them lacking compared to the person being addressed.
And they all saw an end to my means
Implies that other relationships saw an end due to the primary relationship.
Don't worry, I'm fine, just fine.
Reassuring the other about personal well-being despite appearances.
I'm happy you're happy and getting along
Expressing happiness for the other's happiness and current life.
I wish I had just, just a piece of your right
Desiring a share of the other person's positive aspects or fortune.
'Cause I just keep coming up wrong
Expressing a sense of constant failure or inadequacy.
But it was so good to see you, and to know that your life
Expressing joy at seeing the other person and their life aligning with their dreams.
Has turned into your dreams coming true
Acknowledging the fulfillment of the other's dreams.
If anyone deserves, anyone, anyone deserves happiness baby
Expressing the belief that the other person deserves happiness.
It's certainly you
Affirming the other person's deserving nature for happiness.
This is the end, my friend
Reiterating the end of the relationship, now with a formal farewell.
We've said it all with "Goodbye"
Summarizing the communication with a final farewell, possibly indicating a permanent parting.
I wish you the best
Expressing good wishes for the other person's future.
I guess I should be getting on
Recognizing the need to move forward with one's own life.
Be getting on with my life
Reiterating the resolution to move on from the relationship and focus on personal growth.
Gotta get on with my life (2x)
Repeating the need to continue with life, emphasizing a sense of closure and finality.
It was so good to see you (2x)
Expressing gratitude for the encounter and farewell, possibly for the last time.
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