Empty Bottle
Echoes of Love Lost: Veruca Salt's Melodic Farewell
Lyrics
Time flies and I can't keep up
Time passes quickly and I struggle to keep pace.
All the years I have to sweep up
I have to deal with the accumulation of years gone by.
Late at night I'm in my bed and in my head
During late nights, thoughts fill my mind.
And all the feelings start to creep up
Emotions start to surface gradually.
Remember how we used to dress up
Reflecting on past times when we used to dress in a certain way.
You're beautiful until you're messed up
Despite being beautiful, things can get messy.
Take a picture cause I think we're losing light
Trying to capture a moment because it feels fleeting.
This is how we say goodbye
Describing a way to bid farewell.
it's how we say goodnight
Similar to saying goodbye, but specifically before sleeping.
Banging my head against a wall of sound
Struggling against a barrage of intense noise or emotions.
Wall like a love it brings me to the ground
Comparing the wall of sound to the impact of love that brings one down.
We surf the crowd, oh we will not go down
Refusing to give in and determined not to fail.
I don't want to drown if you're not drowning with me
Expressing a reluctance to face difficulties alone.
Late December when we're waking
Describing a feeling of discomfort or pain during a specific time of the year.
There's an unfamiliar aching
Experiencing a sensation that's unfamiliar and unsettling.
By the way you held my hand, held my heart
Realizing a heartbreak through physical touch but failing to notice it at the moment.
I didn't notice it was breaking
Realization of a heartache after the fact.
This is how you say goodbye
Another depiction of saying goodbye.
It's how you say good night
A way to say good night specifically directed towards someone else.
My head cracks open and the stage goes black
Feeling overwhelmed or distressed, metaphorically represented by the head cracking open.
I count to 60 and I meet you in the back
Counting time to reunite after a difficult situation.
I can't stop gushing, I'm a hemophiliac
Feeling overwhelmed with emotions and unable to control them.
I don't wanna bleed if you're not bleeding with me
Reluctance to face pain or hardship alone.
We count the stars but we can't bring them down
Feeling unable to attain something desired or unreachable.
It's mistake union it's buzzing all around
Describing a union or connection that feels mistaken or not quite right.
Eight more hours and I'm leaving town
Counting down the time until departure from a place or situation.
I don't wanna leave if you're not leaving with me
Reluctance to leave without someone's presence.
I don't wanna breathe if you're not breathing with me
Reluctance to continue without someone's support or presence.
Love is over, it's over and you can't go back
Describing the end of a love and the impossibility of returning to it.
When you're older, you just keep telling yourself that
Advice to oneself about coping as one ages.
The door is open, even if it's just a tiny crack
Suggesting that even a slight opportunity remains after something has ended.
Up at night and wandering
Being awake at night and wandering in thoughts or physically.
Love is over, it's over and you can't go back
Reiteration of the end of love and its irreversibility.
When you're older, you just keep telling yourself that
A reflection on dealing with emotions as one gets older.
The door is open, even if it's just a tiny crack
Highlighting a small opportunity or chance even after something concludes.
Up at night and wandering
Continuing the theme of being awake and contemplating during the night.
Up at night and wandering
Reiteration of being awake and pondering during the night.
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