Lyrics
Once
Implying a singular instance
Or maybe even twice
Perhaps occurring twice
You said to me
Addressing a statement previously made
Don't count the days it slows them down you know
Advising against counting time as it hinders progress
Look straight ahead and go the way you go
Focus forward and continue on your path
I knew
Expressing prior knowledge or expectation
I knew you’d understand
Expectation of comprehension from the listener
When I said
Stating a personal action or experience
I’ve stepped in wet cement and it is all up to my knees
Metaphorically stuck in a difficult situation
Will you help me out its drying fast you see
Request for assistance due to urgency
Dry me out in the sun
Desire to be freed or healed
Maybe someday i'll become
Hope for personal growth or transformation
Bricks you could build a house with
Transformation into something useful
Someone you could call a home
Desire for meaningful connection or relationship
I don't know anyone
Admission of lack of familiarity with others
Closer to it
Yet proximity to a goal or feeling
You’ve got something, is that a smile I see?
Observation of a positive expression
Gone
Something absent until its reappearance
Until it comes again
Expectation of future occurrence
And then we’ll see
Anticipation of evaluating a situation
Sometimes the things we say are really not so grandiose
Recognition of the simplicity of words spoken
Step back this time I will not come so
Choosing not to intervene this time
And if
Conditional situation presented
You step in wet cement
Offering to join someone in a difficult situation
Il get in too
Expression of solidarity and shared experience
We’ll write our names and laugh about the people that we knew
Shared experience creating a memorable moment
We’ll write our names and laugh about the people that we knew
Emphasis on the memorability of the shared moment
Cold in the morning time
Describing a chilly start of the day
Sometimes a step behind
Occasional lagging behind
Wrap me in cellophane
Desire for protection or preservation
I'll be good to go again
Assurance of quick recovery or readiness
I think that everyone
Belief in others' ability to see through deception
sees straight through it
Recognition of a positive expression (repeated)
You’ve got something
Observation of a positive expression (repeated)
Is that a smile I see?
Recognition of a positive expression (repeated)
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