Flashbacks
Sunset Melancholy: Navigating Life's Depths in Kent Osborne's 'Flashbacks'
Lyrics
Why I feel alive when the sun come down
The speaker experiences a sense of vitality or energy when the day transitions into night ('sun come down').
Yeah I’m going up but I’m staying with a frown
Despite feeling uplifted ('going up'), the speaker remains unhappy or discontent ('staying with a frown').
Fuck all the sorrow, kill em with the brown
An expression of disregard for sadness or problems, indicating a coping mechanism, possibly involving drugs ('kill em with the brown').
Yeah I’ve been under trying not to drown
The speaker has been overwhelmed or burdened ('under') and is struggling not to succumb to difficulties ('trying not to drown').
Why I feel alive when the sun come down
Reiteration of feeling alive during sunset, possibly highlighting a recurring sense of rejuvenation during this time.
Yeah I’m going up but I’m staying with a frown
Similar to line 2, reiterating the contrast between feeling elevated but remaining unhappy.
Fuck all the sorrow, kill em with the brown
A repetition of disregarding sorrow or problems through a potential coping mechanism.
Yeah I’ve been under trying not to drown
Continuation of feeling overwhelmed or burdened and attempting to avoid being overwhelmed by difficulties.
They say everyone divine, well to me that’s a lie
The speaker disagrees with the notion that everyone is inherently divine or exceptional.
Yeah I’m still sleep-deprived, I can feel the bags on my eyes
The speaker feels sleep-deprived and physically fatigued ('bags on my eyes').
Old girl just hit my line, please get up out my mind
The speaker wants someone from the past ('old girl') to stop contacting them, seeking mental peace.
Keep seeing the same signs, I just gotta realign
The speaker keeps encountering the same indications or problems repeatedly and needs to readjust or refocus.
It’s just one of them days, it’s just one of them days
Expressing that the feelings or situations described are part of a common experience ('one of them days').
Depression coming in waves, yeah it’s coming in waves
Depression or negative feelings come intermittently and intensely ('coming in waves').
I’m just tryna dodge the grave, i’m just tryna dodge the grave
The speaker is striving to avoid death or grave consequences metaphorically ('dodge the grave').
Sometimes I don’t wanna be saved, I don’t wanna be saved
At times, the speaker doesn't want to be rescued or helped ('don’t wanna be saved').
Look at the price you pay, when you try to run away
Highlighting the consequences one faces when trying to escape from problems or difficulties.
Mental strain on my brain, I don’t wanna go insane
The strain on the speaker's mind is immense, and they fear losing their mental stability ('go insane').
Somebody call Max Payne, I feel one of the same
Reference to a character, Max Payne, known for intense struggle, possibly indicating a feeling of identification with that struggle.
Imma shoot point-blank, and I hope that I don’t got aim
Metaphorically expressing a desire to act recklessly without considering consequences ('shoot point-blank'), hoping it won’t have any effect.
Why I feel alive when the sun come down
Repetitive expressions of the conflicting emotions, struggle with sadness, coping mechanisms, and the internal battle to survive or avoid being overwhelmed.
Yeah I’m going up but I’m staying with a frown
-Fuck all the sorrow, kill em with the brown
-Yeah I’ve been under trying not to drown
-Why I feel alive when the sun come down
-Yeah I’m going up but I’m staying with a frown
-Fuck all the sorrow, kill em with the brown
-Yeah I’ve been under trying not to drown
-Why I feel alive when the sun come down
-Yeah I’m going up but I’m staying with a frown
-Fuck all the sorrow, kill em with the brown
-Yeah I’ve been under trying not to drown
-Why I feel alive when the sun come down
-Yeah I’m going up but I’m staying with a frown
-Fuck all the sorrow, kill em with the brown
-Yeah I’ve been under trying not to drown
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