Straight Outta Time
Chronicles of Love's Time Unwinding
Lyrics
Hot summer night, I was counting all the starlight on your skin
Admiring the stars' reflection on the skin, possibly in a romantic setting.
Airtight, as I watched you breathing out, I'm breathing in
Feeling connected intimately, sharing breaths.
By the lake, so humid that the moon was getting wet
Describing a humid night by the lake with poetic imagery.
For our sake the crickets started playing their castanets
Nature responds to the moment, symbolized by crickets' music.
Like a gypsy, you stole me from a child into a man
A metaphor for personal transformation due to the relationship.
It never hit me: I've been running ever since I took a stand
Realization of continuously striving since a pivotal decision.
Find this love like Spanish moss hangin from the trees
Comparing love to Spanish moss, emphasizing its clinging nature.
Just swaying in the breeze like a sweet memory
Love as a lingering, cherished memory.
Running straight outta time, straight outta time (x2) Since you were mine
Sense of urgency, feeling time slipping away since the relationship.
That autumn chill sent a shiver, girl, it shook us to the bone
An intense experience, perhaps indicating a difficult time in the relationship.
And we still had February frozen on the phone
Using a frozen February as a metaphor for a lingering, unresolved issue.
Spring thaw, would it find us with our lips frozen blue?
Wondering if a thaw (change) will bring resolution to emotional coldness.
Love calls, but do we really live the time we're running through?
Questioning if one truly experiences and lives the time passing by.
Or like a dream, do we let it die and drift away to sleep
Contemplating whether one lets love fade away or holds onto it.
Until it screams like an echo in the history books you keep
Suggesting that neglected love might resurface as regret in the future.
'Cause that stream running from the corners of my mind
Reflecting on memories that seem to escape and fade away.
Looking back I find like a river it unwinds
Realizing that the past, like a river, keeps flowing away.
Running straight outta time, straight outta time (x2)
Reiterating the urgency of time slipping away.
Running straight outta time just like an old man's fiddle
Comparing time running out to an old man's fading ability to dance.
Looking for the dance; gonna meet me in the middle
Desiring a resolution or meeting point despite confusion.
I'm never gonna figure out the way that I feel -
Expressing confusion about personal feelings and emotions.
Running straight outta time,
Stressed about time running out despite the enduring love.
but my love's still real
Asserting the persistence of love despite time constraints.
Now I see you- you're looking pretty in your summer dress
Observing the beauty of the person in a summer dress.
I can almost feel you as you clutch your little locket to your breast
Imagining holding a cherished item close, feeling closeness.
Looking down at the picture, girl, you know you're looking fine
Admiring the attractiveness of the person in a picture.
Is it me? Was I ever in your heart or on your mind?
Questioning one's presence in the other person's heart and mind.
Cause I'm running outta time
Feeling the pressure of time running out.
I'm running straight outta time
Reiterating the urgency of time slipping away.
Were you ever mine?
Questioning the depth of the past relationship.
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