Lyrics
Once upon a time you were gonna live forever
Reflecting on a past when the person felt invincible and immortal.
But that was another fairytale, dad
Acknowledging that this perception was merely a fantasy or idealized story.
You warned me
Recalling a parental warning about the impermanence of life.
Oh, how you warned me
Expressing how the father emphasized the impending reality.
-but how can you ever warn a person against something like that?
Reflecting on the difficulty of warning someone about the inevitability of mortality.
And I keep on pretending that it's all ok - I'm ok now
Pretending that everything is fine despite the awareness that it's not.
But we all know it's a lie, dad
Acknowledging the lie and the shared understanding of its falseness.
I prepared
Claiming readiness for an anticipated event.
How I prepared...
Expressing preparation for a significant and emotional experience.
-but how can you prepare to see your own father die?
Questioning the possibility of preparing for the death of one's own father.
I remember when you explained how the water rose on the beach
Recalling a past moment when the father explained a natural phenomenon.
Explaining things to that innocent brain
Highlighting the innocence of the listener's mind at that time.
It seemed to me there was nowhere you couldn't reach
Feeling that the father's wisdom had no limits.
But this is now and with ""the now"" comes the pain
Contrasting the past with the present, where pain accompanies the current reality.
Fading smile - Disappearing smile
Describing a smile that is diminishing and vanishing.
Why do life wither and fade away?
Pondering the reason for the fading and withering of life.
Fading smile - Disappearing smile
Repeating the theme of a disappearing smile and life's transience.
Daddy, I'm your little boy, and always will be
Reaffirming the enduring connection between the speaker and the father.
All I have left is this cold stone to touch
Left with a tangible reminder of the father's absence (cold stone).
I've got to remember that you're not here anymore...
Emphasizing the need to remember the father's absence.
That nothing will ever be like it used to be before.
Accepting that the past cannot be recreated.
I feel your spirit floating here, all around
Sensing the presence of the father's spirit in the surroundings.
Fading smile - Disappearing smile
Reiterating the theme of a diminishing and fading smile.
Why do life wither and fade away?
Questioning the reasons behind life's decay.
Fading smile - Disappearing smile
Repeating the idea of a disappearing smile and life's transient nature.
Daddy, I'm your little boy, and always will be
Reaffirming the enduring connection between the speaker and the father.
I'm ok now, Dad
Claiming a sense of okayness now that the father is gone.
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