Violet Sky
Lost in Violet Skies: Nostalgia, Love, and Growing Up
Lyrics
Slow dance my and my nervous hands
Expressing a slow dance with nervous hands.
You and your empty plans
Questioning the significance of your plans that seem to be empty or unfulfilled.
Did we even like eachother?
Raising doubt about whether there was genuine liking or connection between the speaker and the other person.
Sixteen
Referring to the age of sixteen, possibly recalling a time in the speaker's past.
Everything was highschool teams
Reflecting on experiences and relationships during high school.
Dreaming of a rivalry
Dreaming of a competitive or conflicting relationship, possibly in the context of high school rivalry.
I think died and came back another
Suggesting a transformative experience where the speaker feels like they've changed or evolved.
Violet sky
Describing a violet sky, possibly symbolizing a moment of emotional intensity or change.
Hold me tighter
Expressing a desire for closeness and intimacy.
Feel my fire slip into your lungs
Describing a passionate feeling that slips into the other person's being.
Wandering eyes chasing after
Noting wandering eyes, suggesting a lack of focus or commitment.
Pull me backwards like the morning sun
Desiring to be pulled backward, possibly symbolizing a return to a more innocent or positive time.
Slow clap from the back of the class
Describing applause from the back of the class, possibly symbolizing recognition or acknowledgment.
I cry when I laugh
Revealing a tendency to cry when laughing, expressing complex emotions.
I laugh when I think about the past
Laughing when thinking about the past, possibly with a sense of nostalgia or irony.
Do you? Do you laugh too?
Prompting the other person to reflect on their own laughter and emotions.
Cause all these coffee shops are looking like graveyards
Comparing coffee shops to graveyards, possibly signifying a sense of monotony or stagnation.
All my friends got married to a day job
Observing that friends have settled into conventional, routine lives.
Violet sky
Reiterating the presence of a violet sky, emphasizing its emotional significance.
Hold me tighter
Repeating the desire for closeness and intimacy.
Feel my fire slip into your lungs
Reiterating the passionate feeling slipping into the other person.
Wandering eyes chasing after
Restating the presence of wandering eyes, suggesting ongoing distractions or uncertainties.
Pull me backwards like the morning sun
Repeating the desire to be pulled backward, emphasizing a desire for a positive change.
I was in the backseat
Recalling a specific moment in the backseat, possibly invoking a memory associated with the song Sierra Leone.
Singing Sierra Leone
Describing the act of singing Sierra Leone in the backseat.
You were taking side streets
Highlighting the other person's choice to take side streets, possibly symbolizing a divergent path or lifestyle.
Looking for somewhere to smoke.
Indicating a search for a place to smoke, suggesting a desire for escape or relaxation.
Just a couple kids going in with nowhere to go
Describing the speaker and the other person as a couple of kids with no clear direction or purpose.
Nowhere to go
Emphasizing the lack of a defined path or destination.
Nowhere to go
Reiterating the theme of having nowhere to go.
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