Modern Nostalgia
Chasing Shadows of Yesterday: Holly Clausius' Modern Nostalgia
Lyrics
So here you are in my thoughts again
Reflecting on someone in the speaker's thoughts.
We're driving around town don't know how long its been
Driving around town with a sense of lost track of time.
The sky in black, neon lights remind us why we come back
Nighttime scenery with neon lights, invoking memories.
And I remember it all
Nostalgia for past experiences and moments.
Scrolling through pictures keeps me up through the night
Looking at photos and struggling with insomnia.
Got me addicted to that blue light
Addiction to the illuminated screen's blue light.
Ooo modern nostalgia, here she comes again
Expressing the recurring feeling of modern nostalgia.
Dressed in red she knows what pulls me in
The allure of a person dressed in red.
Rose coloured shades keep me up for days
Rosy perspectives causing prolonged wakefulness.
I can't get away, no, from that modern nostalgia oh
The speaker can't escape modern nostalgia.
That modern nostalgia
Reiteration of the persistent modern nostalgia.
So here I am a full glass, empty head
Presenting a scene of indulgence and introspection.
I wish I was somewhere with her instead
Desire to be somewhere else with a specific person.
Guess I'm afraid that life just won't live up to yesterday
Fear that current life doesn't match past happiness.
Am I on my own?
Questioning whether the speaker is alone in this feeling.
Scrolling through pictures keeps me up through the night
Repeating the impact of scrolling through pictures at night.
Got me addicted to that blue light
Continued addiction to the blue light.
Ooo modern nostalgia, here she comes again
Recurrence of the arrival of modern nostalgia.
Dressed in red she knows what pulls me in
Attraction to someone dressed in red.
Rose coloured shades keep me up for days
Rosy perspectives leading to prolonged wakefulness.
I can't get away-
The inability to escape modern nostalgia.
Dancing with you to our favourite tunes, the infinite views in a world made for two
Describing shared moments, idealizing a world for two.
The smells of perfume and your childhood room
Evoking sensory memories of perfume and childhood.
The sand in your shoes, regretful tattoos
Mentioning tangible reminders like sand and regretful tattoos.
Exs sweaters, handwritten letters
Memories associated with ex's sweaters and handwritten letters.
Beers by the beach and nights you won't sleep
Recalling moments by the beach with beers and sleepless nights.
The girls you once knew, and the days you hope you'll remember
Reflecting on people and days that are hoped to be remembered.
Ooo modern nostalgia, here she comes again
Repetition of the return of modern nostalgia.
Dressed in red she knows what pulls me in
Attraction to someone dressed in red reemphasized.
Rose coloured shades keep me up for days
Rosy perspectives causing prolonged wakefulness, again.
I can't get away, no, from that modern nostalgia
The persistent inability to escape modern nostalgia.
that modern nostalgia
Reiteration of the ongoing impact of modern nostalgia.
here she comes, here she comes
A direct introduction of modern nostalgia.
that modern nostalgia
Repetition emphasizing the presence of modern nostalgia.
ooh, no that modern nostalgia
Final declaration about the enduring nature of modern nostalgia.
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