Nikki Oh Nikki
Forgiveness Echoes in 'Nikki Oh Nikki' by John Vanderslice
Lyrics
You know that guy
You are familiar with the person
Who stole your girlfriend
Who took your girlfriend
Away from you
Away from your presence
In the summer of '95
During the summer of 1995
He's going to die
Predicting his imminent death
You know her name
You are aware of her identity
Sits in your brain
Her name lingers persistently in your mind
Like a tumor
Like a mental burden or affliction
Her eyes still shine
Her captivating eyes still remain in your recollection
In your memory
Preserving her essence in your memory
She's going to die
Predicting her eventual demise
Well you can carry that grudge
You have the choice to hold onto resentment
Or you can let it go
Alternatively, you can release it
But as sure as I'm singing this song, you know
Expressing certainty while singing this song
She's going to die, she's going to die
Reiterating the inevitable fate of the girl
Five'll get you ten so just let it go
Expressing a likelihood (five to ten odds)
That she and he and I will hear the final chord
Anticipating the shared experience of mortality
Just let it go, let it go
Encouraging to release the grudge and accept fate
We're going to die
Highlighting the universal inevitability of death
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