Never Tell
Journey Through Time: Reflections on Regrets and Unspoken Truths
Lyrics
Well I stepped off the train just the other day
Reflecting on recent events, the speaker describes disembarking from a train.
I swore that I saw you
The speaker believed to have spotted someone resembling a person from their past.
A younger man, a stronger man, but certainly the man
Describing the person as younger and stronger, reminiscent of who they used to be.
That you were at one time.
Confirming the previous identity of the person, emphasizing a change over time.
He stepped out of the station and into the sun
Transitioning to a new scene where the person steps into the sunlight.
Thought that for sure
The person, now in a new environment, anticipates meeting someone, possibly a future spouse.
He would be meeting someone he would be meeting someone
Reiteration of the expectation of meeting someone important.
Possibly the girl that he'd marry.
The possibility of meeting the girl he might marry is emphasized.
I thought at the time that I'd warn him
The speaker reflects on warning the person about future challenges.
Of all that was to come
A sense of foreboding about the difficulties the person will face.
Since he'd commit the damage he'd do
Anticipating the person causing harm or making mistakes in their journey.
And all along he was out on
The person is revealed to be on a destructive path.
Didn't do it but I wanted to
The speaker admits to having thoughts of doing harm but didn't act on them.
It's time once again to revive some old some new
The speaker expresses a need to revisit both old and new experiences.
If you don't mind that it's all the same
Indifference to whether the experiences are familiar or different, suggesting a lack of preference.
I'll never tell you.
A commitment to keeping certain information undisclosed or secret.
If seem to to fade in, if you seem to fade out
If there's a fading in or out, the speaker expresses a lack of concern or disregard for it.
Take no mind, I don't mind.
Reiterating a lack of concern for changes or fluctuations in the situation.
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