The Distance
Journey of Longing: Exploring Distance and DreamsLyrics
Driving down the 405
Driving on the 405, a highway, symbolizing a journey or path.
Dreaming about you tonight
Daydreaming about someone special.
Wondering if you'd think about
Contemplating whether the person thinks about the speaker.
What I said about going south
Reflecting on a decision or statement about heading south.
When the dust, it finally settles
Waiting for a situation to settle, comparing it to dust settling.
And my flowers drop their petals for you, you
Symbolic imagery of flowers losing petals, possibly representing love fading.
With the bodies lost in dancing
Recalling a night of dancing, bodies lost in the moment.
For a night we took for granted, we knew, knew
Acknowledging a night taken for granted, now known with hindsight.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Seeking to justify the physical distance with dreams of returning home.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Realizing that returning may not have been part of the original plan.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Reiterating the desire to justify distance with dreams of coming home.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Repeating the idea that returning was not initially intended.
Reflections in the windowpane
Observing reflections in a window, possibly indicating introspection.
And I know you see the same
Believing the other person sees similar reflections and contemplates the same.
Looking at one lonely star
Looking at a single star, suggesting shared experiences despite the distance.
And the distance doesn't seem so far
Feeling that the distance doesn't seem significant when considering shared moments.
Turning mountains into foothills
Transforming challenges into smaller obstacles, finding comfort together.
Finding warmth in all the windchill with you, you
Finding warmth in difficult situations, possibly with the mentioned person.
With a yearning for the lifeline
Expressing a deep longing for a connection or a shared life.
That we find where we can spend time, it's true
Desiring a meaningful connection where time can be spent together.
Oh yeah, it's true
Affirming the truth of the desire for a deep, meaningful connection.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Reiterating the attempt to justify distance with dreams of returning home.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Acknowledging that returning might not have been part of the original plan.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Emphasizing the ongoing struggle to reconcile the distance with the desire to return.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Repeating the acknowledgment that returning was not initially intended.
Driving down the 405
Revisiting the imagery of driving on the 405 and daydreaming about the person.
Dreaming about you tonight
Continuing the theme of yearning and thinking about the person at night.
Wondering if you'd think about
Reflecting on whether the person thinks about the speaker.
What I said about going south
Recalling the statement about heading south.
What I said about going south
Repeating the idea of expressing a decision or statement about heading south.
What I said about going south
Repeating the notion of expressing a decision or statement about heading south.
What I said about going south
-What I said about going south
-Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Persisting in justifying the distance with dreams of returning home.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Reiterating the realization that returning was not initially planned.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Emphasizing the continuous effort to justify distance with dreams of coming home.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Stressing the understanding that returning may not have been part of the initial plan.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Continuing the struggle to reconcile the distance with the desire to return.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Repeating the acknowledgment that returning was not initially intended.
Justify the distance with a dream about coming home
Persisting in justifying the distance with dreams of returning home.
When you never really planned on coming back around
Reiterating the understanding that returning may not have been part of the original plan.
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