That City
Journey of Lost Love: That City by Donovan Melero
Lyrics
Every heart I've ever loved is gone.
Reflecting on the loss of every heart loved in the past.
Ash remains where fires once had burned.
Symbolizing the remnants of past relationships as ash from extinguished fires.
I watch them all moving on to find what they sought all along.
Observing others moving on to find their goals while contemplating personal choices.
I chose this over them.
Expressing a choice made over loved ones, questioning its correctness.
I question now was that choice wrong.
Doubting the decision made and its impact on life.
I remember when you named Luisa.
Recalling a moment where someone named Luisa, possibly a pet, was named.
How it killed me when you cried cause' you couldn't keep her.
Feeling emotional about being unable to keep Luisa, showing a contrast in emotions for songs.
Wish I had cared more for that, the way that I did for these songs.
Expressing regret for not caring enough about real-life events compared to songs.
I showed it in my own way, darling that's just how I was. I was.
Justifying a past behavior of expressing care in a unique way.
You say I'm late I showed up anyway.
Being late but showing up anyway, taking a chance to meet someone.
Took a chance overnight I had to see you at the place where we met.
Recalling a meeting place and expressing uncertainty about the future in "that city."
Will we end in that city?
Pondering the possibility of the relationship ending in a specific city.
We talked in your car.
Discussing a conversation in a car, hinting at emotional barriers.
I tried hard, but your wall was put up.
Encountering resistance and difficulty in connecting emotionally.
Timing never lined up right for us.
Acknowledging that timing was never favorable for the relationship.
But you waited so you wouldn't have to hurt.
Noting the partner's patience to avoid causing harm despite challenges.
I only saw you and I, but you had chased me long enough.
Realizing the pursuit from the partner and a shared dream of reconciliation.
I have the same fucking dream you call me and ask to come back.
Sharing a recurring dream where the partner wants to come back.
You say I'm late I showed up anyway.
Repeating the theme of being late but still showing up, emphasizing persistence.
Took a chance overnight I had to see you at the place where we met.
Revisiting the place of the initial meeting, questioning the outcome in "that city."
Will we end in that city?
Repeating the contemplation of the relationship's fate in the specified city.
We talked in your car.
Recalling a conversation in a car, expressing effort and persistence.
I tried hard. I tried hard.
Emphasizing the intensity of trying hard in the relationship.
Maybe I'm a little late! I showed up anyway.
Musing about being a little late but still showing up, possibly acknowledging imperfections.
Took a flight overnight. I had to do it right.
Describing a decisive action of taking a flight overnight to make things right.
Outside my hotel we threw out our whole story.
Sharing a moment outside a hotel where the entire story is laid bare.
And when it comes back I'll be there unless I've moved along.
Committing to be present when the story comes back unless having moved on.
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