Lyrics
There was a time
Reflecting on a past period
Our love was so potent, yea
Describing intense, powerful love
You could feel it in the air
Sensory experience of love in the atmosphere
That was back then
Nostalgia for a bygone era
I remember getting high
Recollection of getting high by the ocean
Out by the ocean, yea
Emphasizing the location of the memories
Walking down thru the pier
Strolling down a pier, setting the scene
When I first held your hand, damn
Recalling the initial intimacy
It used to feel so much like heaven
Past love felt heavenly
Now I just put you thru hell
Acknowledging current troubled relationship
But what's killing me
Expressing inner conflict and distress
Is the man in me knows
Recognition of the need to move on
That it's time to let go
Acceptance of the necessity to let go
But the last thing
Transition to the desire not to lose the connection
That I want to see
Fearing the departure of the loved one
Is the glow from your taillights
Emphasizing the visual of the departing taillights
As you move on from me
Expressing the difficulty of moving on
The last thing
Reiterating the reluctance to witness the departure
That I want to see
Repetition for emphasis on emotional impact
Is the glow from your taillights
Highlighting the image of the leaving taillights
Knowing I can't fight
Acknowledging the inability to resist or fight
'Cause it ain't right
Moral realization that chasing the past is wrong
To keep chasing what used to be
Recognizing the futility of pursuing what was
I felt alive
Revisiting the feeling of being alive in the past
In every moment, yea
Recollection of vibrant moments
And there's just no souvenir
Contrasting the present with a lack of mementos
Like the times that we had
Highlighting the significance of past experiences
It used to feel so much like heaven
Reiterating the former heavenly nature of love
Now I just put you thru hell
Admitting current negative impact on the relationship
But what's killing me
Reiterating inner conflict and emotional struggle
Is the man in me knows
Acknowledging the need for personal growth
That it's time to let go
Reinforcing the necessity to move forward
But the last thing
Returning to the desire to preserve the connection
That I want to see
Reiterating the fear of losing the loved one
Is the glow from your taillights
Emphasizing the painful visual of leaving taillights
As you move on from me
Expressing the emotional difficulty of separation
The last thing
Repeating the reluctance to witness the departure
That I want to see
Reiterating the emotional impact of the departure
Is the glow from your taillights
Stressing the vivid image of departing taillights
Knowing I can't fight
Acknowledging the inability to resist or fight
'Cause it ain't right
Reiteration of the moral realization about the past
To keep chasing what used to be
Final acknowledgment of the futility of chasing the past
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