Yellow Roses
Chasing Dreams with Yellow Roses: Zoë Rushing's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
When I was younger
Reflecting on the past when the speaker was younger.
I wanted yellow roses
Expressing a desire for yellow roses during youth.
I wanted flowers
Expressing a general desire for flowers.
One a city windowsill
Imagining a flower on a city windowsill.
When I was younger
Reiterating the speaker's desires when they were young.
I wanted superpowers
Expressing a childhood desire for superpowers.
I wanted them to stay together
Desiring relationships to stay intact.
I wanted time to last forever
Longing for time to be unending.
When I knew you
Referring to a specific time when the speaker knew someone.
I wanted yellow roses
Expressing a renewed desire for yellow roses.
I wanted power.
Desiring power associated with the person known.
I wanted every part of you
Expressing a wish for complete connection with the person known.
When I knew you
Reiterating the speaker's desires when they knew the person.
I hoped you've give me yellow roses
Expressing a hope for the person to give yellow roses.
And I wished it to be true
Wishing for the hope to become reality.
But I never expected you to.
Expressing surprise at the unexpected outcome.
Give me yellow roses
Repeating the desire for yellow roses.
And why
Pondering the reason for a specific state of mind.
My head's up in the sky
Expressing a contemplative or uncertain mental state.
Well I don't have the answers as to why
Expressing uncertainty about certain aspects of life.
But as long as my
Highlighting a condition related to the speaker's feet being on the ground.
Feet are on the ground
Emphasizing the importance of staying grounded.
I'll always look around
Expressing a commitment to being observant.
And I'll always stop to smell
Expressing a commitment to appreciating life's experiences.
Those
Introducing the specific flowers, yellow roses.
Yellow
Continuing to emphasize the color yellow.
Roses
Repeating the word "roses" for emphasis.
Yellow...
Concluding with a repetition of the color yellow for added emphasis.
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