The Cafe of Eternal Youth
Echoes of Time: Nostalgia and Reflection in 'The Cafe of Eternal Youth'
Lyrics
I don't know who but I heard them say, I spent my youth in a small cafe.
I heard someone mention that they spent their youth in a small cafe.
We were all running wild with a dream in our heads.
We were all pursuing our dreams with enthusiasm.
And somehow I never seemed to get over it.
Despite the passage of time, the speaker hasn't fully moved on from that period.
Let me stay inside this work of life.
The speaker expresses a desire to remain within the flow of life's experiences.
At least for a while.
Temporary respite from the demands of life is sought.
For 20 odd years, I've been working this shift. I sit in the corner and let my mind drift. Thinking about those people I don't see no more. And how I'd love to watch them all walk through the door. Chairs on the tables and I'm still here. Mark another year.
The speaker reflects on two decades of working, reminiscing about people no longer present and marking time.
I don't take advice from the people who are so concerned with their pace.
Disregarding advice from those overly concerned with speed or progress.
Just because I'm moving slowly doesn't mean I'm running in place.
The speaker defends their slower pace, emphasizing it doesn't equate to stagnation.
I was half dead on a mountaintop and all I saw were stars.
A memory of being half-dead on a mountaintop, observing stars.
People say they like the quiet a lot but I prefer the boulevard.
While some appreciate quietness, the speaker prefers the liveliness of the boulevard.
I want to hear the noise, I want to hear the sound. Even when it's too loud.
Expressing a desire for noise and sound, even when it's overwhelming.
I don't mind. I'm alive.
The speaker is content with their life despite its challenges.
I've done it again. Always fall in love with the wrong person.
Acknowledging a pattern of falling in love with the wrong people.
I promise to be good I will not rock the boat.
A promise not to disrupt the status quo or cause trouble.
I promise to be good I will not tell a soul.
A commitment to keep secrets and not reveal sensitive information.
But if we ever meet on the astral plane, only then I'll say your name.
If a meeting occurs on the astral plane, the speaker will disclose a person's name.
I don't take advice from the people who laugh at the ways of the youth.
Refusing advice from those who mock youthful ways.
Just because you forgot something doesn't mean it wasn't true.
Highlighting that forgetting something doesn't negate its truth.
Some left it all behind. I guess I don't know their circumstance. But it never made much sense to me. The people make the sound so the sound is all of us.
Pondering the choices of those who left everything behind, emphasizing the collective nature of sound.
I wanna see, I want to feel it all. I want to know about the people I don't know.
An eagerness to experience and understand all aspects of life and people.
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