Perfect Strangers
Echoes of a Thousand Oceans: Riverside Jack's Perfect Strangers
Lyrics
Can you remember
Expressing the desire for someone to recall and recognize the speaker.
Remember my name
Emphasizing the importance of remembering the speaker's name.
As I flow through your life
Describing the speaker's presence as it influences the listener's life.
A thousand oceans I have flown
Highlighting extensive experiences and journeys, symbolized by "a thousand oceans."
And cold, cold spirits of ice
Describing a cold and distant emotional state with "spirits of ice."
All my life
Reflecting on the entirety of the speaker's life.
I am the echo of your past
Identifying the speaker as a reflection of the listener's past.
I am returning the echo of a point in time
Returning to a specific moment in time through memories.
And distant faces shine
Noticing the impact of various experiences represented by "distant faces."
A thousand warriors I have known
Referring to encounters with numerous challenges or adversaries.
And laughing as the spirits appear
Expressing joy or amusement in the face of challenging situations.
All your life
Summarizing the listener's life and experiences.
Shadows of another day
Acknowledging the lingering effects of past events on the present.
And if you hear me talking on the wind
Suggesting a form of communication through the wind, possibly metaphorical or symbolic.
You've got to understand
Stressing the importance of understanding the speaker's message carried by the wind.
We must remain
Emphasizing the necessity to endure and persist as "Perfect strangers."
Perfect strangers
Reiterating the idea of remaining unfamiliar or distant despite any shared history.
I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow
Accepting the obligation to endure a silent well of sorrow or emotional challenges.
A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Describing a visual image of a silver strand hanging in the sky.
Touching more than you see
Emphasizing that appearances can be deceiving, and there is more to perceive than meets the eye.
The voice of ages in your mind
Referring to ancient wisdom or knowledge echoing in the listener's mind.
Is aching with the dead of the night
Highlighting the emotional weight carried through the night.
Precious life, your tears are lost in falling rain
Connecting tears with the transient nature of life, lost in the metaphorical "falling rain."
And if you hear me talking on the wind
Reiterating the idea of communication through the wind, emphasizing the need for understanding.
You've got to understand
Stressing the importance of endurance and remaining distant as "Perfect strangers."
We must remain
Reaffirming the necessity to persist in a state of being unfamiliar or distant.
Perfect strangers
Concluding with a repetition of the notion to remain "Perfect strangers."
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