Letters Are a Thing of the Past

Emotive Reflections on Communication Today
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Lyrics

So much for bravery

Expressing disappointment or resignation after an attempt at bravery.

My pesky fears make it hard to recall

Personal fears are hindering the recall of something significant.

Where I placed it last

Difficulty in remembering the last location of something.

Where I placed it last

Repetition for emphasis on the difficulty of recalling the location.

And I know it's probably more than I should ask for

Acknowledging that the request might be too much but still expressing the need for understanding.

But I need your ears to say what it is you need to hear

Seeking the listener's attention to communicate something important.

Oh, what you need to hear

Reiteration of the importance of what needs to be heard.

I wish that I could just write it down

Expressing a desire to convey thoughts in writing to spare emotional pain.

Save you the pain

Wishing to save the listener from pain through written communication.

But no one writes letters anymore

Commenting on the decline of letter writing in modern times.

I wish that I could just write it down

Repetition of the desire to use writing to alleviate pain.

Save you the pain

Reiterating the wish to save the listener from pain through writing.

But no one writes letters anymore

Highlighting the rarity of letter writing in the contemporary era.

I wish I could sing in another voice

Expressing a desire to present thoughts in a different way, possibly to gain attention.

Maybe then you would listen to this song

Speculating that a different approach, like singing in another voice, might capture the listener's attention.

And I know it simply hasn't crossed your mind

Observing that a particular thought may not have crossed the listener's mind.

But mines been crucified by thoughts like these all the time

Personal struggles with persistent and distressing thoughts.

So if you could just listen up

Requesting the listener's attention to the message carried by the wind.

to the song on the wind

Encouraging the listener to pay attention to a message carried by the wind.

You might catch something

Suggesting that paying attention to the wind may reveal something important.

You would have otherwise missed

Expressing a hope that what is caught is a simple cold, metaphorically representing an easily curable issue.

I hope it's a cold

Repetition for emphasis on the hope for a minor issue.

I hope it's a cold

Reiteration of the hope for a minor issue.

I wish that I could just write it down

Reiterating the desire to write down thoughts to spare emotional pain.

Save you the pain

Repeating the wish to save the listener from pain through written communication.

But no one writes letters anymore

Highlighting the rarity of letter writing in the contemporary era.

I wish that I could just write it down

Reiteration of the desire to use writing to alleviate pain.

Save you the pain

Reiterating the wish to save the listener from pain through writing.

But no one writes letters anymore

Emphasizing the scarcity of letter writing in the current era.

Yeah

An expression of acknowledgment or agreement with the preceding sentiments.

I wish that I could just write it down

Repetition of the desire to use writing to alleviate pain.

Save you the pain

Reiterating the wish to save the listener from pain through writing.

But no one writes letters anymore

Highlighting the rarity of letter writing in the contemporary era.

I wish that I could just write it down

Reiteration of the desire to use writing to alleviate pain.

Save you the pain

Reiterating the wish to save the listener from pain through writing.

But no one writes letters anymore

Emphasizing the scarcity of letter writing in the current era.

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