Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise
Echoes of Unspoken Words: Nostalgia and Longing in Trembling Blue Stars' Melody
Lyrics
This is just to say "hello"
This is a greeting, an expression of acknowledgement.
And to let you know
Reiterating the act of reaching out and conveying awareness.
I think of you from time to time
Expressing occasional thoughts about the person being addressed.
I know I never really knew you
Acknowledging a lack of deep understanding of the person.
But somehow I miss you
Despite not knowing well, there's a feeling of absence and longing.
And wish that you'd stayed in my life
Expressing a desire for the person to have remained in the speaker's life.
Making contact gets harder
Noting the increasing difficulty in initiating communication.
As the silence grows longer
Addressing the growing silence and its impact on connection.
And isn't it only me
Wondering if the desire for contact is mutual.
Who'd like us to see each other?
Expressing a wish for the two to meet despite the perceived difficulty.
How I would hate to be a bother
Concern about being an inconvenience.
The way we left it was you'd ring
Referring to a past agreement for the other person to initiate contact.
I'm under no illusion
Acknowledging realistic expectations about the speaker's significance.
As to what I meant to you
Understanding the limited role in the other person's life.
But you made an impression
Noting the lasting impact or memory left by the other person.
And sometimes I still feel the bruise
Expressing lingering emotional pain or sensitivity.
Sometimes I still feel the bruise
Repetition emphasizing the enduring nature of emotional impact.
Now and then I stumble on
Occasionally rediscovering things thought lost but never truly gone.
What I've misplaced but never lost
Reflecting on a persistent emotional ache from the past.
An ache I first felt long ago
Describing a long-standing emotional pain or yearning.
Though you've appeared and disappeared
Recognition of the person's sporadic presence over the years.
Throughout these past few years
Despite appearances, doubting the likelihood of the person reappearing.
I'd be surprised if you now showed
Skepticism about the possibility of the person returning now.
Making contact gets harder
Reiteration of the challenge in initiating contact.
As the silence grows longer
Emphasizing the impact of prolonged silence on connection.
And why would you think of me
Questioning why the other person would think of the speaker now.
When you were not the one in love?
Highlighting the asymmetry of feelings, with the speaker being in love.
When you were not the dreamer?
Pointing out the speaker as the dreamer in the relationship.
When you were just the dream?
Contrasting the other person's role as just the dream in the dreamer's world.
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