Fallen Leaves
Eternal Drift: Love, Loss, and the River's Embrace
Lyrics
I said “Lately when I look at you
I express that recently, when I gaze at you
cll my world's complete and I'll do
All aspects of my life feel fulfilled, and I am willing to
cnything to have you near me”
Do anything to have you close to me
You said “Lately when you think of me
You respond that recently, when I think of you
cll you're world's completely fallen
All aspects of your life have completely fallen
Into dreams that have me in them”
Into dreams where I am present
Like things that never come but never go away
Similar to things that linger without materializing but persist
Yea we keep falling into
Yes, we continuously find ourselves falling into
Where we all belong
A place where we all belong
cnd all there is to
And everything that encompasses
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Fallen leaves symbolize our experiences flowing down the river
Fallen leaves flow down the river
The repetition emphasizes the imagery of fallen leaves in the river
I said “Lately when you look this way
I state that recently, when you look in this direction
cll the words escape still I'd say
Although words fail me, I would say
cnything to have you hear me”
Anything to make you hear me
Once here then up and gone
Things may be present and then disappear
With all the hurt still know nothing's wrong
Despite the pain, I acknowledge that nothing is wrong
With anything we've had between us
With anything we've shared
If the only thing that's wrong is wanting you to stay
If the only issue is wanting you to stay
Well you can blame me for feeling
You can hold me accountable for feeling
cnd holding on so strong
And holding on strongly
When in the end we're
Even though, in the end, we are
Fallen leaves flowing down the river
Reiteration of fallen leaves flowing down the river
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Emphasis on the ongoing process of experiences moving on
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Continuation of the imagery of fallen leaves in the river
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Repetition reinforces the idea of experiences drifting away
Bathed in doubt
Expressing uncertainty and insecurity
Falling out
Falling out of something
Not carved in stone
Not fixed or permanent
No matter what we make
No matter what we create
We share nothing less than flesh and bone
We share a connection as fundamental as flesh and bone
Like fallen leaves
Comparing ourselves to fallen leaves
We are fallen leaves
Acknowledging our shared state as fallen leaves
We're just like fallen leaves
Repetition emphasizes our similarity to fallen leaves
We are fallen leaves
Affirming again that we are like fallen leaves
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Repetition of fallen leaves flowing down the river
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Continuation of the recurring imagery of fallen leaves
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Reiteration of fallen leaves drifting in the river
Fallen leaves flow down the river
Emphasizing the constant flow of experiences
Down the river
Direction of the flow, down the river
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