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Past Lives
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Past lives

Overall Meaning

I think I met you in a past life
I think you've been here every time
And I feel like I'm always behind
But catching up more every time


These lyrics to Dots's song "Past Lives" expresses the feeling of connection and familiarity with someone that you've just met or known for a short time. It almost feels like you've known them in a previous life, and that they've always been present in your life across different timelines. The familiarity and the feeling of being behind can signify a sense of nostalgia or a longing for a deeper connection. The verse "And I feel like I'm always behind, but catching up more every time" suggests a willingness to work on the relationship and take it to a more profound level.


The song encapsulates the theme of reincarnation and the concept of souls meeting in different lifetimes. The idea of past lives and reincarnation has been present in many cultures and religions throughout human history, and this song taps into the mystery and wonder of such concepts. The song's overall message is that even though we might meet people who seem to be strangers at first, there might be an underlying connection that we can't fully understand or explain – a connection that transcends time and space.


Line by Line Meaning




I'm waking up to ash and dust
I'm starting my day surrounded by the remnants of destruction.


I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm working hard to overcome my challenges and obstacles.


I'm breathing in the chemicals
I'm inhaling the toxic atmosphere around me.


I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
I'm struggling to fit into society's expectations, and sometimes feel trapped and confined by them.


This is it, the apocalypse
This is the end of the world as we know it.


I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
My intuition is telling me that change is happening.


Enough to make my systems blow
It's overwhelming me to the point of breaking down.


Welcome to the new age
We're in a new era of history.


To the new age
Emphasizing the transition into this new age.


Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
I feel like I'm dangerously different from everyone else.


Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Repeating the feeling of being different and dangerous.




Contributed by Elena K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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