𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 ( 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 )

Memory Lane

i know that the title is pure cringe but i swear this song isn't ( or at least i hope you don't think it is ). as well all know 2021 is coming to an end in less than two days, so what better way is there to end it than to take a stroll down memory lane? 

i really poured my heart out with this one. i guess this is where listening to last christmas on loop for hours gets you. yes, i'm still obsessing over that song so don't be surprised if i'm still streaming it in july. the song means soso much to me and speaks on a whole different level. i can't explain it, but it just does. 

"Memory Lane" is that kind of song written for those who cling onto the impossible, eventhough they know they should've let go a long time ago. this is for the love that could've been, but never was. the hopeful who'll always remember.

anyways, i hope you enjoy. if you can relate, i'm sorry. you deserve better and i swear it'll get better. i'm sure you'll find that someone special! i'd really appreciate feedback so please comment what your favorite lyric was! <3

WRITTEN: 12/28/21

( 1ST VERSE )

I remember

Yeah, I remember

Two years ago in September

For me, school was barely back in session

I didn't know anyone, except you

I had yet to learn how to maneuver around this brand new hell I dragged myself into

Well, at least I had you to help

I remember how'd we'd meet near the post stop

Forever the grave of our spot

I watched you wave goodbye from the parking lot as I walked across

I'd tune the radio volume up and see your shadow fade away

Back then I didn't think much

Yet those are the days I never forgot

CHORUS:

I hate taking a stroll down memory lane

Where the flickering lights flash out your name

Every step I take, your shadow is imprinted

Every road I drive by, it's always your presence I'm missing

After all this time, I still remember

2ND VERSE:

I remember how you said you could never love her but you wouldn't dare break it off either

When she left for good, you didn't care and continued on by the meter

I remember thinking how I could treat you better

But could I really?

Mid-March and I watched it all tear apart

I knew in advance our fatal end was near

But no one ever listened

By next early August I had held my breath in

As I predicted, connection grew vague

Between us, not much was ever said

And the conversation was dull and stone-dead

It's now a very late December and I still remember

But I'm hoping to forget all those past events

But how could I, when every second of moments we spent continue to linger in my head

CHORUS:

I hate taking a stroll down memory lane

Where the flickering lights flash out your name

Every step I take,

your shadow is imprinted

Every road I drive by, it's always your presence I'm missing

After all this time, I still remember

3RD VERSE:

I remember how the street lights blinked in fumed, bright red

I crossed right over, causing traffic to spread

8 am ticking on the clock

As I sped through the hallway

Frantically incoming from the trickling rain

For the first time, I was unusually late

Forced to hesitantly barge into some random conversation

The fear of disappointment stabbed right through, madly rushed and dabbed

The exchange of looks hazed into two

I stepped up, already prepping to lose

My coat hanged from my shoulders, all damp from earlier

As I knew this day was forever damned, never to be spoken of

The sky was gray

I'm sure everyone was feeling vulnerable

Pacing around and utterly lost

It was a given this pain would remain simmering to never stop

CHORUS:

I hate taking a stroll down memory lane

Where the flickering lights flash out your name

Every step I take,

your shadow is imprinted

Every road I drive by, it's always your presence I'm missing

After all this time, I still remember

( BRIDGE )

These days you never know what's left in stock

Behind the invisible wall that separates us

Steeped in between is the hope you'll still call

Even despite it being months since we last spoke

My inked out oath was to stay in touch

After all this time, my heart would still warm up

If hypothetically you happened to confess that you still gave us a thought

I stumbled through the confusion and grasped onto the what if's

Still holding on to that illusion

I mentally picked up a pen, merely planning out all that we could've been

Now I'm writing this song, looking back on how far I've come

But even after it all, I'll never be able to forget

Because I still remember

OUTRO:

After all this time, I remember

Yeah, I remember

I still remember

I remember ( x2 )

I always will