Don't Talk Like

Time's Echo: Navigating Adulthood's Struggles in 'Don't Talk Like'
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Lyrics

Don't talk like, like you're nineteen

Advising someone not to speak or behave as if they are nineteen years old.

You're thirty-five if you're a day

Emphasizing that the person in question is older, around thirty-five years old.

Don't act like, like you're nineteen

Reiterating the advice not to act in a manner typical of a nineteen-year-old.

Everyone is waiting

Suggesting that everyone is anticipating or expecting something.


Haven't I done enough today

Expressing a sense of exhaustion, questioning if the speaker has accomplished enough in the current day.

Haven't I done enough this time

Repeating the inquiry about whether the speaker has done enough, possibly feeling a sense of inadequacy.

Haven't I done enough today

Continuing to question if the speaker has fulfilled their responsibilities for the day.

Haven't I done enough

Pleading or expressing frustration about whether the speaker has done sufficient work or met expectations.


"Don't stop here," she said, "don't say that"

Quoting someone advising against stopping or making negative statements.

A part of me is dead

Indicating that a part of the speaker is emotionally or spiritually dead.

Numb just like a fallen limb

Describing a feeling of numbness, akin to a limb that has fallen and lost sensation.

Like what you left behind

Comparing the numbness to what the speaker has left behind, possibly in terms of relationships or experiences.


Haven't I done enough today

Repeating the sense of exhaustion, questioning the speaker's efforts throughout the day.

Haven't I done enough this time

Echoing the feeling of not having done enough, possibly hinting at a recurring theme of self-doubt.

Haven't I done enough today

Continuing to question if the speaker has fulfilled their daily responsibilities or tasks.

Haven't I done enough

Reiterating the frustration or uncertainty about whether the speaker has met expectations or completed enough.


There's a part of me that works just like a child

Introducing the idea that there is a part of the speaker resembling the innocence or simplicity of a child.

There's a part of me that works just like a child

Repeating the notion that a part of the speaker retains childlike qualities, suggesting vulnerability or purity.

There's a part of me that works just like a child

Emphasizing once again that there is a component of the speaker's identity reminiscent of a child.

There's a part of me that's you

Suggesting that a part of the speaker is connected to or influenced by another person ("you").

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