Everyone's in Love
Unrequited Echoes: A Melodic Tale of Longing and Loss
Lyrics
She's got a mountain for a name
Describing a person with a strong and significant identity, represented metaphorically as a mountain.
She's got my city by the reins
Expressing that this person has control or influence over the speaker's city.
She's got a perfect memory
Highlighting the person's exceptional ability to remember things.
The car's a 1973
Providing details about the car being a 1973 model, possibly symbolizing nostalgia or a specific period.
Slow down
Repeatedly urging to slow down, suggesting a need for caution or reflection.
Slow down
-Tonight the canyon's made of glass
Describing a scenic setting ("canyon made of glass") and expressing the speaker's struggle to let go and allow someone to move ahead.
Why can't I stop and let you pass
-Slow down
Reiterating the need to slow down, emphasizing the importance of taking things at a measured pace.
We've got to slow down
-She's got the candles by the bed
Detailing the person's surroundings, including candles and unread books, with a poetic reference to singing in the chambers of the sea.
Beside the books she never read
-I hear her singing in the chambers of the sea
-Everyone's in love with you but me
Revealing a contrast between the person being loved by everyone except the speaker.
Everyone but me
-She's got a mountain for a name
Repeating the description of the person with a mountainous identity and control over the city.
She's got my city by the reins
-Slow down
Emphasizing the need to slow down, possibly reflecting on the pace of life or a relationship.
We've got to slow down
-She's got her candles by the bed
Echoing the earlier description of the person's surroundings, expressing doubt about the perceived benefits of being by the sea.
Beside the books she never read
-I don't believe you that it's better by the sea
-Everyone's in love with you but me
Reiterating that everyone is in love with the person except the speaker, highlighting a sense of isolation or unreciprocated feelings.
Everyone but me
-(Are we the cowards that they wanted us to be?)
Possibly questioning whether the speaker and others are conforming to expectations or ideals defined by others.
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