Sentimental Value
Sentimental Reflections: Nostalgia and Loss in Ladybird TX's Melodic Journey
Lyrics
I learned early on
I gained knowledge at an early age.
That nothing lasts
Understanding that everything is temporary.
And that nothing gold can stay
Referencing the idea from Robert Frost that precious things don't last.
Nothing would prepare me
There was nothing that could prepare me for the losses in life.
For what life would take away
Life took away things unexpectedly, causing emotional pain.
I miss my family
Expressing longing for the family.
And I miss my room
Feeling a sense of loss for a personal space.
And the things I knew bac then
Nostalgia for the familiarity of the past.
Nobody warned me
No one warned about the challenges ahead.
No one said
No one said that returning to the past is impossible.
That I can't go back again
Expressing the desire to go back but facing the reality of impossibility.
And I'm tired
Feeling exhausted and worn out.
I don't like these games
Expressing dislike for the challenges faced in life.
I never thought I would get so far
Unexpectedly achieving a considerable distance from the initial home.
From the house that I called my home in the start
Nostalgia for the place considered home in the beginning.
The dissonance is growing and it breaks my heart
Feeling an increasing sense of discord, causing emotional pain.
That everything has changed
Reflecting on the profound changes in life.
I didn't think it'd hurt so bad
Underestimating the emotional pain of losing oneself.
To lose myself
Expressing the emotional difficulty of losing a father.
To lose my dad
Acknowledging the change in relationships with best friends.
Or that the best friends that I'd ever had
Realizing that relationships don't remain the same.
Would never stay the same
Accepting the inevitability of change in relationships.
If only in my dreams
Expressing a wish to revisit the past in dreams.
I wish that I could see
Desiring to see life before experiencing its challenges.
My life before I knew
Reflecting on a time when life's hardships were unknown.
What it would take from me
Expressing a sense of loss for what life has taken away.
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