IN APRIL
Lost in Change: The Kerrys' Poetic Reflection on Transformation
Lyrics
Outta sight, and outta mind
Expressing a sense of being forgotten or overlooked, possibly in a relationship or emotionally.
I'm feeling like I can't feel what it feels like to be…
Describing a state of emotional numbness or detachment, unable to understand or experience certain feelings.
In the night, goin' out alone
Going out alone during the night, possibly indicating a solitary or introspective time.
I can't help but feel like shits been so off when you…
Feeling that something has been wrong or unsettling, particularly in relation to the person being addressed.
Can't help but feel like I've been changing
Expressing a sense of personal transformation or evolution.
I'm the same, and I can say
Asserting the constancy of one's core self despite external changes.
Feeling like I don't know what I've been through with you
Feeling uncertain about the shared experiences or history with the addressed person.
You done changed, and I'm the same
Noting a perceived change in the addressed person while affirming one's own unchanged state.
Think I'm gon' lose my brain when I see you
Anticipating a challenging emotional reaction upon encountering the addressed person.
Outta sight, and outta mind
Reiteration of feeling forgotten or overlooked.
I'm feeling like I can't feel what it feels like to be…
Echoing the theme of emotional numbness or an inability to connect with certain feelings.
In the night, goin' out alone
Repeating the theme of going out alone during the night, emphasizing solitude.
I can't help but feel like shits been so off when you…
Reiterating a sense of something being off or unsettling in the relationship.
Can't help but feel like I've been changing
Re-emphasizing personal transformation or change.
It's too late, too late to see you
Expressing regret or realization that it's too late for a particular action or understanding.
I can't wait another spring
Impatience about waiting for a positive change, possibly referring to waiting for a better time or circumstance.
And it's plain I think I need you
Expressing a need for the person being addressed, suggesting a longing or dependency.
It's too lame, I can't explain
Describing a situation as unsatisfactory or unimpressive, with difficulty in providing an explanation.
It's too late, too late to see you
Reiteration of the regret or realization that it's too late for a particular action or understanding.
I can't wait another spring
Re-emphasizing impatience and the desire for change.
And it's plain I think I need you
Reiterating the need for the addressed person, possibly emphasizing dependency.
It's too lame, I can't explain
Describing a situation as inadequate or unconvincing, with difficulty in providing an explanation.
It's too long, I haven't seen you
Expressing a long period without seeing the addressed person, possibly suggesting a sense of longing or distance.
It's okay the moments change
Acknowledging that moments change and expressing acceptance or okayness with this fact.
And someday I pray we think through
Expressing a hope or wish that, someday, there will be thoughtful consideration of the shared experiences.
The best days are made to fade
Reflecting on the transient nature of the best days, implying that they are destined to fade away.
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