My Old Friend
Nostalgic Echoes: Reflecting on Time with My Old Friend
Lyrics
There are times, on occasion,
Reflecting on specific moments or instances
when i'll call your name
Expressing the act of calling someone's name
but I know too well that if I met you now
Acknowledging that meeting now would be different
it won't be the same.
Suggesting a change or shift in the relationship
Like a prophet's eye, Lord, and Iscariot,
Describing someone watching over the speaker
you watched over me
Mentioning the Boreas wind carrying the person away
bur the Boreas wind, it has carried you
Expressing distance or separation
further than I can see.
Recalling the departure of both the speaker and the person
And you left me, and I left you.
Reciprocal abandonment
You sought your pleasure,
Describing the person seeking pleasure like angels
like the angels do -
Highlighting the person's grace from a distance
And you were gracious
Recalling a time when the speaker and the person were close
from my rear view.
Nostalgic reflection on a shared past
And when I remember when it was just us two.
Remembering a time when it was just the speaker and the person
And these thoughts calm me, these thoughts of you.
Finding comfort in thoughts of the person
And you were right there with me when the Woman took my brain,
Recalling a specific event involving a Woman
you were by my side when I hid out from the sun.
Being together during challenging times
And you cried out like a raven when our tea leaves spoke of fame,
Describing a moment of distress or warning
and you said the games had only just begun.
Acknowledging the beginning of challenges or games
I miss you though, so I can't pretend...
Expressing genuine longing for the person
...My old friend.
Addressing the person as an old friend
There are times when i'll be wondering
Contemplating thoughts and words for the person
what i'd say to you,
Reflecting on what could be said in a meeting
If I met with you, down there in Brighton
Referring to a specific location (Brighton)
where you do what you do.
Recognizing the person's activities or lifestyle
And you left me, and I left you.
Reiteration of reciprocal abandonment
You sought your pleasure,
Reiterating the pursuit of pleasure like angels
like the angels do -
Repeating the person's grace from a distance
And you were gracious
Revisiting a time when the person was gracious
from my rear view.
Recollecting a time when it was just the speaker and the person
And when I remember when it was just us two.
Reinforcing the calming effect of thoughts about the person
And these thoughts calm me, these thoughts of you.
Emphasizing the emotional impact of memories
I miss you so though, there's no amends...
Acknowledging the impossibility of making amends
... My old friend.
Finalizing the address to the person as an old friend
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