Jet Stream
Nostalgic Echoes: Jet Stream's Melancholic Reflections
Lyrics
I remember when we used to cut school
Reflecting on the past when skipping school was a common activity
We'd meet at Quail Valley and hang out by the pool
Recalling gathering at Quail Valley, spending time by the pool
We'd play Depeche Mode and smoke clove cigarettes
Memories of playing Depeche Mode and smoking clove cigarettes
We'd stare at the clouds and streams made by the jets
Reflecting on staring at clouds and streams created by passing jets
When I hear that song I always cry
Expressing emotional response of crying when hearing a particular song
Use to fight it hard now I don't even try
Indicating a change from resisting emotional reactions to accepting them
A cab of death, a jet to Brazil
Mentioning a dangerous situation ("cab of death") and a journey to Brazil
There's wine in my blood and you've had your fill
Describing the presence of wine in the blood and reaching a saturation point
Now we hardly talk and when we do it's kinda weird
Describing a decline in communication and the awkwardness when talking
Slowly fade away, something I always feared
Expressing a fear of slowly fading away from each other
I'm sure that you are happy wherever you may be
Expressing a wish for the other person's happiness
I wish you all the best in your life without me
Wishing the best for the person in their life without the speaker
When I hear that song I always cry
Reiterating the emotional response of crying when hearing a specific song
I used to fight it hard now I don't even try
Noting the change from resisting to accepting the emotional response
A cab of death, a jet to Brazil
Repeating the mention of a dangerous situation and a journey to Brazil
There's wine in my blood and you've had your fill
Repeating the imagery of wine in the blood and reaching a saturation point
Sometimes I think you're with me
Expressing a feeling that the person is still with the speaker in some way
But there's nobody there
Contradicting the feeling by stating that there is nobody actually there
I smell someone's perfume
Noting the impact of smelling someone's perfume, causing emotional distress
And it's more than I can bear
Expressing the overwhelming nature of the emotional burden
Now I can't listen to much music at all
Stating difficulty in listening to music after the person's departure
Since you've been gone I had a great fall
Describing a significant personal downfall since the person left
All the kings horses and all the kings men
Referencing the inability to recover emotionally, using a nursery rhyme reference
Can't put my heart back together again
Emphasizing the inability to mend a broken heart despite efforts
When I hear that song I always cry
Reiterating the emotional response of crying when hearing a specific song
I used to fight it hard now I don't even try
Reiterating the change from resisting to accepting the emotional response
A cab of death, a jet to Brazil
Repeating the mention of a dangerous situation and a journey to Brazil
There's wine in my blood and you've had your fill
Repeating the imagery of wine in the blood and reaching a saturation point
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