Days Were Different

Rediscovering Life's Phases: A Reflection on 'Days Were Different'
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Lyrics

Days were different when you counted them in hours.

Reflecting on a time when days were measured in hours, suggesting a different perspective on time.

There were some things that she never wanted again.

Expressing a desire to avoid certain experiences or aspects of the past.

In fragmented words, too weak to hear,

Describing communication difficulties with fragmented words that are too weak to be heard.

There were some things that she never wanted again.

Reiterating a reluctance to relive specific moments or memories.

Like: do you want to be the man she once knew?

Pondering if one wants to reclaim a previous identity, specifically as the man she once knew.

Do you want to be the woman she knew too.

Questioning the desire to be the woman from the past.

Days were different when you counted them in hours.

Repeating the idea that days had a different significance when measured in hours.

There were some things that she never wanted again.

Reaffirming the aversion to certain past experiences or memories.

Like, she won't talk of blocks, and of time,

Stating that she avoids discussing certain topics related to blocks, time, and clocks.

And of clocks and how they bind.

Highlighting the binding nature of clocks and time.

And the days that have passed so fast that you might

Reflecting on the swift passage of time and the potential to bring the past into the present.

Bring the past to the present, and say it is your future life.

Suggesting a connection between the past, present, and future life.

I'm waking up from a bed of past lives lived,

Waking up from a metaphorical bed of past lives, indicating a realization or awakening.

'cause I'm living my life 'half-life, half-lived.'

Describing the current state of living a life that feels incomplete or only partially experienced.

Days were different when you counted them in hours.

Reiterating the theme that days had a different meaning when measured in hours.

There were some things that she never wanted again.

Expressing the persistence of avoiding certain unwanted elements from the past.

In fragmented words, too weak to hear,

Repeating the challenge of understanding fragmented words that are too weak to hear.

There were some things that she never wanted again.

Reiterating the desire to avoid reliving specific moments or memories.

Like: do you want to be the man she once knew?

Posing the question of whether one wants to reclaim a past masculine identity.

Do you want to be the woman she knew too.

Questioning the desire to be the woman from the past once again.

Do you want to be the woman

Prompting self-reflection on whether one wants to be the woman one used to be.

She was you.

Connecting the identity of the current self with the past self.

Days are different now,

Acknowledging a shift in the present, suggesting a change in the perception of time.

They are ours.

Claiming ownership of the current days, emphasizing a sense of control or agency.

And days are different now,

Affirming the uniqueness and possession of the current days from a personal perspective.

They are mine.

Reiterating the personal ownership and significance of the current days.

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