Dinner's Ready
Nostalgic Echoes: Lucy Spraggan's 'Dinner's Ready' Unveils Youthful Memories
Lyrics
We’d been camping in my best friend’s garden
We were camping in my best friend’s garden.
‘til we all fell out about something or other
We had a disagreement that led to falling out.
Same night that we ran to the kitchen
On the same night, we sought refuge in the kitchen.
Her mum called us chickens we were scared of the thunder
Her mum teased us for being scared of thunder.
I called you up said I want to come home
I called you expressing the desire to come home.
You said you can but I think you should stay
You suggested I stay instead of returning immediately.
I know that I didn’t always listen
I acknowledge I didn't always heed your advice.
I miss your decisions and hearing you say
I miss your ability to make decisions and guide me.
Hurry up
Expressing urgency, asking to hurry up.
Don’t be late
Emphasizing the importance of not being late.
It’s on the side
Referring to an unspecified item on the side.
Your dinner’s ready
Your dinner is ready, indicating a nurturing gesture.
Wish I could go
Expressing a desire to go back in time.
Back to then
Reflecting on the value of past moments.
Appreciate it when you said
Appreciating words spoken in the past.
Hurry up
Repetition of urgency, asking to hurry up.
Don’t be late
Reiteration of the importance of not being late.
It’s on the side
Referring again to an unspecified item on the side.
Your dinner’s ready
Reiterating that the dinner is ready.
Every morning we’d all meet by the lockers
Describing a routine gathering near lockers each morning.
Thick as thieves until we learned what love was
Unity among friends until they experienced love.
I had my first heart break that summer
Recalling a first heartbreak that strengthened bonds.
It might have hurt but it brought us together
Painful experiences contributing to togetherness.
I called you up said I’m not coming home
Declining to come home after another call.
You said ok where are you gonna stay
You accepted my decision to stay elsewhere.
I know that I didn’t always listen
Recognizing a past tendency not to listen.
I miss your decisions and hearing you say
Expressing a longing for your guidance and decisions.
I’ve been married 3 years in June
Noting a three-year marriage milestone in June.
My sisters had a baby too
Highlighting the birth of a niece or nephew.
There’s always kids in our spare room when I’m with them I act like you
Children frequently in the spare room, adopting a nurturing role.
I call you up and I ask if you’re home
Calling and asking if you're home.
You say please drive down and see me today
You invite me to drive down and visit.
I know that I didn’t always listen
Acknowledging a historical pattern of not heeding advice.
I need your decisions
Expressing a current need for your decisions.
It’s my turn to say
It's now my turn to assert a decision or perspective.
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