Nora
Nora's Melancholic Journey: Love, Loss, and Longing
Lyrics
The lights aren’t keeping me afloat
The speaker feels that external influences or lights are not providing support or keeping them emotionally afloat.
And my eyes still sting from the sea
The speaker's eyes are still affected by the sea, suggesting lingering emotional distress.
I’m holding on to someone in the background
The speaker is emotionally connected to someone in the background, but doubts the presence of anyone else besides themselves.
But I don’t think there’s anyone but me
The speaker questions the existence of others around them, emphasizing a sense of solitude.
I found her dancing on the corner
The speaker discovers a person dancing on the corner, likely a significant encounter.
With the San Juan sun shining down
The setting is described with the San Juan sun shining down, creating a vivid and memorable scene.
She didn’t say a word but I didn’t need to hear
The person the speaker encounters doesn't speak, but communication happens beyond words.
And we laid our bodies on the ground
The speaker and the person lay their bodies on the ground, implying a connection or intimacy.
Let’s fall apart across the ocean
Suggesting a desire to experience emotional breakdown or vulnerability across the ocean.
And see if we can make it to the moon
An aspiration to reach the moon together, symbolizing a challenging but shared journey.
But if we break before we’re born
The fear of breaking before experiencing life fully, addressed to someone named Nora.
Nora won’t you sing another tune
Asking Nora to contribute by singing another tune, possibly as a source of comfort or strength.
I’ll build us a home in the mountains
The speaker envisions building a home in the mountains, a distant and idyllic location.
Far, far away we will be
Expressing a desire to be far away, away from the current challenges and struggles.
Just picture her now, in a red linen dress
Imagining Nora in a red linen dress, emphasizing a specific, vivid image of her.
And she’ll look like you and me
Suggesting that Nora, in this image, resembles the speaker and the listener.
Though I’m tired and torn
Despite feeling tired and torn, the speaker expresses a commitment to holding on.
And you don’t quite look the same
Noting a change in appearance but still choosing to connect and pretend.
I’ll hold your hand, and pretend that we can
Committing to holding hands and maintaining a connection, even if names are forgotten.
Remember each other’s names
Reiterating the theme of remembering each other across difficulties and challenges.
Let’s fall apart across the ocean
Repeating the desire to experience a breakdown or vulnerability across the ocean.
And see if we can make it to the moon
Reiterating the aspiration to reach the moon together, despite the potential challenges.
But if we break before we’re born
Restating the fear of breaking before fully experiencing life, addressed to Nora.
Nora won’t you sing another tune
Once again asking Nora to contribute by singing another tune, possibly for comfort.
Nora won’t you sing another tune
Repeating the request for Nora to sing another tune, emphasizing its importance.
Nora won’t you sing another tune
Reiterating the plea for Nora to sing another tune, concluding the song with this request.
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