Modern Day Saints
Nostalgic Echoes and Modern Day Redemption: Sportscourt's Musical Journey
Lyrics
I miss those late nights when we would drive
I long for the memories of late-night drives we used to take.
In your beat up old Tacoma
Recalling moments spent in your worn-out Tacoma.
Having dreams about diplomas and losing sleep on your aunt's sofa
Reflecting on aspirations and the sleepless nights on your aunt's sofa.
I'm looking at photographs from 5 years back that we took on New Year's Eve
Examining photos from five years ago, capturing a New Year's Eve celebration.
I can smell the rum and cigarettes from the ashes of who we would never be
Evoking the scent of rum and cigarettes, symbolizing unrealized potential.
I was such a waste, but you kept me in place
Admitting past shortcomings but acknowledging the stabilizing influence of a companion.
With dreams of doing selfless things like modern day saints
Aspiring to virtuous deeds, akin to modern-day saints.
Hang me out to dry when you get tired of trying
Accepting the possibility of abandonment when perseverance wanes.
Relapse back to our selfish ways like modern day saints
Fearing a return to selfish behavior despite initial aspirations.
I'd sing along with you til we both passed out in the living room
Participating in shared experiences until exhaustion, particularly in the living room.
From late nights wide awake convinced a ghost would roam the staircase
Experiencing sleepless nights, fueled by irrational fears of ghosts.
So we'd hide under your duvet like a bed of sheets would keep us safe
Seeking refuge under a duvet, finding safety in each other.
An ocean made of seams and in my dreams you were the tide
Imagining a vast emotional landscape where the person was the tide.
I miss those nights
Expressing a deep yearning for the nights gone by.
You by my side
Expressing the desire for the comforting presence of a significant other.
I miss those late nights
Reiterating the nostalgia for late-night experiences.
I'm still such a waste
Admitting current flaws and an inability to remain in one place.
I can't stay in one place
Acknowledging a failure to engage in selfless acts as previously envisioned.
I never did those selfless things
Confessing a lack of adherence to the intended virtuous path.
I'm no modern day saint
Rejecting the notion of being a contemporary saint due to personal failings.
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