Boy
Echoes of Solitude: Ra Ra Riot's Haunting Reflections in 'Boy'
Lyrics
When I have
Expressing a reflection on personal experiences or thoughts
Once or twice
Indicating a limited occurrence of reflection
Thought I lived
Suggesting contemplation about the nature of one's existence
My life
Referring to the speaker's own life
For
Highlighting a pause or a break in the narrative
Oh oh I'll
Expressing determination or resolve
Wake up
Referring to the act of waking up
In a thousand years
Implies a distant future, emphasizing the long duration
With every ghost I'm looking through
Searching through memories or experiences represented by ghosts
I was a cold
Describing a past state of emotional coldness
Cold boy
Reiterating the previous line's description of the speaker
Hey!
An exclamation, possibly signaling a shift in tone or emotion
Oh when I lie with you
Referencing intimacy with another person
But when I go back through
Reflecting on the aftermath of the intimate experience
I, I
Repeating the pronoun "I," emphasizing personal perspective or identity
When it's gone
Referring to the disappearance of something
And you hope
Expressing a wish or desire
That your mind's
Suggesting a decision or conclusion in the speaker's mind
Made up
Emphasizing a resolved mindset
Oh I
Exclamation, possibly indicating a realization or awakening
Wake up
Repeating the act of waking up but in a different context
Twenty thousand years
Signifying an even longer duration, emphasizing time passing
With every ghost
Searching through memories or experiences represented by ghosts
Of what I knew
Reflecting on past knowledge or understanding
I was a cold
Reiterating a past state of emotional coldness
Cold boy
Repeating the description of the speaker from earlier lines
Hey!
An exclamation, possibly signaling a shift in tone or emotion
Oh when I lie with you
Referencing intimacy with another person
But when I go back you
Reflecting on the aftermath of the intimate experience
I, I
Repeating the pronoun "I," emphasizing personal perspective or identity
I was a cold
Reiterating a past state of emotional coldness
Cold boy
Repeating the description of the speaker from earlier lines
Hey!
An exclamation, possibly signaling a shift in tone or emotion
Oh when I say to you
Expressing communication with another person
When I go back through
Reflecting on the aftermath of the communication
I, I
Repeating the pronoun "I," emphasizing personal perspective or identity
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