Lyrics
Hey I’m standing by that screen door
Expressing presence near a screen door.
Ghost in my head
Mentioning a lingering memory or haunting thought.
I’m watching you smiling way back when
Observing a past moment of happiness.
Picture of lament
Describing a photo that evokes sorrow.
At the dawn two days before, like a storm
Recalling a significant event two days earlier.
the feeling it came to me
Experiencing a sudden emotional impact.
In the night two years before
Reflecting on a tranquil image from two years ago.
I had seen you as a peaceful man
Noting a previous perception of someone as peaceful.
Now you walk into that deep night
Acknowledging someone's departure into the unknown.
With a shadow on your face
Highlighting a somber expression during departure.
In the darkness you’ll return
Anticipating a return in darkness with emotional weight.
A feeling in an empty room
Describing a lingering emotional atmosphere in an empty space.
Texas man
Referring to an individual from Texas.
I just want you to be free
Expressing a desire for the person to experience freedom.
And I’d buy you a hundred flowers
Imagining a gesture of gifting numerous flowers.
the color of this red night
Associating the color of the night with red.
send them out on that peaceful ocean
Suggesting a symbolic act of sending flowers to the ocean.
wouldn’t make it on time
Recognizing a challenge in timely execution of the gesture.
At the dawn two days before, like a storm
Reiterating the impact of a storm-like feeling two days earlier.
the feeling it came to me
Reexperiencing a sudden emotional revelation.
In the night two years before
Recalling a peaceful image from two years ago.
I had seen you as a peaceful man
Reiterating a past perception of tranquility in someone.
Now you walk into that deep night
Acknowledging the person's journey into the unknown.
With a shadow on your face
Noting a somber expression during departure.
In the darkness you’ll return
Anticipating a return in darkness with emotional weight.
A feeling in an empty room
Describing a lingering emotional atmosphere in an empty space.
Texas man
Referring to the individual from Texas again.
I just want you to be free
Expressing the continued wish for the person's freedom.
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