TeenRagers
Nostalgic Echoes: Teen Memories and Love Lost
Lyrics
I call you up in the middle of the night
I make late-night calls to you
Just to hear your voice on the other side
Just to hear your voice
You answer but I don't say a thing
You answer, but I stay silent
You call back but I let it ring
You call back, but I don't answer
I'm weird that way
Expressing an idiosyncrasy
I think back to another time
Reflecting on a past time
When I was yours and you were mine
Recalling a period of mutual affection
And I still remember the look on your mother's face when she found us in the basement
Remembering a significant moment with a vivid detail
Damn
Expression of emotion, possibly regret or nostalgia
And I remember
Continuation of reminiscence
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List of shared experiences during adolescence
When we were just teenragers
Affirmation of being teenagers during those experiences
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Repetition emphasizing the teenage period
When we were just teenragers
Reiteration of being teenagers
When we were just teenragers
Further emphasis on the teenage years
When we were just teenragers
Reaffirming the identity as teenagers
I never said what was on my mind
Admitting to unspoken thoughts in the past
Just bit my tongue and swallowed my pride
Choosing silence over expressing feelings
Life moves fast and I tried to keep up
Reflecting on the speed of life
Looking back I can see it was love
Realizing that past experiences were love
Times weird that way
Commenting on the strangeness of time
And I remember
Continuation of reminiscing
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Recollection of various teenage activities
When we were just teenragers
Reaffirming the identity as teenagers
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Repetition emphasizing teenage experiences
When we were just teenragers
Reiterating the teenage phase
When we were just teenragers
Emphasizing the period of being teenagers
When we were just teenragers
Stressing the identity as teenagers
When we were just teenragers
Further emphasis on being teenagers
Do you remember
Pose a question about remembering
Cause I remember
Affirmation of personal recollection
Yes I remember
Confirmation of remembering teenage years
When we were just teenragers
Reiteration of being teenagers
Do you remember
Pose a question about remembering
Cause I remember
Affirmation of personal recollection
Yes I remember
Confirmation of remembering teenage years
When we were just teenragers
Reiteration of being teenagers
Your mother don't like me
Acknowledging disapproval from a parental figure
She said it out loud
Explicitly stating parental dislike
Your daddy don't care
Indifference from another parental figure
Cause he ain't ever around
Explanation for the lack of care from a parent
And when you find yourself
Reflecting on revisiting memories through photos
Looking through old photo books
Anticipation of finding a specific image
You'll come across a picture of us
Discovery of a picture affirming love
And I hope you see now it was love
Hopeful message about recognizing past love
Yes I remember
Reiteration of personal recollection
Yes I remember
Confirmation of remembering
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