Winona
Yearning Echoes: Matthew Sweet's Melodic Plea for Connection
Lyrics
I tried to call you
I attempted to reach out to you
But the line was busy
The phone line was occupied
Were you talking to a friend?
Speculating if you were engaged in a conversation with a friend
When I tried again much later
Upon making another attempt later
I didn't want to let it ring again
Choosing not to let the phone ring again
So you can see I've got a problem
Expressing a recurring issue or dilemma
Back by popular demand
Referencing a return or resurgence based on public interest
Sometimes I want to
At times, desiring to conceal something from you
Keep it from you
Contemplating the act of withholding information
Sometimes I think
Believing that you might comprehend
You'll understand
Could you be my
Possibly envisioning you as a figure in a film
Little movie star?
Potentially viewing you as a long-lost romantic interest
Could you be my long lost girl?
Suggesting uncertainty about knowing you deeply
It's true that
Acknowledging the truth of limited acquaintance
I don't really know you
Expressing a sense of isolation in the world
But I'm alone in the world
When I think maybe I need you
Contemplating the potential need for your presence
I don't care if if it's not true
Indicating a lack of concern if the need is not genuine
'Cause it isn't so much
Highlighting the importance of desires over needs
What I need now
Emphasizing the significance of what is wanted from you
As what I want from you
Could you be my
Reiterating the imagery of you as a movie star
Little movie star?
Repeating the notion of you as a long-lost romantic interest
Could you be my long lost girl?
Reaffirming the limited knowledge about you
It's true that
Reemphasizing the sense of loneliness in the world
I don't really know you
But I'm alone in the world
-Could you be my
-Little movie star?
-Could you be my long lost girl?
-It's true that
-I don't really know you
-I feel alone
Conveying a sense of loneliness
I feel alone...
Reiterating the feeling of isolation
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