Flash Paper
Unspoken Farewells: Joshua Ray Walker's Poignant Reflections
Lyrics
When you say goodbye
Expressing the act of saying goodbye.
Could you say it like it's the last time?
Requesting a heartfelt and significant goodbye, as if it's the final farewell.
Or would that make you cry?
Questioning whether saying a final goodbye would evoke sadness.
So you hold it all inside
Keeping emotions inward instead of expressing them.
You write it down
Choosing to write down feelings rather than speaking.
Cause you can't make a sound
Being unable to vocalize emotions, possibly due to emotional distress.
Like traces to be found
Describing the written words as traces waiting to be discovered.
Some are card stock with embossed letters
Describing various goodbye messages with different characteristics.
Some have tears where holes were meant to bind
Mentioning tears in some messages, suggesting emotional pain.
Some are just flash paper
Referring to some goodbyes as ephemeral, like flash paper.
With words so quickly penned
Describing quick and impulsive words written down.
Burned never to be read ever again
Highlighting the intentional burning of messages to prevent them from being read again.
Burned never to be read ever again
Reiterating the irreversibility of burning these messages.
Burned never to be read ever again
Emphasizing that the burned messages will never be revisited.
If I could hear you speak those lines
Expressing a desire to hear genuine goodbyes rather than superficial reassurances.
Instead of saying that you're fine
Preferring authenticity over the generic response of being "fine."
Or would that make you cry?
Wondering if genuine goodbyes would lead to tears.
So you keep it all inside
Choosing to keep true feelings inside.
You write it down
Opting for written expression due to difficulty speaking.
Cause you can't make a sound
Reiterating the silence in spoken words.
Like traces to be found
Comparing written words to traces left for discovery.
In a cigar box with notes and letters
Describing a physical box containing notes and letters related to goodbyes.
And little things you'd usually pay no mind
Noting the presence of insignificant items that gain meaning over time.
Simple words mean more than all the syllables combined
Stressing the significance of simple words compared to complex ones.
Like I love you
Expressing love through straightforward words.
And I'll miss you too
Conveying the sentiment of missing someone.
Like I love you
Repeating the expression of love.
And I'll miss you too
Reiterating the sentiment of missing someone.
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