Since You've Been Gone
Lost in Dawn's Echo: A Journey Through Heartache
Lyrics
Wake up early, get out of bed
Initiating the day by waking up early and leaving the bed.
Try to remember the dreams in my head
Attempting to recall and retain dreams experienced during sleep.
Cause if I'm not quick enough, they just slip away
Concern that dreams fade if not recollected quickly.
It's cold in this house at the start of the day
Describing the cold atmosphere within the house at the day's beginning, possibly reflecting emotional emptiness.
Put on some coffee, put down the toast
Preparing coffee and toast for breakfast.
Take all my willpower not to go back to bed
Exercising willpower to resist returning to bed, hinting at a struggle to face the day.
Cause since you've been gone
Expressing a significant change or loss since the person departed.
I don't want to live here anymore
Feeling an aversion to continuing life in the same place after the departure.
Shower real quick, put on my clothes
Taking a quick shower and dressing up.
Make my lunch although i never eat those
Preparing lunch despite not having the appetite to eat it.
Cause I don't seem to get hungry anymore
Noticing a lack of hunger since the departure.
Every time I eat it, just makes me sore
Experiencing physical discomfort or pain after eating.
Drive to work, Park the car
Commencing the journey to work by parking the car.
Take all my willpower not to drive to the coast
Resisting the temptation to escape to the coast, suggesting a desire to evade current circumstances.
Cause,
Reiterating the impact of the person's absence.
Since you've been gone
Reemphasizing the sense of loss or change in life after the person's departure.
I don't want to live here anymore
Reiterating the aversion to continuing life in the same place.
Red eyes in an old photograph
Describing red eyes in a photograph, symbolizing emotional distress or tears shed.
Memories of a valentine
Recollection of past Valentine's Day memories.
Laughing and trying not to show
Recalling moments of laughter while hiding the awareness of the person's limited time.
That you were always running out of time
Indicating the person's perpetual shortage of time, possibly alluding to a rushed or fleeting presence.
Cause,
Reemphasizing the impact of the person's absence.
Since you've been gone
Reiterating the aversion to continuing life in the same place.
I don't want to live here anymore
Reiterating the significant change or loss experienced after the person's departure.
Wake up early, get out of bed
Repeating the morning routine of waking up early.
Try to remember the dreams in my head
Trying again to recall and retain dreams experienced during sleep.
Cause if i'm not quick enough
Similar concern about the fading of dreams if not remembered promptly.
You just slip away
Expressing the quick disappearance or fading away of something significant.
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