Stories
Coffee Conversations: Unraveling the Melodies of Love and Longing
Lyrics
She sits in the corner
Observing a woman sitting alone in a corner
Where it's reasonably quiet
Choosing a quiet place
Drinking coffee with cream
Having coffee with cream
Thinking stories of young love
Contemplating stories related to young love
She calls to the waiter
Getting the attention of the waiter
'Won't you lend me some time?
Requesting time from the waiter
You can sit by my side
Inviting the waiter to sit and be friends
And I'll let you be friends with mine.'
Offering friendship
The cafe is old
Describing the cafe as old
But the candlelight's new
Noting new candlelight
She orders Beaujolais wine
Ordering Beaujolais wine
And says 'I've thought of you too'
Expressing thoughts about the person
She whispers 'isn't it odd
Commenting on the odd nature of the connection
You remind me of songs
Associating with songs and memories
That I'd rather forget
Recalling feelings to forget
Like feelings I longed for
Longing for certain emotions
You haunt me inside
Feeling haunted internally
Sometimes I recall
Recalling moments and memories
Question mistakes
Questioning past mistakes
Who grew to nothing at all'
Reflecting on things that became nothing
I hear voices that cry
Hearing inner voices, including one's own
And one of them's mine
Recognizing personal struggles
All the things I could say
Unable to express certain thoughts
Are the reasons I can't
Reasons hindering expression
She says 'I've seen you before
Recalling a familiar presence
In thoughts I call 'son'
Referring to someone as 'son' in thoughts
Like an old film with sound
Comparing memories to an old film with sound
When the link comes undone'
Feeling a disconnection in memories
The waiter is me
Identifying with the waiter's perspective
And the woman is you
Associating the woman with the listener
And we are the story
Portraying the shared experience as a story
Just like others I knew
Highlighting commonality with others
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