Portland
Navigating Love's Depths: Noele Flowers' Portland Revelations
Lyrics
How was the ocean? Did it change your life?
Reflecting on the impact of the ocean and questioning if it brought significant changes to life.
How was it knowing you were gone by the time I arrived?
Acknowledging the absence and wondering about the feelings upon realizing the person was gone before arrival.
Hmm, hmm
Expressing emotions or thoughts with non-verbal sounds (hmm).
Hmm, hmm
-Go and meet Jimmy, meet him by the sea
Directing someone to meet Jimmy by the sea, suggesting a location for a meeting.
There's a secret to loving, never expecting much of anything
Conveying a philosophy of love that involves not expecting much in return.
Hmm
Continuing with non-verbal expressions (hmm).
Was I just for fun?
Questioning if the relationship was just for amusement.
Could I have been anyone?
Wondering about the possibility of being someone else in the person's life.
Did you know I was on my way?
Inquiring if the person was aware of the speaker's impending arrival.
And would you stay in Portland?
Pondering whether the person would stay in Portland.
There's a song that I wrote about you
Referencing a song written about the person, suggesting a significant impact.
Everyone seems to like
Noting the general positive reception of the mentioned song by others.
When I wrote it I didn't doubt you
Originally having confidence in the person but now attempting to forget a specific incident from that night.
Now I try to forget what you did that night
Expressing the difficulty of overcoming the memory of the person's actions.
Hmm, hmm
Continuing with non-verbal expressions (hmm).
Hmm, hmm
-Think you thought I was faking my stomachache
Suspecting that the person thought the speaker was pretending to have a stomachache.
There's an innocence taken when a friendship breaks
Highlighting the loss of innocence in a friendship when it breaks.
Hmm
Continuing with non-verbal expressions (hmm).
Was I just for fun?
Repeating the question of whether the relationship was merely for amusement.
Could I have been anyone?
Reiterating the contemplation of being anyone in the person's life.
Did you know I was on my way?
Repeating the inquiry about the person being aware of the speaker's impending arrival.
And would you stay in Portland?
Revisiting the question of whether the person would stay in Portland.
In Portland
Repetition of the desire for the person to stay in Portland.
In Portland
-In Portland
-Was I just for fun?
Repeating the question of whether the relationship was purely for amusement.
Could I have been anyone?
Reiterating the contemplation of being anyone in the person's life.
Did you know I was on my way?
Repeating the inquiry about the person being aware of the speaker's impending arrival.
And would you stay in Portland?
Revisiting the question of whether the person would stay in Portland.
In Portland
Repetition emphasizing the desire for the person to stay in Portland.
In Portland
-In Portland
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