Lyrics
Walking down this good old street
Reflecting on the past while walking down a familiar street.
Where the boys and the chicks would always meet
Recalling a time when boys and girls used to gather in this location.
And I thought to myself
Inner contemplation about the changes in the environment.
This is not what it used to be
Expressing disappointment in the transformation of the surroundings.
The promise we'd always stay we
Repeatedly emphasizing a promise or commitment to stay together.
Always stay we
-Always stay we
-Always stay we...
-Feels like we only
Suggesting that genuine emotions are rare, and expressions are forced.
Smile when we have to
Implying that smiles are obligatory rather than spontaneous.
Feels like we only love when we try
Suggesting that love is experienced only when consciously attempted.
Feels like we only cry when we let go
Expressing that crying is reserved for moments of letting go.
Feels like we only love when we cry
Highlighting a paradoxical relationship between love and tears.
When will you cry my friend?
Prompting a question about the inevitability of tears.
Used to run through the neighbourhood
Recollecting carefree times involving play and shared purchases.
With plastic guns and soda too
-Every time we had found a dime
-We would put it all together
-And buy that drink with lime
-Buy that drink with lime
-Buy that drink with lime
-Buy that drink with lime...
-Feels like we only
Reiterating the notion that genuine smiles are infrequent.
Smile when we have to
Continuing the theme of obligatory smiles.
Feels like we only love when we try
Reiterating the idea that love is experienced through intentional efforts.
Feels like we only cry when we let go
Linking crying to the act of letting go.
Feels like we only love when we cry
Repeating the theme of an unusual connection between love and tears.
When will you cry my friend?
Posing the question of when tears will be shed.
Feels like we only
Revisiting the idea of love as a duty rather than a spontaneous feeling.
Love when we have to
Suggesting that love arises only when compelled to do so.
Feels like we only
Repeating the notion of love being conditional.
Love when we cry
Connecting love explicitly to moments of crying.
Why do we only
Raising the question of why love is only expressed under certain circumstances.
Love when we have to
Repeating the idea that love is limited to specific situations.
Why do we only love when we cry
Asking why love seems associated with tears rather than joy.
Why do we only smile when we let go?
Pondering why smiles are reserved for moments of letting go.
Why do we only
Repeating the question of why love is primarily linked to crying.
Love when we cry
Repeating the idea of love being expressed through tears.
Love when we cry
Reiterating the association of love with crying.
(Come on!)
An exclamation urging action or response.
When will we cry
Persisting in the question of when tears will be shed.
When will we cry
Repeating the anticipation of tears as an inevitable occurrence.
When will we cry my friend?
Reiterating the question of when tears will be shed, addressing a friend.
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