Flashback
Darin Lyrics


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I was walking past this woman
Just the other day
From her neck
I felt the very same aroma
She was dipped in that cologne
That you used to spray
I just frozed and realized
That you are gone now

Can't believe
That you and I are separated
Not living together
Remember when you said that night
That you and I would be forever
Reminiscing as the tissue
Wipe the tears away
Wonder if I'm gonna wake up
From this coma

That's when it hit me
Like a flashback
On how it used to be
When you and I were still in love
It hit me like a flashback
Something that reminded me
I can't believe that you are gone x2

I was driving past your
Neighborhood the other day
Couldn't help from
Staring at your open window
The I heard your favorite song
That you used to play
My whole world just crashed
Like a cymbal

Can't believe
That you and I are separated
Not living together
Remember when you said that night
That you and I would be forever
What I wouldn't do to have you
Coming back my way
Now I'm standing brokenhearted
Lost and single

That's when it hit me
Like a flashback
On how it used to be
When you and I were still in love
It hit me like a flashback
Something that reminded me
I can't believe that you are gone x2

Just like a time machine
Taking me back to yesterday
A million thoughts
Are running through my head
I think I'll go insane miss you so much
I'm going crazy crazy crazy
Feels like I stumble in a storm
And I can't find my way back
'Cause I just realized I lost
The most precious thing that I had
I'm going crazy crazy crazy

That's when it hit me
Like a flashback
On how it used to be
When you and I were still in love
It hit me like a flashback




Something that reminded me
I can't believe that you are gone x2

Overall Meaning

Darin's song "Flashback" is a powerful ballad about love and loss. The lyrics narrate the experience of the singer who comes across different reminders of his past relationship with a woman he still loves. As he struggles to come to terms with the fact that she is gone, he remembers the promises they made, the moments they shared, and the things about her that still linger in his memory. In the first verse, he smells the woman's perfume on someone else and freezes as he realizes that his love is no longer with him. In the second verse, he drives by her house and hears her favorite song, which makes him feel as if the world is crashing down. Both verses feature a similar pattern, with the singer reminiscing about the past, acknowledging the present reality of their separation, and expressing his pain and longing. The chorus repeats the phrase "That's when it hit me, like a flashback" and emphasizes the suddenness and intensity of his memories.


Line by Line Meaning

I was walking past this woman
The singer was casually walking past a woman


Just the other day
It was a recent event when the singer saw the woman


From her neck
The woman was wearing a fragrance or perfume on her neck


I felt the very same aroma
The fragrance reminded the singer of something or someone from the past


She was dipped in that cologne
The woman was heavily wearing that fragrance


That you used to spray
Someone from the past used to wear that fragrance


I just frozed and realized
The singer froze and had a realization


That you are gone now
The person who used to wear the fragrance is now gone


Can't believe
The singer is unable to believe


That you and I are separated
The singer and someone else are no longer together


Not living together
The singer and someone else are no longer living in the same place


Remember when you said that night
Someone said something in the past to the singer


That you and I would be forever
The person said that the singer and themselves would be together forever


Reminiscing as the tissue
The singer is reminiscing about the past and wiping away tears


Wipe the tears away
The singer is wiping away tears


Wonder if I'm gonna wake up
The singer is wondering if they are in a dream


From this coma
The singer feels like they are in a coma or not fully aware


That's when it hit me
The singer had an epiphany or a realization


Like a flashback
The realization was like a flashback to a past memory


On how it used to be
The realization was about how things used to be in the past


When you and I were still in love
The realization was about a past romantic relationship


It hit me like a flashback
The epiphany was so sudden and vivid that it was like a flashback


Something that reminded me
Something triggered the singer's memory


I can't believe that you are gone x2
The singer is still in disbelief that someone from the past is no longer around


I was driving past your
The singer was in a car and driving past something


Neighborhood the other day
The singer was in the vicinity of someone's neighborhood recently


Couldn't help from
The singer was unable to control


Staring at your open window
The singer was looking at someone's open window


The I heard your favorite song
The singer heard someone's favorite song


That you used to play
Someone from the past used to play that song


My whole world just crashed
The singer's world fell apart


Like a cymbal
The sensation was like when a cymbal crashes in music


What I wouldn't do to have you
The singer would do anything to have someone from the past back


Coming back my way
The singer wants someone from the past to return


Now I'm standing brokenhearted
The singer is heartbroken


Lost and single
The singer is feeling lost and single


Just like a time machine
Something is making the singer feel like they are traveling back in time


Taking me back to yesterday
Something is reminding the singer of the past


A million thoughts
The singer's mind is racing with many thoughts


Are running through my head
The singer's thoughts are consuming them


I think I'll go insane miss you so much
The singer is so overwhelmed with emotion that they feel they might go insane


I'm going crazy crazy crazy
The singer is feeling overwhelmed and crazy


Feels like I stumble in a storm
The singer feels lost and disoriented like they are in a storm


And I can't find my way back
The singer is unable to find their way back to stability


'Cause I just realized I lost
The singer just realized that they lost something or someone important


The most precious thing that I had
The singer lost something or someone that was the most important thing to them




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS

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