Lyrics
Thought I ran into you down on the street
Encounter with someone resembling the past
Then it turned out to only be a dream
Realization that it was just a dream
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Intentional destruction of memories (photographs)
She went away and then I took a different path
After her departure, a new life path is taken
I remember the face
Recollection of the face but not the name
But I can't recall the name
Difficulty in recalling the person's identity
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Curiosity about whatsername's current state
Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Noticing her disappearance without a trace
Did she ever marry old what's his face
Questioning if she married someone else
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Repetition of destroying photographs after her departure
She went away and then I took a different path
Choosing a different life path after her departure
I remember the face
Recognition of the face without remembering the name
But I can't recall the name
Continued difficulty recalling her identity
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Curiosity about whatsername's well-being persists
Remember, whatever
Reflection on the enduring nature of memories
It seems like forever to go
Perception of time as prolonged and difficult
Remember, whatever
Reiteration of the prolonged nature of memories
It seems like forever ago
Emphasizing the distant past
The regrets are useless in my mind
Acknowledgment that regrets are futile
She's in my head
Presence of whatsername in the narrator's thoughts
I must confess
Admission of the lingering regrets
The regrets are useless in my mind
Reiteration of the uselessness of regrets
She's in my head
Continued presence of whatsername in thoughts
So long ago
Emphasizing the time elapsed since her departure
And in the darkest night
Reference to a dark period
If my memory serves me right
Reliance on memory in challenging times
I'll never turn back time
Irreversibility of time
Forgetting you, but not the time
Moving on from whatsername but not forgetting the past
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