Elle
Elle's Journey: A Dawn in Harvard Square
Lyrics
Are you missing 21 now
Expressing a sense of loss or longing for a time marked by the age of 21.
Cause you're always on the run now
Suggesting constant movement or escape from something.
From that late september day
Referencing a specific day in late September, possibly significant to the speaker.
I could tell you how the story ends
Implying knowledge of the outcome of a story but choosing not to reveal it.
But we're not those kind of friends
Describing a particular type of friendship where certain information is not shared.
And i mean that in the best way
Emphasizing the positive intention behind the statement in line 5.
We're gonna be okay
Assuring that everything will be fine.
Elle put your red dress on
Addressing someone named Elle, suggesting a personal connection.
And run to harvard square at dawn
Encouraging Elle to wear a red dress and go to Harvard Square at dawn.
And light up all the matchstick parts
Symbolizing the act of igniting and bringing life to certain aspects of oneself.
Of who you're supposed to be
Questioning societal expectations and conformity.
Let the smoke tangle your hair
Creating an image of smoke intertwining with hair, possibly representing freedom.
Like a goddess standing there
Comparing Elle to a goddess, emphasizing a sense of beauty and strength.
If only til the sun comes up
Highlighting a temporary state until the sunrise.
Be nowhere, nobody
Advocating for being unattached and unnoticed.
Elle
Repetition of Elle's name, possibly for emphasis or emotional connection.
Can we go back to the mountains
Expressing a desire to return to a specific place, indicating nostalgia.
I miss having you around and nothing here is blue
Expressing the speaker's emotional state and the absence of negativity.
When we make it back to louisville
Planning a future event in Louisville, emphasizing creativity.
We can paint the fireplace purple
Imagining a non-traditional act of painting a fireplace purple.
And we'll eat with wooden spoons
Symbolizing simplicity and maintaining a youthful spirit.
We won't lose our youth
Emphasizing the preservation of youthfulness.
Elle put your red dress on
Repetition of the encouragement to wear a red dress and go to Harvard Square.
And run to harvard square at dawn
Repeating the call to action, reinforcing its importance.
And light up all the matchstick parts
Reiteration of the symbolic act of igniting certain aspects of oneself.
Of who you're supposed to be
Restating the question of societal expectations and identity.
Let the smoke tangle your hair
Recreating the image of smoke intertwining with hair, emphasizing freedom.
Like a goddess standing there
Reiterating the comparison of Elle to a goddess.
If only til the sun comes up
Repeating the idea of a temporary state until the sunrise.
Be nowhere, nobody
Reemphasizing the advocacy for being unattached and unnoticed.
Elle
Repetition of Elle's name, possibly for emphasis or emotional connection.
Oh, why must we grow
Pondering the inevitability of personal growth and change.
Why must we grow
-Why must we grow
-Elle put your red dress on
Repeating the call to action for Elle to wear a red dress and go to Harvard Square.
And run to harvard square at dawn
Repeating the importance of taking the symbolic action at dawn.
And light up all the matchstick parts
Reiteration of the symbolic act of igniting certain aspects of oneself.
Of who you're supposed to be
Restating the question of societal expectations and identity.
Let the smoke tangle your hair
Recreating the image of smoke intertwining with hair, emphasizing freedom.
Like a goddess standing there
Reiterating the comparison of Elle to a goddess.
If only til the sun comes up
Repeating the idea of a temporary state until the sunrise.
Be nowhere, nobody
Reemphasizing the advocacy for being unattached and unnoticed.
Elle
Final repetition of Elle's name, possibly for emphasis or emotional connection.
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