Find Me, Ruben Olivares
Chasing Love Across Borders: Find Me, Ruben Olivares
Lyrics
Meet me at Leon near Mexico city
Setting a rendezvous at Leon near Mexico City, a significant place tied to memories of the person being addressed.
Where I remember you clear
Expressing a clear recollection of the individual being spoken to.
Meet me at night, St. Louis, Missouri
Suggesting another meeting place, St. Louis, Missouri, where the singer first encountered the person addressed.
Where I first saw you
Recollection of the initial encounter or sighting of the person being referred to.
there is a scent that lingers around me
A lingering presence or memory associated with a particular scent.
Find me wherever I go
Desire for the person to find the singer regardless of their whereabouts.
There are the pictures, sad but so pretty
References to melancholic yet aesthetically pleasing images, possibly in photographs.
Lakes and sunsets
Depiction of serene landscapes like lakes and sunsets, potentially reminiscent of shared experiences.
find me asleep near deserts and oceans
Wishing to be found in unexpected or unlikely places, symbolizing an unpredictable journey.
Places I couldn't have dreamed
Mentions places beyond imagination, indicating a longing for exploration or discovery.
They are all cold and frozen without you
Places and experiences devoid of warmth or emotional significance without the person being sought.
They are nothing
Emphasizes the insignificance of places or experiences without the presence of the person.
chase me down Sycamore
Invitation to pursue the singer, reminiscent of a past chase or pursuit.
Like you did not long before
Recollection of a previous pursuit or chase involving the person addressed.
Play your old brown guitar
Suggests playing a familiar guitar, evoking shared memories or hobbies.
And shine so bright
Encouragement to shine brightly, possibly implying a wish for the person to be their true self.
there is a trail that winds 'round the river
References a trail near a river, symbolizing a path or journey associated with the person addressed.
There is a bench on the ground
Mentions a bench, potentially a spot of significance or a place linked to shared memories.
Those are the beds and the rooms that we slept in
Recollection of places where both the singer and the person addressed spent time together.
Those are the songs we found
Alludes to discovering or sharing meaningful songs together.
find me in streets searching for something
Expresses a search for something lost while traversing through streets.
Something somehow that I lost
The loss of something valuable or essential in life that the singer seeks.
Find me in life aching for someone
Longing for someone exceptional in life.
Someone as good
A desire for a person as remarkable as the one being addressed.
look for me like you did
Requesting the person to search for the singer as they did in the past.
On the days I ran and hid
Recollection of moments when the singer withdrew or hid, asking the person to seek them out again.
Bring your old gifts you brought
Asking for the reappearance of gifts given in the past, symbolizing shared history.
And find me
Encouraging the person to find the singer once more.
there is a world, big as a mountain
Depiction of a vast world with untapped potential or opportunities to share.
There is a world to be shared
Highlighting the idea of sharing experiences and life within this expansive world.
Still there is love, tall as a mountain
Asserts the enduring presence and strength of love, using the metaphor of a tall mountain.
Still there is love
Reiterates the enduring nature of love despite the vastness of the world.
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