Lyrics
I don't know where you´ve been
The speaker is unaware of the places the person they're addressing has visited recently.
you show up with a glow on your skin
The person arrives with a noticeable radiance on their skin.
looking great as hell
The person looks exceptionally attractive.
(Great as hell, great as hell)
Emphasizing the person's exceptional attractiveness.
I know it´s been a while
The speaker acknowledges a significant passage of time since their last encounter with this person.
I can't recall how you smile
The speaker struggles to remember the specific way this person used to smile.
but your name ain't hard to tell
The person's name is easy to remember despite the passage of time.
(ain't hard, ain't hard)
Reiterating the ease of remembering the person's name.
slipping through my fingers
The person is slipping away from the speaker's grasp, metaphorically implying the fading connection.
i thought we had a chance
The speaker believed there was hope for their relationship with this person.
the feeling lingers
The emotions or memories persist even as the relationship is ending.
Were coming to an end
Implying the imminent conclusion of the relationship.
look at you
The speaker observes the person, now a stranger, and wishes to avoid chance encounters.
another stranger i don´t wanna run into
Expressing the desire to bid a final farewell to this person-turned-stranger.
i´ll give my final goodbye
The speaker feels a strong sentiment associated with parting ways.
such a feeling
An emotional state or sensation related to the separation.
all the good times
All the pleasant memories are now tainted or negative in the speaker's mind.
are now bad thoughts
These negative thoughts persist in the speaker's subconscious.
in the back of my mind, yeah
The negative thoughts are deeply entrenched in the speaker's mind.
Vocalized emotional expression, potentially emphasizing the distress.
ooooh
-I just wonder how we
Reflecting on how the relationship has transformed into something unexpected.
became the ones we wouldn´t be
The speaker never envisioned this change in their relationship.
I´d never see myself
The speaker is surprised at their own transformation.
(see myself, se myself)
Reinforcing the surprise at one's transformation in the relationship.
turing to the other side
Turning away from the original connection or side of the relationship.
and hide every time you're nearby
Hiding or avoiding interaction when the person is nearby.
wishing I'm somewhere else
Desiring to be elsewhere rather than facing the person.
(somewhere, somewhere)
Expressing the wish to be in a different place when encountering the person.
slipping through my fingers
Repetition of the feeling of losing grip on the person and the belief in a lost chance for the relationship.
i thought we had a chance
-the feeling lingers
-Were coming to an end
-look at you
Reiteration of observing the person as a stranger and the desire to bid a final goodbye while lamenting the negative transformation of good memories.
another stranger i don´t wanna run into
-i´ll give my final goodbye
-such a feeling
-all the good times
-are now bad thoughts
-in the back of my mind, yeah
-ooohh ooooh
-look at you
-another stranger i don´t wanna run into
-i´ll give my final goodbye
-such a feeling
-all the good times
-are now bad thoughts
-in the back of my mind, yeah
-ooooh ooooh
Reiterated vocal expression of emotional distress.
we could catch up
Reflecting on the impossibility of reconnecting due to the long absence, and accepting that the person is now a stranger.
but it´s beyond
-cause i guess it´s been too long this time
-we could catch up
-but it´s beyond
-yeah, you´re just another stranger now
-its not a secret that we´re not longer on eachothers mind
Accepting the reality that they are no longer in each other's thoughts and emphasizing the distance in the relationship.
yeah
-we could catch up
-but it´s beyond
-yeah, you´re just another stranger now
-yeah, you´re just another stranger now
-its not a secret that we´re not longer on eachothers mind
Reiteration of the acceptance that they are no longer on each other's minds and the impossibility of reconnecting due to the extended absence.
yeah
-we could catch up
-but it´s beyond
-yeah, you´re just another stranger now
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