When You Were Young
Reflections on Youth: Unveiling the Depths of Dreams and Disappointment
Lyrics
Look at the fool you have been
Reflecting on past mistakes and foolish actions.
They drained the pool while you drowned in the dream
Others took advantage of your vulnerability and exploited you while you were lost in a dream.
They bought your beauty and your soul
External forces purchased both your physical beauty and your inner self.
Then softly sold you back what they stole
These external forces then cunningly sold you back what they had taken, perhaps in a distorted or altered form.
So look into the mirror do you recognise someone
Questioning self-identity by looking in the mirror and wondering if the reflection matches one's aspirations.
Is it who you always hoped you would become
Pondering whether the current self aligns with the desired self from youth.
When you were young
Reflection on the past, particularly the younger years.
The disappointment of success
Feeling let down despite achieving success.
Hangs from your shoulders like a hand-me down dress
The burden of success feels heavy and carries the weight of past experiences.
And down nostalgia's rocky road
Navigating the challenging path of nostalgia and reminiscing about past relationships.
You watch your former lovers growing old
Observing former lovers aging and changing.
So look into the mirror do you recognise someone
Revisiting the mirror to see if the current self aligns with hopes from the past.
Is it who you always hoped you would become
Questioning whether the present self matches the idealized self from youth.
When you were young
Reflection on the past and the aspirations of youth.
Sometimes your lack of sympathy gets hard to explain
Expressing difficulty in understanding or explaining a lack of empathy or compassion.
So on your mask of make up just paint
Suggesting the use of makeup as a cover-up or facade to hide emotions and create a false image.
A little parody of pain
Creating a satirical representation of pain through makeup and external appearance.
So I look into the mirror and I recognise someone
The narrator, speaking in the first person, looks into the mirror and recognizes a transformed self.
It is who you always hoped you would become
Confirming that the reflected image is the person the narrator aspired to be in their youth.
When you were young
Reflection on the aspirations and identity during youth.
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