Summer Nights
Summer Nights: Love, Liberation, and Hot Gin Nights with Espacio Dios
Lyrics
Do you remember
Recollection of past events
When we were younger I was your December
Reference to a past relationship where the speaker was significant in December
When we couldn't measure how deep was our love
Uncertainty about the depth of love in the past
While you were drowning
Metaphorical drowning of the partner
I couldn't save
Regret for not being able to save the partner
I wasn't ready
Not emotionally prepared
I wasn't ready
Reiteration of unpreparedness
Ready for someone like you
Expressing unpreparedness for someone like the current partner
Ready for someone who knew
Desiring a partner who understands
l l l felt blue
Feeling of sadness
In the hot summer nights
Setting the scene in hot summer nights
When I sip on gin and ice
Drinking gin and ice, perhaps to cope
I got you on my mind
Thinking about the partner
It's a vacation
Describing the atmosphere as a vacation
Lashisa ilanga
Repetition of themes in a different language, possibly emphasizing emotions
Ngabe ngalala ngasala
-Bet you got that pride now
-I bet you got it from your mama
-Wee
-A ku na matata
-Wee
-A ku na matata
-Lashisa ilanga
-Ngabe ngalala ngasala
-Lashisa ilanga
-Ngabe ngalala ngasala
-In the hot summer nights
Reiteration of the summer night scene
When I sip on gin and ice
-I got you on my mind
-It's a vacation
-In my hot summer nights
-When I sip on gin and ice
-I got you on my mind
-It's a vacation
-Tinotenda nakupenda eya mama
Expressing gratitude and love for the mother
Tinotenda nakupenda eya mama
-Tinotenda nakupenda eya mama
-Tinotenda nakupenda eya mama
-Wena wena wena wena fela
Repeated expressions of love and remembrance
Wedwa hela hela hela hela hela
-Remember remember
-Would you'd lighten me up like you're Tesla
Metaphorical references to brightness, elevation, and the impact of the partner
Raise me up like you Nasa
-I couldn't grow
-My life moved slow
-You're that fire without smoke
-if I see you I might choke
-Murder you got ammo
Mention of potential harm or danger
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