When I Was Young
Eternal Echoes: Love, Loss, and Lessons in superGARAGE's 'When I Was Young'
Lyrics
When I was young there was a girl
Reflecting on a past time in the speaker's youth.
Who promised everything to me
A girl made promises to the speaker.
How could it be, she was a dream
The girl seemed unreal, like a dream.
And I was just sixteen... yeah
The speaker was sixteen at that time.
When I was young my broken heart
The speaker experienced a heartbreak during youth.
Would bleed forever more, more and more, and some more
Intense emotional pain and bleeding heart metaphorically described.
I liked her
The speaker expresses a liking for the girl.
When I was young she was always on my mind
The girl remained in the speaker's thoughts.
My mind felt like this because
The speaker's mind was deeply affected.
She was the one who ruined my world
The girl is blamed for ruining the speaker's world.
And killed me from the start
The impact of the girl's actions was profound.
When I was young she was always on my mind
Reiteration of the lasting impact on the speaker's mind.
My mind felt like this because
Continuation of the emotional turmoil in the speaker's mind.
When I was young there was a girl
A repetition of the introduction, emphasizing the girl's promises.
Who promised everything to me
Reiteration of the girl's commitments to the speaker.
How could it be, she was a dream
The girl seemed like an unattainable dream.
And I am still sixteen
Contrast between the past when the speaker was sixteen and the present.
When I was young I thought we'd be together forever
The speaker once believed in a lasting relationship.
Until the end of time
The expectation was for the relationship to last until the end of time.
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