Firewood
Embracing Memories: A Journey Through Time with Samuel Fairbank's 'Firewood'
Lyrics
I'm wide awake, the sky is clear, what's it like in your own sphere
I am fully awake, the sky is clear; curious about your current situation
I wonder if its raining there… I just got home
Wondering if it's raining where you are, just returned home
From that job I've always had, it's not my dream, oh how's your dad
Back from a job that isn't my dream, asking about your dad's well-being
Does he bring me up sometimes? Mine always does
Asking if your dad mentions me, mine often does
I won't lie it's just tonight, I forget you most the time
Admitting that tonight, I tend to forget about you
Like I'm sure you do for me, we'll forget those memories
Suggesting that you probably forget about me too; proposing to move on from memories
Like that time I bought firewood and I couldn't start a fire
Recalling a moment when I struggled to start a fire with purchased firewood
Or that night we spun round and round in my emptied out garage
Reminiscing about a night of spinning in an emptied garage
I know right, we both drifted apart, and that's fine
Acknowledging that we both drifted apart, expressing acceptance
I don't mind
Emphasizing that the drifting apart is okay, expressing indifference
I kind of like that swimming hole, I haven't been back since that fall
Mentioning a fondness for a swimming hole, but feeling incomplete without you
I'm worried that I'll feel the cold if you're not there
Concerned about feeling the cold without your presence at the swimming hole
I think it's three years to this day, that I kissed you and you kissed me
Reflecting on a kiss exchanged three years ago, documented in a diary
I wrote it in my diary, right next to
Referring to the diary entry next to another memory of struggling with firewood
That time I bought firewood and I couldn't start a fire
Recalling difficulty in starting a fire with purchased firewood
Or that night we spun round and round in my emptied out garage
Repeating the memory of spinning in an emptied garage
I know right, we both drifted apart, and that's fine
Reiterating acceptance of drifting apart, expressing it's okay
I don't mind
Re-emphasizing indifference towards the separation
I've had time to see why
Indicating time has provided clarity on the reasons for the separation
It wasn't my talking or your silence
Clarifying that the breakup wasn't due to communication or silence
We're just people and we tried
Acknowledging that both are human and tried their best
I might've tried a bit too hard for this
Suggesting that personal effort might have been excessive
You know my mum told me be careful and I thought that she meant of you
Recalling a warning from my mom about being cautious, initially misinterpreted
But she meant of all the conclusions I drew
Realizing that the caution was about jumping to conclusions
Did you ever get those questions like were you and me pre-destined
Asking if you faced questions about predestined fate between us
Well we were, just for different things
Confirming predestined connection but for different life paths
Mmmm
Reflecting with a hum (non-verbal expression)
I'm kind of speaking like it's over, but I can not unknow you
Acknowledging the appearance of finality but unable to forget you
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