Abbie Martin
Echoes of Youth: Nostalgic Reflections on Love and Time
Lyrics
Do you remember
Reflecting on past memories and experiences
When time wasn't an issue at all
Nostalgia for a time when time constraints were not significant
It was where you were going
Focusing on the destination and the distance one could cover
How far you could walk
Emphasizing the extent of one's ability to walk
Do you remember?
Repetition for emphasis on the act of remembering
Do you remember?
-Do you remember
Recalling the pleasant scent of summer
The scent of the summer so sweet?
Highlighting the sweetness associated with the summer scent
As the the stars would watch over
Symbolic reference to stars watching over and souls navigating challenges
Our souls through the weeds
-And the hounds in their fences
Metaphorical depiction of confessing love amidst external challenges
Would bark at the breeze
-While we d scream out confessions
-Of love through the trees
-Do you remember?
Repetition for emphasis on the act of remembering
Do you remember?
-Do you remember?
-'Cause I do
Acknowledging personal recollection of the past
It was the year 93
Noting a specific year, 1993, and commenting on the perceived distance of time
If my mind does recall
-Seems so long and so distant
-Not distant at all
-I sang songs to you crying
Expressing emotional songs and the impact of time on relationships
Till something did change
-It was time, it pushed us older
-Till we didn't even say hello
-Hello
Repetition of "Hello" as a reflection on the passage of time and change
Hello
-Hello
-It?s been four long years
Referencing the absence of a person for four years and the lingering impact of their presence
Since I've seen your face
-Your voice will still resonate inside my bones
-When the breeze runs by
-And whispers that old song, I do
Mentioning the enduring memory triggered by a familiar song
Do you remember?
Repetition for emphasis on the act of remembering
Do you remember?
-Do you remember?
-I do
Affirming personal recollection of the past
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