Perfume
Scented Memories: A Tale of Lost Love and Broken Promises
Lyrics
Someone on the tube
Encountering someone on the subway
Was wearing your perfume
Noticing the scent reminiscent of a specific perfume
And it soothed my soul
Feeling comforted or eased by the fragrance
All I could do
Being limited in response or action
Was think of you
Contemplating thoughts about a particular person
And the youth we used to know
Reflecting on past experiences and youth
Someone on the tube was wearing your perfume
Reiteration of encountering the perfume
When I replied, I lied
Admitting to dishonesty in a response
I told you I’d find time
Making a promise to find time
That last night you asked me to stay
Recalling a past night when asked to stay
We never said we’d try, forgot to say goodbye
Realizing the absence of commitment and farewell
And for all the love that remained
Acknowledging lingering love despite the end
No promises were ever made
No explicit commitments or assurances made
I’ll never forget
Indicating a memorable moment
When we first met
Recalling the initial meeting with strong attraction
Couldn’t get enough
Expressing intense desire or passion
Was it in my head?
Questioning the reality of the experience
Had we once said
Wondering if there was a shared commitment
That we’d mend the world’s broken hearts?
Recalling a shared aspiration to heal hearts
I’ll never forget when we first met
Reiteration of the memorable meeting
When I replied, I lied
Repeating the admission of dishonesty
I told you I’d find time
Reiterating the promise to find time
That last night you asked me to stay
Recalling another night when asked to stay
We never said we’d try, forgot to say goodbye
Reiterating the absence of commitment and goodbye
And for all the love that remained
Reiterating the presence of unfulfilled love
No promises were ever made
No explicit promises or commitments mentioned
I was afraid, to make mistakes
Expressing fear of making errors
I was afraid right from the start
Admitting fear from the beginning of a situation
It’s just the way that these hearts break
Describing the inherent nature of heartbreak
When you lose it all
Experiencing the loss of everything
I know that they say, you have to be brave
Recognizing the need for bravery in creating something new
If you want to make something new
Acknowledging the requirement for courage
But I ran away, I couldn’t take the truth
Confessing to running away from facing the truth
When I replied, I lied
Repeating the admission of dishonesty
I could not make up my mind
Expressing indecision and inability to choose
That last night you asked me to stay
Recalling a night with uncertainty about staying
We never said we’d try, forgot to say goodbye
Reiterating the absence of commitment and goodbye
And for all the love that remained
Reiterating the presence of unfulfilled love
No promises were ever made
No explicit promises or commitments mentioned
Someone on the tube
Reiteration of encountering someone with the perfume
Was wearing your perfume
Reaffirmation of feeling comforted by the perfume
And it soothed my soul
Reaffirmation of being soothed by the scent
Someone on the tube
Reiteration of encountering someone with the perfume
Was wearing your perfume
Reaffirmation of being soothed by the
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