Friends
Lonely Echoes: Nostalgia and Longing in Rafi Barides' Melodic Reflection
Lyrics
Got some thoughts but i'll
Expressing the presence of thoughts
Keep them in my brain
Intention to keep thoughts private
Keep them in my brain
Emphasis on internalizing thoughts
Got some thoughts that I just can't explain
Frustration over inability to articulate certain thoughts
Wish I had somebody's hand to hold
Desire for companionship or support
But i'm lonely like the midnight rain
Loneliness likened to the midnight rain
Got some feelings so i'll
Acknowledging the presence of intense feelings
Write them on a page
Choosing to express feelings through writing
Write them on a page
Reiteration of using writing as an outlet for emotions
Write them down and burn it up in flames
Symbolic act of writing down and burning emotions
Don't want to leave my heart away from my head
Desire to maintain a balance between heart and head
Now my memories come creeping back
Recollection of past memories resurfacing
Oh oh oh
Expressing a sense of longing or nostalgia
Oh oh oh
-I miss my friends
Declaration of missing friends emotionally
Oh oh oh
Reiteration of the emotional void caused by missing friends
Oh oh oh
-I miss my friends
Reaffirmation of the emotional impact of missing friends
I wonder where they are
Expressing curiosity about the whereabouts of friends
I wonder where they went
-Oh oh oh
-Oh oh oh
-I miss my friends
Reiteration of the emotional longing for friends
I set out alone all alone yea
Narrating a journey taken alone
Swore that I would be fine I'd be fine but no
Initial optimism about being fine
Now it's getting cold getting cold yea
Shift in emotions, experiencing coldness
I should've took more time more time, oh no
Regret for not taking enough time
I'm calling Juliets and Sydneys
Referencing individuals by name, possibly friends
I been spilling all my feelings
Confession of sharing deep feelings
Got me staring at the ceiling
-Thinking about 2004
Reflecting on a specific year, 2004
I know I'm healing, but
Acknowledgment of the healing process
If memories could kill me
Exploring the potential harm of memories
I'd be lying on the bathroom floor
Imagery of vulnerability, lying on the bathroom floor
Oh oh oh
Reiteration of the emotional void caused by missing friends
Oh oh oh
-I miss my friends
Expressing the emotional impact of missing friends
Oh oh oh
Reiteration of the emotional void caused by missing friends
Oh oh oh
-I miss my friends
Reaffirmation of the emotional impact of missing friends
I wonder where they are
Expressing curiosity about the whereabouts of friends
I wonder where they went
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