The tv show is an American musical comedy-drama web television series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge with executive producer Kenny Ortega, premiered on Netflix on September 10, 2020. The series is based on the musical drama Brazilian television series "Julie e os Fantasmas".
High schooler Julie (Madison Reyes) lost her passion for music after her mom died last year. But when the ghosts of three dreamy musicians (Charlie Gillespie, Owen Patrick Joyner, Jeremy Shada) from 1995 suddenly appear in her mom’s old music studio, Julie feels her own inner spirit beginning to reawaken, and she's inspired to start singing and writing songs again. As their friendship with Julie grows, the boys convince her to create a new band together: Julie and the Phantoms.
Unsaid Emily
Julie and the Phantoms Cast Lyrics
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We start the scene in reverse
All of the lines rehearsed
Disappeared from my mind
When things got loud
One of us running out
I should've turned around
But I had too much pride
No time for goodbyes
Didn't get to apologize
Pieces of a clock that lies broken
If I could take us back, if I could just do that
And write in every empty space the words "I love you" in replace
Then maybe time would not erase me
If you could only know I never let you go
And the words I most regret
Are the ones I never meant to leave
Unsaid Emily
Silent days, mysteries and mistakes
Who'd be the first to break?
I guess we're alike that way
He said, she said conversations in my head
And that's just where they're gonna stay forever
If I could take us back, if I could just do that
And write in every empty space the words "I love you" in replace
Then maybe time would not erase me
If you could only know I never let you go
And the words I most regret
Are the ones I never meant to leave
Unsaid Emily
If I could take us back, if I could just do that
And write in every empty space the words "I love you" in replace
Then maybe time would not erase me
If you could only know I never let you go
And the words I most regret
Are the ones I never meant to leave
Unsaid Emily
"Unsaid Emily" by Julie and the Phantoms Cast begins with a scene set in reverse where all of the lines are rehearsed and disappeared from the singer's mind. The story depicts two people who had an argument, and one of them runs out. The singer expresses regret for not turning back and letting pride cloud their judgment. The absence of goodbyes and apologies means that there are pieces of a clock that lie broken that cannot be fixed. The retrogressive scenario portrays the pain and longing of a person who wishes they could go back in time and make things right.
The chorus of the song highlights the central theme of regret and a desire for atonement. The singer wishes they could take back the mistakes they made and fill every empty space with the words "I love you." They hope that such an act of love can fix everything, and time wouldn't erase them. The song captures the complications of life and relationships, which are bound to have mysteries and mistakes. When the conversation is left unsaid, it remains forever in one's head.
Overall, "Unsaid Emily" by Julie and the Phantoms Cast is a song that portrays the pain and longing of a person who wishes they could fix things in the past. It reflects on the toll that pride and ego can take on one's relationships and the importance of expressing love before it's too late.
Line by Line Meaning
First things first
Let's start from the beginning
We start the scene in reverse
We're going back in time, reversing the events
All of the lines rehearsed
All the things we planned to say
Disappeared from my mind
I can't remember anything
When things got loud
When things got chaotic and overwhelming
One of us running out
One of us leaving, escaping the situation
I should've turned around
I regret not looking back and trying to make things right
But I had too much pride
But my ego got in the way
No time for goodbyes
We didn't have a chance to say goodbye
Didn't get to apologize
We didn't have the opportunity to say sorry
Pieces of a clock that lies broken
We're like fragments of a broken clock
If I could take us back, if I could just do that
If I had the chance to go back in time
And write in every empty space the words "I love you" in replace
And express my love in every possible way
Then maybe time would not erase me
Then maybe my presence wouldn't fade away with time
If you could only know I'd never let you go
If you only knew how much I value our relationship
And the words I most regret are the ones I never meant to leave
And the words that hurt me the most are the ones that I didn't mean to say
Unsaid Emily
The things I never said to Emily
Silent days, mysteries and mistakes
We kept quiet, left things unsaid, and had regrets
Who'd be the first to break?
Who would be the first to confront the situation and take action?
Guess we're alike that way
I suppose we're both hesitant and cautious
He said, she said
It's just hearsay
Conversations in my head
I keep replaying the past in my mind
And that's just where they're gonna stay forever
And that's where they'll stay, in my thoughts forever
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Michelle Lewis, Dan Petty
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