Young and Free
Echoes of Freedom: Navigating City Life and Lost Youth with Gabriel Ehrlich
Lyrics
From the East part of the city you walked West into the sea,
Describes the movement from the East part of the city towards the sea, symbolizing a journey.
You put your bare feet in the water, washed your sins away with me,
Symbolizes a cleansing experience in the sea, using it as a metaphor to wash away sins together.
Rolled a joint with shaky fingers, smoked away anxiety,
Describes the act of rolling a joint to alleviate anxiety, indicating a coping mechanism.
Listened to your favorite singers telling you you're young and free.
Listening to favorite singers reinforces a sense of youth and freedom.
Young and free.
Reiterates the theme of being young and free, emphasizing it as a central idea.
I got lost between the skyscrapers and found myself in need,
Expresses a feeling of being lost amidst skyscrapers, seeking companionship or comfort.
Of a friend or friendly face to put a new arm around me,
Desires a friend or friendly face to provide support, hinting at emotional vulnerability.
She ain't you but she'll do fine, as long I keep pouring wine,
Suggests temporary substitutes for a significant other, using wine to cope with emotions.
And it ain't me that will be singing there, but I'll still be on your mind.
Acknowledges the absence of the singer in a significant role but still present in thoughts.
On your mind.
Repeats the idea of the singer being on the listener's mind, emphasizing its persistence.
And you make your way through crowds in underground societies,
Depicts navigating through unconventional and secretive societies, exploring a new identity.
Secret handshakes, drugs and misfits and a new identity,
Highlights elements of secrecy, drugs, and misfits, suggesting a rebellious or non-conforming lifestyle.
Heart beats faster all the time, heart beats faster all the time,
Emphasizes the increasing pace of the heartbeat, possibly reflecting excitement or anxiety.
And I still remember a time when that beating heart was mine.
Recalls a time when the singer's heart used to beat faster, hinting at a past romantic connection.
Heart was mine.
Reiterates the idea of the heart belonging to the singer in the past.
And I found myself in trouble in a city on a hill,
Describes a troubling situation in a city on a hill, suggesting challenges or difficulties.
And you weren't there and I was scared I took too many pills,
Expresses fear and regret regarding the consumption of pills in the absence of a significant other.
Found some new friends in a dirty bar and we drank till we went blind,
Finds solace in new friends and excessive drinking in a bar, hinting at escapism.
We got stoned along the boardwalk, I got home and lost my mind.
Uses the imagery of getting stoned along the boardwalk, indicating a state of altered consciousness.
Lost my mind.
Repeats the idea of losing one's mind, suggesting a state of confusion or mental turmoil.
And one day we'll all be dead, and we'll be forgotten too,
Reflects on the transient nature of life and the inevitability of being forgotten.
So it doesn't really matter if I'm still hung up on you,
Expresses that current emotional attachments may not matter in the grand scheme of existence.
And humanity will surely end, and be replaced with trees,
Contemplates the eventual end of humanity and the possibility of nature reclaiming the earth.
But for now, do you remember when we were so young and free.
Nostalgically recalls a time of being young and free, suggesting a longing for the past.
Young and free.
Reiterates the theme of being young and free, concluding the lyrics with a sense of nostalgia.
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