His Voice
Echoes of Regret: Unraveling Untold Pain
Lyrics
Nostalgia plays through me
Nostalgia is evoking emotions within me.
Along with the radio
The radio is a source triggering nostalgia.
A taste, a scene, a sound
A sense of taste, scene, and sound associated with the past.
A touch is not enough
A touch is insufficient to revive the past.
If only I
Expressing a wish or regret about understanding someone's fear.
Had known his fear
The person was unaware of someone else's fear.
So torn and feeling frighened
Feeling torn and frightened, possibly due to the revelation of fear.
15 years have passed
Reflecting on the passage of 15 years.
A sour taste still curls my tongue
A negative lingering experience, as indicated by the sour taste.
In despair, he danced the air
Describing a moment of despair and emotional turmoil.
A life became undone
A life unraveling and falling apart.
If only I
Expressing regret or realization about not recognizing something.
Had recognized
Referring to a missed recognition of a silent cry and deception.
A silenced cry of sweet lies
Describing the cry as sweet lies, suggesting emotional manipulation.
Ma, you know you can't hold me now
Addressee acknowledging that holding is not possible now.
Ma, would you like to hold me now
Asking if the addressee would want to hold now.
I heard his voice
Recalling hearing someone's voice in the past.
The trace of tears
Indicating the presence of tears in the voice's trace.
Still live within that moment
Emphasizing the lasting impact of that moment on the narrator.
I heard his voice
Repetition of hearing the same voice, suggesting significance.
He lost his will
Expressing the loss of will by the person behind the voice.
One's fate revealed that moment
Revealing fate or destiny in that particular moment.
I heard his voice
Another mention of hearing the same voice.
The moment ends
Highlighting the conclusion or resolution of that moment.
So much was said in silence
Indicating the depth of unspoken communication in that moment.
Ma, you know you can't hold me now
Similar to lines 19-20, acknowledging the impossibility of holding.
Ma, would you like to hold me now
Repeating the question about the willingness to hold now.
And if I could I would
If possible, the narrator would hold, expressing a desire for connection.
If what had happened then today
Referring to a significant past event influencing the present.
I hold you close
A commitment to embrace and not turn away in a similar situation.
Not turn away
Concluding with a plea or expression of emotional closeness.
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