Lyrics
Once we were lovers
The speaker and another person were once in a romantic relationship.
But somehow things have changed
There has been a change or shift in their relationship.
Now we're just lonely people
Both individuals now feel lonely and disconnected from each other.
Trying to forget each other's names
They are attempting to erase each other from their memories.
Now we're just lonely people
Reiteration of the loneliness and efforts to forget.
Trying to forget each other's names
-What came between us?
The speaker wonders what caused their separation.
Maybe we were just too young to know
Suggests they might have been too inexperienced or immature to understand their relationship at the time.
But now and then
Despite the passage of time, the speaker still experiences similar emotions.
I feel the same,
The speaker acknowledges feeling the same as before.
And sometimes at night I think
The speaker sometimes thinks about the other person, especially at night.
I hear you calling my name
There's a sense of hearing the other person's voice in dreams or memories.
Mm, mm, mm, these dreams
Reference to the dreams that sustain the speaker.
They keep me going these days
The dreams help the speaker cope with their current situation.
Once we were lovers
Reiteration of their past romantic relationship.
But that was long ago
It's been a long time since they were lovers.
We lived together then
They used to live together in the past.
And now we do not even say hello
They've drifted apart to the extent of not even exchanging greetings.
We lived together then
Reiteration of their past cohabitation.
And now we do not even say hello
Reiteration of their lack of communication.
What came between us?
Similar to line 8, pondering the reason for their separation.
Maybe we were just too young to know
Reiteration of the idea that they might have been too inexperienced to understand their relationship's complexities.
But now and then
The speaker still feels similar emotions sporadically.
I feel the same,
The speaker acknowledges experiencing familiar feelings.
And sometimes at night I think
The other person's memory haunts the speaker, especially at night.
I hear you calling my name
Similar to line 13, suggesting the presence of the other person's voice in the speaker's mind.
Mm, mm, mm, these dreams
Reference to the sustaining power of dreams.
They keep me going these days
Reiteration of the importance of dreams in coping with the present.
What came between us?
Repetition of the inquiry into the cause of their separation.
Maybe we were just too young to know
Similar to lines 9 and 25, suggesting their possible lack of understanding due to youth.
But now and then
The speaker still experiences occasional similar emotions.
I feel the same,
The speaker acknowledges recurring feelings.
And sometimes at night I think
The memory of the other person continues to haunt the speaker, particularly in the night.
I hear you calling my name
Similar to lines 13 and 29, implying the presence of the other person's memory or voice.
Mm, mm, mm, these dreams
Reference to the sustaining power of dreams, repetition from earlier in the song.
They keep me going these days
Reiteration of the significance of dreams in helping the speaker cope with their present situation.
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