Remains
Echoes of Purpose and Loss: Matt Pond PA's 'Remains'
Lyrics
I can't remember which movie taught me purpose
The speaker can't recall a specific movie that provided them with a sense of purpose.
I can't remember which movie taught me pain
The speaker can't recall a specific movie that taught them about pain.
I would've been the one baptized in all your water
The speaker would have willingly immersed themselves in the other person's experiences.
I would've been the one submerged under your reign
The speaker would have submitted themselves entirely to the authority or control of the other person.
This is not how I want to be forgotten
The speaker doesn't want to be forgotten in this manner.
This is not how I want to leave remains
The speaker doesn't want to leave behind remains in this way.
I'll give you everything that you need
The speaker is willing to provide everything necessary for the other person.
And if you want my blood, let me bleed
Expressing willingness to sacrifice themselves if required.
If you want a ghost then that's what I'll be
Offering to become a haunting memory if that's desired.
Was it on Huron when the wind first changed direction?
Recalling a moment when a significant change occurred, possibly in a specific location.
Was it on Franklin when I lost you on the street?
Reflecting on a specific moment of losing someone on Franklin Street.
All I remember was gray between the cables
Describing a memory of an indistinct or bleak period.
The muted pavement could not give me two feet
Feeling immobilized or unable to move forward in that memory.
I'll give you everything that you need
Reiterating willingness to provide everything required.
And if you want my blood, let me bleed
Reiterating readiness to sacrifice themselves if needed.
And if you want a ghost then that's what I'll be
Reiterating willingness to become a haunting presence if desired.
You already know what you don't even know
Suggesting that the other person knows things about themselves that the speaker is unaware of.
Read the cover, the flap, you just put it back
Referring to not fully exploring or understanding something after briefly examining it.
That's the price we pay for going in all the way
Implying that there's a cost for fully committing to something.
That's the price we pay for going in all the way
Repeating the idea that there's a cost for complete dedication.
If you remain in me, I will remain in you
Expressing a desire for a mutual connection, promising reciprocity.
And if you stay with me, I will stay with you
Emphasizing the promise of staying together if the other person remains.
If you remain in me, I will remain in you
Reiterating the desire for a mutual connection and reciprocity.
And if you stay with me, I will stay with you
Reiterating the promise of staying together if the other person stays.
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