Sandcastles
Building Memories: Sandcastles of Childhood Dreams
Lyrics
Remember how the waves shimmered in the light
Recollection of the shimmering waves in the light
Salty spray, crystal bay, burnt ochre skies
Describing a scene with salty spray, crystal bay, and burnt ochre skies
A bucket and spade in each of our hands
Reference to holding a bucket and spade, symbolizing innocence and play
We built our world from grains of sand
Building a world from grains of sand, a metaphor for creating memories
Didn't understand
Admitting a lack of understanding during that time
But if I could go back one more time should I
Contemplating the choice to go back to the past
And if I could live that other life would I
Reflecting on the possibility of living a different life
We're drifting through the skies
Describing a sense of aimlessness or drifting in life
Looking down those silver shores
Observing silver shores while floating through the skies
Through a child's eyes
Viewing the world through the eyes of a child
But I can't hold on anymore
Expressing an inability to hold on to the past
When the tide comes in
Metaphorically referring to the challenges when the tide of life changes
Our fortresses will fall
Anticipating the fall of personal fortresses as challenges arise
We can't hold onto them
Acknowledging the difficulty of retaining memories
Don't wanna hold
Expressing a reluctance to cling to the past
The memories we used to know
Not wanting to retain memories of the past
We used to know
Repetition emphasizing the loss of familiarity with past memories
We used to know
-We used to know
-Making our first band at nine years old
Recalling the formation of a first band at a young age
Piano strings, we're singing dreams, Ebony Rose
Describing musical elements and dreams with Ebony Rose
We jumped on stage without a plan
Jumping on stage without a plan, indicating spontaneity
Played our hearts with all we had
Playing hearts with passion, despite not fully understanding
Didn't understand
Admitting a lack of understanding during that time
But if I could go back one more time should I
Reflecting on the choice to revisit the past or live a different life
And if I could live that other life would I
-We're drifting through the skies
Continued theme of drifting through the skies and viewing silver shores
Looking down those silver shores
-Through a child's eyes
-But I can't hold on anymore
Expressing an inability to hold on to the past
When the tide comes in
Metaphorically referencing the challenges and inevitable loss
Our fortresses will fall
-We can't hold onto them
-Don't wanna hold
Acknowledging the difficulty of retaining memories
The memories
Reiteration of not wanting to hold on to memories
I've tried and tried to keep them all alive
Expressing efforts to keep memories alive but facing challenges
And now I've come to realise that I
Realization that drifting through the skies is a recurring theme
Am drifting through the skies
Continued theme of drifting through the skies and viewing silver shores
Looking down those silver shores
-Through a child's eyes
-But I can't hold on anymore
Expressing an inability to hold on to the past
When the tide comes in
Metaphorically referencing the challenges and inevitable loss
Our fortresses will fall
-And we can't hold onto them
-Don't wanna hold
Acknowledging the difficulty of retaining memories
The memories we used to know
Repetition emphasizing the loss of familiarity with past memories
We used to know
-We used to know
-To know
-Don't wanna know, wanna know
Expressing a reluctance to know or remember
Know
-To know
-To know
Repetition of the desire not to know or remember
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