Two Weeks Since You've Gone
Memories of Longing: Two Weeks Since Departure
Lyrics
Two weeks since you've gone
Expressing the duration since the person has been gone, indicating a recent separation.
And I feel like the tramp
Feeling emotionally distressed or desolate, likening oneself to a tramp scavenging for sustenance.
Picking dustbins in the alley.
Painting a vivid picture of desperation by referencing picking through dustbins in an alley.
He looks up as I pass
Encountering someone (possibly another person in distress) while passing by, creating a connection.
Clutching rags from a city's restless night
Describing the person encountered as holding onto remnants of a city's tumultuous night, emphasizing hardship.
I could read all my sadness
Reflecting on personal sadness and the ability to perceive it in the faces of familiar people, perhaps at a bar.
In faces I knew
Connecting the emotion of sadness with recognizable faces, possibly highlighting a shared sense of melancholy.
Down at Kelly's bar last Friday
Recalling a specific location (Kelly's bar) where emotions were evident last Friday, suggesting a memorable event.
And I haven't been back since I mistook
Referring to a past mistake where someone was wrongly perceived as a friend, leading to a sense of betrayal.
Somebody for a friend
Expressing a sense of loneliness and distrust, questioning the nature of friendships.
And if I walk these streets long enough
Pondering the possibility of encountering the person again by walking through familiar streets.
Will you happen to me again?
Questioning whether revisiting familiar places will bring the person back into the narrator's life.
With whom are you sharing
Asking about the current companionship of the departed person during the summer, highlighting a sense of longing.
The sweet taste of summer?
Wondering about the shared experiences of warmth and happiness that the person might be enjoying with someone else.
My memories pursue you
Describing persistent memories that chase the person, comparing them to puddles of rain that linger.
Like puddles of rain
Continuing the metaphor of memories as rain puddles, emphasizing their lingering and pervasive nature.
The river inside me still flow
Highlighting the ongoing emotional flow within the narrator, likened to a river, still directed toward the person.
To the sea of your hands
Depicting the emotional connection that still exists, using the imagery of a river flowing towards the person's hands.
And if I close my eyes for a while
Pondering the potential of reencountering the person by closing one's eyes and reminiscing, suggesting a desire for connection.
Will you happen to me again?
Reiterating the theme of hoping for a reunion or reconnection with the person through contemplation.
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