forgotten memories
Forgotten Memories: Echoes of Love and Loss in Eryn Oceane's MelodyLyrics
My friends know your name
Expressing that the speaker's friends are aware of the person addressed in the song.
I talk about you so much it's embarrassing
Admitting that the speaker talks about the addressed person so frequently that it becomes embarrassing.
My mum's seen your face
Indicating that the speaker's mother has seen the face of the person being discussed.
From all our million polaroids we'd take
Referring to a collection of numerous polaroid pictures taken together as memories.
I guess we've always been strangers
Suggesting a longstanding sense of unfamiliarity or distance between the speaker and the addressed person.
With each others secrets
Highlighting a relationship characterized by sharing secrets with each other.
When I look into your eyes
Describing the experience of looking into the eyes of the addressed person.
It's just forgotten memories
Summing up the relationship as a collection of forgotten memories.
Cause one day
Beginning to narrate a sequence of events or emotions.
You made me feel like number one
Recalling a time when the addressed person made the speaker feel important.
The next day
Continuing the narrative with the abrupt absence of the addressed person.
I called you and you were gone
Describing the moment when the speaker realized the addressed person was no longer available.
I showed you all my painful scars
Sharing a vulnerable moment by revealing painful scars to the addressed person.
Did you know you make me feel like
Pondering on the impact of the addressed person on the speaker's emotions.
Your old used guitar
Comparing the speaker's feelings to an old, used guitar, suggesting a sense of familiarity or wear and tear.
Know it's been a while
Indicating the passage of time since the last interaction.
Since we last talked but we both know I'd lie if I said
Acknowledging that despite the time passed, the speaker hasn't truly moved on from the addressed person.
That I moved on
Reiterating the lingering emotional attachment and lack of closure.
My brother asks me why you're not around anymore
Explaining to the speaker's brother the reason for the absence of the addressed person.
It's cause we've always been strangers
Reemphasizing the enduring sense of being strangers despite shared secrets.
With each others secrets
Echoing the earlier line about sharing secrets and maintaining a distant connection.
When I look into your eyes
Revisiting the experience of looking into the eyes of the addressed person as a collection of forgotten memories.
It's just forgotten memories
Restating the theme of the relationship being encapsulated in forgotten memories.
Cause one day
Repeating the narrative structure with the addressed person making the speaker feel important.
You made me feel like number one
Reiterating the sudden absence of the addressed person after a positive interaction.
The next day
Continuing the story with the realization that the addressed person is no longer present.
I called you and you were gone
Describing the emotional impact of the absence on the speaker.
I showed you all my painful scars
Revealing vulnerability by showing painful scars to the absent person.
Did you know you make me feel like
Reflecting on the addressed person's impact on the speaker's emotional state.
Your old used guitar
Using the metaphor of an old used guitar to convey a sense of familiarity and shared history.
Cause one day
Repeating the pattern of feeling important due to the addressed person's actions.
You make me feel like number one
Recalling a positive experience with the addressed person.
The next day
Continuing the cycle with the addressed person's sudden absence.
I called you and you were gone
Expressing the impact of the addressed person's absence on the speaker's emotions.
I showed you all my painful scars
Revealing vulnerability by sharing painful scars with the absent person.
Did you know you make me feel like
Reflecting on the addressed person's role in making the speaker feel a certain way.
Your old used guitar
Using the metaphor of an old used guitar to convey the enduring impact and familiarity of the relationship.
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