Cambridge
Whispers of Departure: A Tale in Cambridge
Lyrics
I heard something good
The speaker has heard something positive or promising.
Heard you're disappearing soon
There's a rumor or indication that the person addressed is leaving soon.
I'd disappear myself
The speaker expresses a willingness to vanish or leave if they were sure they'd survive the experience.
If I knew I'd make it through
The speaker is contemplating disappearing but isn’t certain if they could endure it.
Would you meet me on my good side?
Asking the person to meet when the speaker is in a positive state.
Meet me before dark
Requesting a meeting before nightfall, possibly indicating urgency or desire to resolve something.
Meet me on my good side
Reiterating the desire to meet in a favorable or positive circumstance.
Before this falls apart
Expressing the wish to meet before things deteriorate or fall apart.
'Cause I got everything that you'll ever need
Asserting the possession of everything the person needs.
If I'm wrong, I'll let you look inside of me
Willing to be examined to prove their claim.
Come with me we'll disappear into the night
Inviting the person to escape or vanish together.
All my words mean nothing 'til you know I'm right
Stating that the speaker's words hold no weight until they are proven right.
So, if I followed you to Cambridge
Contemplating following the person to Cambridge, perhaps indicating a willingness to go to great lengths to be with them.
If I followed you through fire
Being willing to follow the person even through difficult or dangerous situations like fire.
Would you tell me I'm still wrong?
Questioning whether the person would still contradict or deny the speaker even in such scenarios.
Say everything you want to tell me
Asking the person to express everything they need to say.
I'll believe you like a cold wind
Expressing readiness to believe the person even if their words are as chilling as a cold wind.
I'll believe you like it burns
Willingness to believe the person even if what they say feels like it burns.
I heard something good
Reiteration of having heard something positive or promising.
Heard you're leaving before sunrise
Similar to line 2, hearing about the person's departure before sunrise.
Getting on a plane
Knowing that the person is leaving by plane and going far away.
Moving far away
Confirming the person's move to a distant place.
Would you meet me on my good side?
Requesting a meeting on positive terms, mirroring line 6.
Meet me before dark
Emphasizing the urgency of meeting before nightfall, echoing line 7.
Meet me on my good side
Reiterating the desire to meet under favorable circumstances, echoing line 8.
Before this falls apart
Expressing the wish to meet before things fall apart, mirroring line 9.
'Cause I got everything that you'll ever need
Reasserting possession of everything the person needs, similar to line 11.
If I'm wrong, I'll let you look inside of me
Willingness to be examined to prove their claim, similar to line 12.
Come with me we'll disappear into the night
Inviting the person to vanish together, echoing line 13.
All my words mean nothing 'til you know I'm right
Stating the importance of being proven right for their words to have value, like line 14.
So, if I followed you to Cambridge
Reiterating the idea of following the person, echoing line 16.
If I followed you through fire
Reiterating the willingness to follow through challenging situations, echoing line 17.
Would you tell me I'm still wrong?
Questioning if the person would still contradict the speaker even in extreme circumstances, like line 18.
Say everything you want to tell me
Asking the person to express everything they need to say, similar to line 19.
I'll believe you like a cold wind
Ready to believe the person even if their words are as chilling as a cold wind, like line 20.
I'll believe you like it burns
Willingness to believe the person even if what they say feels like it burns, similar to line 21.
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