Better Days
Yearning for Better Days: A Tale of Lost Love and Longing
Lyrics
Back in the lot where it all began
Reflecting on the beginning in a parking lot.
I was parked in my Mazda, my phone in my hand
Sitting in a Mazda, contemplating with a phone in hand.
I was thinking about the time that I got real red
Recalling a moment of embarrassment (getting real red).
When I pushed on a door that said pull instead
Describing a past mistake, pushing when it should have been pulled.
She had gun metal eyes that swept away
Describing someone with captivating gun metal eyes.
All the thoughts and the feelings that I couldn't tame
Those eyes overpowering thoughts and feelings that couldn't be controlled.
I wake up from dreaming and I get real blue
Feeling melancholic upon waking from a dream.
At the thought that I cannot spend the day with you
Sad at the realization of not being able to spend the day together.
Like a dove
Using a dove as a metaphor for emotional vulnerability.
Flying off in the wind
Expressing a feeling of freedom or departure like a dove in the wind.
I don't think I'll see you again
Expressing doubt about meeting again.
I've been waiting all this time
Implying a prolonged wait or anticipation.
I think I might've lost my friend
Suggesting the possibility of losing a friend.
Time after time and still no call
Reiterating the waiting and lack of communication.
I fell in the roses but my baby's gone
Symbolic imagery of falling into a difficult situation with the absence of a loved one.
Now suddenly I wonder where
Expressing uncertainty about the future.
I'll be in a year
Contemplating where one will be in a year.
Like a dove
Reiterating the dove metaphor for emotional departure.
Flying off in the wind
Repeating doubt about meeting again.
I don't think I'll see you again
Re-emphasizing the prolonged wait or anticipation.
I've been waiting all this time
Repeating the fear of losing a friend.
I think I might've lost my friend
Continuing to express uncertainty and potential loss.
Normally I'd warm my soul
Reflecting on a usual way to find solace (listening to music).
With the sound of Aretha and Nat King Cole
Mentioning specific artists (Aretha and Nat King Cole) associated with comfort.
When the sun comes around I'm reminded of
Linking positive memories to the sun and Better Days.
Better Days
Referencing the hope for better times.
Better Days
Repetition for emphasis on the theme of Better Days.
Like a dove
Repeating the dove metaphor for emotional departure.
Flying off in the wind
Reiterating doubt about meeting again.
I don't think I'll see you again
Re-emphasizing the prolonged wait or anticipation.
I've been waiting all this time
Repeating the fear of losing a friend.
I think I might've lost my friend
Continuing to express uncertainty and potential loss.
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