Plum
Fleeting Seasons: Unveiling the Poetic Essence of 'Plum'
Lyrics
Watching you sleep
Expressing a contemplative moment of observing someone sleep.
Run my hands through your hair and it's got me thinking
Touching the person's hair prompts deep reflection.
What you mean to me
Questioning the significance of the person in the speaker's life.
There's a chill in the air and a sinking feeling
Sensing a foreboding atmosphere and uneasiness.
Coming over me
Feeling a negative sensation akin to a bitter tangerine.
Like bitter tangerine
Using bitter tangerine as a metaphor for a sour experience.
Like sirens in the streets
Comparing the feeling to disruptive sirens in the streets.
Oh no
Expressing concern or realization with an "Oh no."
Maybe our time has come
Suggesting that a significant moment may be approaching.
Maybe we're overgrown
Considering the possibility of outgrowing a situation.
Even the sweetest plum
Using the metaphor of a sweet plum to represent something cherished.
Has only got so long
Highlighting the finite nature of even the most delightful experiences.
Baby, we're barely holding on
Expressing a sense of fragility and difficulty in maintaining.
Even the sweetest plum
Reiterating the limited duration of cherished moments.
Has only got so long
Repeating the idea of the temporary nature of precious experiences.
Jealous you can sleep
Feeling envy towards someone who can sleep peacefully.
You've been keeping me up and I mouth the words
Attributing sleeplessness to thoughts unspoken.
I think I wanna speak
Expressing a desire to communicate despite hesitation.
Instead I'm wasting my time just pressing rewind
Regretting wasting time and replaying past moments.
To all the nights we shared
Recalling shared moments, possibly nostalgic.
The ripest peach or pear
Metaphorically comparing shared experiences to ripe fruits.
But change is in the air, oh
Acknowledging an impending change in the atmosphere.
Maybe our time has come
Repeating the idea that a significant time may be approaching.
Maybe we're overgrown
Revisiting the notion of potential outgrowth or change.
Even the sweetest plum
Reemphasizing the limited duration of cherished experiences.
Has only got so long
Expressing the difficulty in maintaining a relationship.
Baby, we're barely holding on
Highlighting the fragile nature of the current situation.
Even the sweetest plum
Reiterating the temporary nature of cherished moments.
Has only got so long
Emphasizing the fleeting quality of precious experiences.
I was summer, you were spring
Metaphorically associating seasons with the speaker and the person.
You can't change what the seasons bring
Stating the inability to control the natural course of events.
Yeah, I was summer, you were spring
Repeating the metaphor of seasons to signify change.
You can't change what the seasons bring
Reiterating the lack of control over the inevitable.
Maybe our time has come
Recalling the potential arrival of a significant moment.
Maybe we're overgrown
Revisiting the concept of potential outgrowth or change.
Even the sweetest plum
Reemphasizing the limited duration of cherished experiences.
Has only got so long
Expressing the struggle in maintaining a connection.
Baby, we're barely holding on
Highlighting the fragile nature of the current situation.
Even the sweetest plum
Reiterating the temporary nature of cherished moments.
Has only got so long
Emphasizing the fleeting quality of precious experiences.
Maybe we're overgrown
Suggesting a potential state of overgrowth or change.
The sweetest plum
Reflecting on the limited duration of a cherished experience.
Got so long
Repeating the idea that even cherished moments have an end.
(Got so long)
Reiterating the finite nature of precious experiences.
The sweetest plum
Emphasizing the transient quality of a cherished moment.
Has only got so long
Concluding with the inevitability of the end for
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