Almost Pretty
Ephemeral Beauty in Empty Streets: Almost Pretty
Lyrics
Now it's you and I, it's you and me now
Expressing a connection between two individuals, a sense of togetherness.
We drive through empty streets in the summer night
Describing a journey through deserted streets during a summer night.
As the sun comes up we leave the city
Leaving the city at sunrise, implying a new beginning.
Now when the light's just right, you're almost pretty
Noticing the partner's beauty under specific lighting conditions.
The church was beautiful, so was the weather
Appreciating the beauty of a church and the pleasant weather.
Suppose a funeral could be no better
Suggesting that even a funeral can be beautiful in certain circumstances.
As the sun comes up, we leave the city
Repeating the theme of leaving the city at sunrise.
Now when the light's just right, you're almost pretty
Reiterating the partner's almost beauty in perfect lighting.
Now a new day comes
Reflecting on the arrival of a new day, expressing a desire for time to slow down.
(I wish it could slow down)
An explicit wish for the pace of time to decelerate.
As the sun comes up
Highlighting the sunrise, juxtaposed with the desire for it to set.
(I wish it would go down)
Expressing a wish for the day to end.
I wanna stay right here
Desire to remain in the current moment indefinitely.
(Forever and ever)
A perpetual longing for the present to last forever.
Here where the light's just right
Emphasizing the ideal lighting conditions in the current setting.
Now it's you and I, it's just you and me now
Reaffirming the connection between the two individuals.
We drive through empty streets in the summer night
Repeating the imagery of driving through empty streets in the summer night.
As the sun comes up we leave the city
Revisiting the theme of leaving the city at sunrise.
And though you're gone for good, feels like you're with me
Despite physical absence, feeling the presence of the partner.
Now a new day comes
Continuation of the reflection on the passage of time.
(I wish it could slow down)
Reiterating the desire for time to slow down.
As the sun comes up
Highlighting the sunrise again.
(I wish it would go down)
Repeating the desire for the day to end.
I wanna stay right here
Expressing the wish to stay in the current moment perpetually.
(Forever and ever)
Longing for an everlasting present.
Here where the light's just right
Re-emphasizing the importance of the current lighting conditions.
(I wish it could slow down)
Repeating the desire for time to slow down.
(I wish it would go down)
Reiterating the wish for the day to end.
I wanna stay right here
Expressing the desire to remain in the present indefinitely.
(Forever and ever)
Continuing the theme of longing for an eternal present.
Here where the light's just right
Reiterating the importance of the current lighting conditions.
Forever and ever
Concluding with the desire for an everlasting present.
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