Do You Remember
Escape the Chains of Yesterday: A Journey of Love and Freedom
Lyrics
Don't need no cash
Expressing that material wealth is not necessary.
We can make a dash, hit the street.
Suggesting a quick departure, hitting the streets together.
It's always been, it's always been you and me.
Highlighting a longstanding connection between the speaker and the listener.
Baby it's cool, you suck at school anyway.
Nonchalantly dismissing the importance of academic success.
So pack it up, let's run away, run away.
Proposing to leave and escape together.
[chorus]
[Chorus: Referring to a recurring section in the song]
I know them bruises ain't from fallin' down,
Speculating about physical injuries likely caused by an abusive father.
They seem to show when your drunk Dad's around.
Implying that the bruises are noticeable when the father is intoxicated.
We can go whenever you let go (whenever you let go)
Expressing a willingness to leave whenever the listener is ready.
Do you remember we said we'd run
Recalling a shared commitment to run away together.
Away together, holding on to one another.
Describing a close, supportive relationship.
I'll steal the car, steal the credit cards,
Suggesting a rebellious act of taking a car and credit cards for escape.
We'll run forever, holding on to one another.
Reiterating the idea of running away together indefinitely.
This is the day, and tonight, I'll be there.
Referring to a specific moment, possibly the day of departure.
You know the time, you know the time don't be scared.
Encouraging the listener not to be afraid at the appointed time.
Get all your CDs, get all your posters,
Instructing to gather personal belongings, CDs, and posters.
Get what you need from their wallets and their purses.
Suggesting taking necessities from others to support the escape.
[chorus]
[Chorus: Referring to a recurring section in the song]
And when we're all alone
Anticipating a private and undisturbed moment.
With no one there to bother
Promising to treat the listener with respect and care.
I'll treat you like a queen
Symbolizing the listener's importance with the term "queen."
Forget about your father
Encouraging the listener to forget about their troubled relationship with their father.
There's no means that justify you
Rejecting any justification for the listener to endure a painful life.
Livin' your whole life
Asserting the speaker's role in saving the listener from suffering.
In pain
Highlighting the listener's history of living in pain.
[chorus]
[Chorus: Referring to a recurring section in the song]
(I'm here to save you from falling down)
Expressing a commitment to prevent the listener from falling.
Do you remember (I'm here to save you from falling down)
[Repetition of commitment to save from falling]
Do you remember (I'm here to save you from falling down)
-Do you remember (I'm here to save you from falling down)
-Do you remember (I'm here to save you from falling down)
-(Do you remember)
Concluding with a rhetorical question, reinforcing the commitment to saving the listener.
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