All Of My Friends
Chasing Dreams, Missing Faces: A Journey of Longing and Homecoming
Lyrics
I couldn't sleep last night and
I experienced insomnia last night
Every time I tried I
Every attempt to sleep brought back memories of the faces I miss
Saw the faces I was missing
Recalling the faces of people I long for
Been chasing dreams since I was
I've been pursuing my dreams since the age of seventeen
Seventeen and now I'm
Now, at the age of thirty-four, I acknowledge and admit this
Thirty-four and I'm admitting
Expressing vulnerability and openness about oneself
That nobody knows me here
Feeling unknown in the current environment
Another reason it turns into years
Time passing unnoticed, turning into years
I know I'm fine here, all on my own
Despite being fine alone, a sense of isolation
But all of my friends are back home
All close friends are in the place of origin
My parents are getting older
Concern for aging parents
They're always one step closer
Parents approaching a fragile state
There'll be a day they're not okay
A realization that a day might come when parents are not okay
My brother's having babies
Brother experiencing parenthood
I haven't seen them lately
Distance from family, missing significant life events
I'm always just one flight away
Being just a flight away but emotionally distant
So, nobody knows me here
Continuing to feel unrecognized in the new environment
Another reason it turns into years
Time passing unnoticed, turning into years (reiteration)
I know I'm fine here all on my own
Despite being fine alone, a sense of isolation (reiteration)
But all of my friends are back home
All close friends remain in the place of origin (reiteration)
Isn't it amazing how this works?
Reflecting on the amazing but unpredictable nature of life
You spend your whole life building a world
A lifetime spent building a personal world
All within a moment this fight feels lost
A sudden moment of defeat and hopelessness
And all of my doubt comes creeping out
Doubts and insecurities resurface
Nobody knows me here
Continued feeling of being unknown
Another reason it turns into years
Time passing unnoticed, turning into years (reiteration)
See, I know I'm fine here all on my own
Despite being fine alone, a sense of isolation (reiteration)
But all of my friends, they understand
Close friends back home can comprehend the emotions (contrast)
But all of my friends are back home
All close friends remain in the place of origin (reiteration)
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