Waterlogged
Navigating Love's Currents: Waterlogged Memories by Songs About Rivers
Lyrics
Remember the nights
Reflecting on past nights
On the water in Newport News
In Newport News, near the water
By the bridge
Close to a bridge
With the lion's head roaring at you
Describing a location with a lion's head sculpture
We'd slip down the bank
Descending to the riverbank
The James River at our feet
Being by the James River
The swirling air
Sensing the swirling air
Brought the smell of Smithfield
Noticing the scent of Smithfield
To our little beach
Referring to a small beach
And the malt liquor we drank
Drinking malt liquor to cope
Made weeknights easier to take
Finding solace in alcohol on weeknights
When you kissed me on the mouth
Recalling a significant kiss
The law was ours
Feeling a sense of ownership over the law
We walked past the mansions
Walking past mansions on Riverside
On Riverside by the shore
Referring to a location by the shore
You lit up Shoe Lane
Lighting up Shoe Lane
The streetlights crystalized your form
Streetlights enhancing the visual perception of a person
In Tidewater light, this all seems so long ago
Expressing a sense of distance in hindsight
In Tidewater light, seven cities all our own
Claiming ownership of seven cities in Tidewater light
In Tidewater light, when I still recognized myself
Recognizing oneself in the past under Tidewater light
In Tidewater light, we'll be crossing water to get back home
Anticipating crossing water to return home
Waterless port
Describing a port without water
Our own brick boxes beyond the square
Having personal spaces in brick boxes
When broken hearts
Referring to a time when heartbreaks were simpler
Were far less complicated and fair
Drinking to cope with heartbreaks
We could drink them off
Finding security in staying in one place
Stay in one place and feel secured
Referencing Lake Maury as a pure creation
If man made Lake Maury
Communication dominated by nostalgia
We showed it how to be pure
Discovering train tracks in different states
And it seems we only speak
Returning to a home that didn't belong
In nostalgia anymore
Feeling disheartened about the past
I've found train tracks through woods
Finding solace in nature
In every state
Traveling with important documents
We took expensive papers
Returning to an unfamiliar home
Back to a home that wasn't ours
Realizing unmet hopes and aspirations
It's not what we'd hoped
Feeling overwhelmed by the impact of time and place
Our time and place is waterlogged
Being immersed in memories tied to water
In Tidewater light, this all seems so long ago
Expressing a sense of distance in hindsight (repeated)
In Tidewater light, seven cities all our own
Claiming ownership of seven cities in Tidewater light (repeated)
In Tidewater light, when I still recognized myself
Recognizing oneself in the past under Tidewater light (repeated)
In Tidewater light, we'll be crossing water to get back home
Anticipating crossing water to return home (repeated)
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