Apart
Healing Echoes: Embracing Growth and Memories in Joseph Stingley's 'Apart'
Lyrics
And it hurt like hell when you hurt yourself
Expressing emotional pain when the person addressed in the song hurt themselves.
You were a part of me
Acknowledging the significant connection with the person, emphasizing their role as a part of the singer.
But I guess I'm glad you're doing well
Expressing a mixed feeling of happiness for the person's well-being despite the emotional distance.
Even though you're far apart from me
Highlighting the physical separation from the person and the emotional challenge it brings.
Now I can't get over writing these songs
Conveying the difficulty in moving on by expressing the ongoing process of writing songs about the experience.
All my friends ask why I let you leave
Acknowledging the curiosity of friends about the decision to let the person go.
Drowning so fast there was nowhere to hang on
Metaphorically describing a fast and uncontrollable descent into emotional turmoil.
Blurry vision you tried to rescue me
Describing a hazy or unclear perspective, with an attempt from the person to rescue the singer.
La la la la la la la la la la la
Repetition of a melodic refrain, possibly emphasizing the emotional intensity or seeking comfort.
La la la la la la la la la la la
-I saw you walking on the beach
Observing the person on the beach with someone else, possibly indicating moving on in a new relationship.
His palm in your palm
Symbolizing a romantic connection between the person and someone new.
I tapped my screen but you hid in the trees
Expressing an attempt to connect through technology but encountering avoidance or hiding.
I guess it's not what you want
Recognizing that the current situation may not align with the singer's desires or expectations.
White lights growing up
Reflecting on various experiences, both positive and negative, during the relationship.
Drunk nights throwing up
-Dumb fights in the front
-Wish I never made you hurt
-Lock eyes through the worst
-Cop sirens round the curb
-Six months flash by and you're gone
Noting the passage of time and the absence of the person after six months.
La la la la la la la la la la la
Repetition of a melodic refrain, possibly emphasizing the emotional intensity or seeking comfort.
La la la la la la la la la la la
-Look how far I've come
Highlighting personal growth and progress since the separation.
See I'm growing up
Expressing the singer's journey toward maturity and self-improvement.
Will you remember me
Pleading to be remembered and recalling shared dreams and experiences.
Will you remember me
-Will you remember me
-Everything we dreamed
-It's really happening
Acknowledging the realization of shared dreams, possibly indicating success or fulfillment.
Will you remember me
Repetition of the plea to be remembered, underlining its importance to the singer.
Will you remember me
-Will you remember me
-Now I can't get over writing these songs
Reiterating the difficulty in moving on and the continuous process of expressing emotions through songwriting.
No melody could set me free
Expressing that no melody has been able to provide liberation or relief from emotional pain.
But I'd write a thousand more if just one
Conveying a willingness to write countless more songs if it could convey the depth of feelings.
Would show you what you meant to me
Expressing the desire for the songs to communicate the profound significance the person holds for the singer.
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