Things I Cannot Recall
Blind Pilot Lyrics

In your old room
The setting is in a familiar place from the past.

Where we caught you
The singers were present during the situation they describe.

Stepping through some old song
Someone was reminiscing on a memory connected to a song.

You said came from
The person speaking is quoting someone else.

Where you're going
The referenced song is associated with a destination.

A lady read it in your palm
The referenced song has a mysterious, potentially supernatural quality.

Down at the 12th Avenue market
The referenced song has a connection to a specific location.

Now promise you will not forget
The artists want to emphasize the importance of remembering something.

You are going 'til it's gone
The referenced song has a sense of finality or limited time attached to it.

The screen went blue
A device (presumably a phone or computer) stopped working or went into an error state.

Before I touched you
The singer was not physically touching the device when it stopped working.

And my ride went home
The artist's transportation left without them.

All the photos came out lonely, but we
The photos were taken of a situation that did not accurately represent the singer's experience.

We're not alone
Despite the loneliness of the situation, there were other people present.

Talking of everything we could not hold
The singers were discussing topics related to emotions or experiences that they could not control or maintain.

I was stupid, thinking of east coast already
The artist was preoccupied with something that was not relevant to the current situation.

Now it's gone
Something significant has ended or disappeared.

There are things I cannot forget
The singers are haunted by certain memories.

I wish none had happened yet
The singers regret certain experiences.

We were stronger than the preachers
The artists defied societal expectations or norms.

We were wiser than the law
The artists acted in a morally justifiable way, even if it was illegal.

Took off sleeping by the river
The artists spent time physically resting near the water.

And the beaches in your car
The singers drove to multiple locations with beaches.

Up where you taught me how to drive a stick
The artists spent time together in a vehicle, with one teaching the other how to use manual transmission.

And told me your family secret
One speaker confided a private family detail to the other.

You were scared, I was caught
One speaker was experiencing fear, while the other was surprised by the situation.

Why'd you stay behind
A person chose to remain where they were.

Packing for the trip?
The person was preparing to go somewhere.

Why'd you ask me to be the one
Someone specifically requested the artist's presence.

First through your lips?
The singer was the first person to hear important information from someone else.

I was awkward and I could not hear
The singer could not emotionally connect with the person sharing information.

Your body through my body's fear, we were going
The artists' emotional states were preventing them from forming a connection.

To hell
The situation was uncomfortable or painful for the artists.

There are things I cannot recall
The artists struggle to remember some aspects of past events.

There are some things that would risk it all
Recalling certain memories could have negative consequences for the singers.

Now these are the things we cannot recall on
Certain memories are too painful or difficult to revisit.