New Year
Embracing Memories, Welcoming Hope: New Year's Resonance in Darren Criss' Melody
Lyrics
She sets her alarm, five minutes to midnight
Setting the alarm for five minutes to midnight, preparing for the arrival of the new year.
And wakes just in time to greet the new year
Waking up just in time to welcome the new year.
Remembers the kisses, remembers the laughter
Reflecting on past moments of affection and joy, recalling what has been lost.
And all that's gone away
Expressing the sense of loss and the passage of time.
She shuffles around, turns on the lights
Moving around and starting the new year routine, turning on lights.
Goes to the kitchen, gets some champagne
Fetching champagne from the kitchen, a symbol of celebration.
She opens the window and wrapped in a blanket
Opening the window, wrapped in a blanket, possibly to embrace the moment and the environment.
Begins to count and wait
Counting down and waiting for the new year to begin.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five
Counting down from ten to one, a common tradition during New Year celebrations.
Four, three, two, one
-Happy new year
Expressing wishes for a happy new year.
Happy new year
-And they say you can hear it over the island
Describing the widespread celebration of the new year, with a comparison to the sound of the ocean.
Starting in Times Square and spreading throughout
-A roar like the ocean, it comes from a distance
-Grows louder then turns quiet
-She sits in a dream or in a memory
Immersing in thoughts or memories, acknowledging the perception of time and its varying pace.
While old conversations play in her ears
-And sometimes the minutes feel longer than hours
-Some days feel long as years
-She's just glad she gets to be around
Gratitude for being alive and witnessing another spring.
To see another spring come to this town
-Happy new year
Repeating wishes for a happy new year.
Happy new year to you
-She sets her alarm five minutes to twelve
Repeating the ritual of setting the alarm, expressing gratitude for the past year without mentioning its challenges.
And wakes just in time to say her goodbyes
-Thanking the old year for all it has brought her
-No mention of the things it took away
-She's just glad she gets to be around
Reiterating the joy of being alive to experience another spring.
To see another spring come to this town
-Happy new year, happy new year
Repeatedly expressing wishes for a happy new year.
Happy new year, happy new year
-Happy new year, happy new year
-To you
-Happy new year
Final affirmation of a happy new year.
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