Going To Prom
Capturing Life's Milestones: A Poignant Journey through Memories
Lyrics
I was young once, yes, I was
I reflect on my youth; I've experienced it.
Said the mother to the son
A mother speaking to her son, sharing wisdom.
I was younger than you now
The mother was once younger than the son is now.
Come close, tell you how it happened
Inviting the son to come close for a personal story.
Well this is a photograph
A photograph capturing a moment from the past.
Of me on my front lawn
Describing a picture of the speaker on their front lawn.
A window to the past
The photo serves as a window to the past.
Of me in a corsage, going to prom
Depicting the speaker in a corsage, heading to prom.
Going to prom
Repetition emphasizing the significance of going to prom.
Going to prom
-And this is a photograph
Introducing another photograph, this time of the first home.
Of me in my first home
Expressing surprise at owning a place for the first time.
Never thought that I
Reflecting on the speaker's unexpected sense of ownership.
Could call a place my own
-There's nothing wrong here
Affirming that there is nothing wrong; contentment.
There's nothing wrong dear
-There's nothing wrong
-With me
Repetition emphasizing the lack of issues or problems.
With me
-With me
-And this is a photograph
Introducing a photograph featuring the first-born child.
Of me with my first born
Noting similarities between the child and the son.
His eyes, your same eyes
-His soul is your same soul
-Screaming at life into the light
Describing the intense moments of giving birth and nurturing.
Gasping for breath 'til there's nothing left
-Here is your body, here is your chest
-Here is your hunger, here is my breast
-I was young once, yes, I was
Reiterating the speaker's experience of being young.
Said the mother to the son
Continuing the conversation with the son about youth.
I was younger than you now
Emphasizing that the mother was once even younger than the son.
Can someone tell me how it happened?
Expressing bewilderment at how time has passed.
And why did it happen to?
Posing a question about why certain events happen.
And it's gonna happen (to you)
Asking about the inevitability of events and their consequences.
Then what's gonna happen (to you?)
-Babe when it happens (to you)
-What's gonna happen (to you?)
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