Close Enough
Faded Glory: A Poetic Journey of Love and Loss
Lyrics
I walked you home so we could share a cigarette
I accompanied you home to share a cigarette.
And I watched as you exhaled, could taste your lipstick on the tip
Observing as you exhaled, I could taste your lipstick.
The streetlight flickered orange in the glow of amber fire
The streetlight flickered in the amber fire's glow.
The sight of you was burned into my eyes
Your image was imprinted in my eyes.
In cloudy mornings when the sky was drawn in ink
In misty mornings with a sky drawn in ink.
From the space upon the floor, beside the bed where you would sing
In the space by the bed where you sang, a rising and falling melody.
The melody would rise and fall like rain around again
The melody lingers in my mind like rain.
The sound of it's still stuck inside my head
The sound of the melody remains stuck in my head.
The sound of it's still stuck inside my head
Reiteration of the enduring impact of the melody.
It's just faded glory
Describing a sense of faded grandeur or former glory.
Just faded glory
Repeating the notion of faded glory.
Just faded glory now
Emphasizing the current state of faded glory.
It's just faded glory
Reiteration of the faded glory theme.
Just faded glory
Restating the idea of faded glory.
Just faded glory now
Highlighting the current state of faded glory.
From the hall I saw your fleeting silhouette
Seeing a fleeting silhouette from the hall.
When I followed to the top, could smell your perfume on the stairs
Smelling the perfume on the stairs while following.
In the way that you would lean in close, but just to disappoint
Describing a pattern of getting close but ending in disappointment.
When she spoke it was with someone else's voice
Noting a change in the voice, possibly indicating emotional distance.
When she spoke it was in someone else's voice
Repeating the idea of a changed voice, emphasizing the disconnect.
It's just faded glory
Reiteration of the faded glory sentiment.
Just faded glory
Expressing the continued theme of faded glory.
Just faded glory now
Emphasizing the current state of faded glory.
It's just faded glory
Reiteration of the faded glory theme.
Just faded glory
Restating the notion of faded glory.
Just faded glory now
Highlighting the continuing state of faded glory.
When you dream is it close enough?
Pondering the proximity in dreams, questioning its sufficiency.
And when you sing is my name on the tip of your tongue?
Asking if the singer's name is remembered when the listener sings.
When you wake does it go to waste?
Questioning whether the impact remains upon waking.
With the ink and the smoke and the wish that you stayed
Mentioning ink, smoke, and a wish, possibly symbolizing regrets.
It's just faded glory
Reiteration of the faded glory sentiment.
Just faded glory
Continuing the theme of faded glory.
Just faded glory now
Emphasizing the ongoing state of faded glory.
It's just faded glory
Reiteration of the faded glory theme.
Just faded glory
Continuing the idea of faded glory.
It's all faded glory now
Summarizing that everything is now in a state of faded glory.
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