Movie
Elki Lyrics

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Gonna spend all night
I'm gonna spend all the year
Trying not to think about you
Trying not to think
I'm gonna take my time,
With the words I won't say to you
Trying not to think about you,
Trying not to think

I'm not doing so well
I got you on repeat
So I might as well
Because you're my favorite movie
In my head
I keep on watching you over again
I can say every line
I know how it ends
But I keep it rolling again and again
Oh, trying not to think about you
Gonna spend my life
Doing what I wanna do with you
Gotta got ya, I got you outta my head
When the lights grow dim
And you're in slow motion again
You are everything I believe in
Oh, I thought I was doing so damn well
I got you on repeat, so I might as well
Because you're my favorite movie
In my head
I keep on watching you over again
I can say every line
I know how it ends
But I keep it rolling again and again
And again, oh, oh
The picture keeps fading, I know
What will I do without you
Oh-oh,
I watch you wherever I go
Because you're my favorite movie
In my head
I keep on watching you over again
I can say every line
I know how it ends
But I keep it rolling again and again
Over and over again

Oh, trying not to think about you
Trying not to think about you

Overall Meaning

Elki's song, "Movie," presents the struggle of trying not to think about someone you love. The singer tries to keep herself busy and occupied but finds it impossible to stop thinking about her love interest. She realizes that the person she loves is like her favorite movie--she knows every line and how it ends, but she keeps watching it again and again because it gives her comfort. The song portrays the challenge of moving on from someone you love, even when you know that it’s over.

The lyrics of the song convey a sense of emotional turmoil that many people can relate to. The tone of the song is melancholic and reflective, and the lyrics express a sense of longing and a desire to hold on to what is now unattainable. At the same time, the song is also an ode to the power of nostalgia and how our memories can shape and influence our emotions, even when we try to resist them.

Overall, "Movie" captures the feelings of heartbreak and the struggle to move on from a relationship. The song speaks to anyone who has ever experienced a broken heart or has found it difficult to let go of someone they love.

Line by Line Meaning

Gonna spend all night
I plan on staying up all night

I'm gonna spend all the year
I plan on spending the entire year doing this

Trying not to think about you
I am trying to avoid thoughts of you

Trying not to think
I am attempting to push away all thoughts

I'm gonna take my time, with the words I won't say to you
I will slowly choose my words and avoid saying anything to you

I'm not doing so well, I got you on repeat so I might as well
I am struggling and keep replaying thoughts of you despite my efforts

Because you're my favorite movie in my head, I keep on watching you over again
You are always on my mind, like a favored movie I constantly replay

I can say every line, I know how it ends, but I keep it rolling again and again
I know exactly how this will end, yet I continue to dwell on it

Gonna spend my life doing what I wanna do with you, gotta got ya, I got you outta my head
I imagine my life doing things with you, but remind myself that I need to move on and not think of you

When the lights grow dim and you're in slow motion again, you are everything I believe in
In my mind as I replay thoughts of you, you embody all that I value and believe in

The picture keeps fading, I know what will I do without you, I watch you wherever I go
My memories of you are slipping away, but I still hold onto them and think of you constantly

Because you're my favorite movie in my head, I keep on watching you over again
You remain my favorite thought and I can't stop replaying it

I can say every line, I know how it ends, but I keep it rolling again and again, over and over again
I know the outcome, yet I still revisit it repeatedly

Trying not to think about you, trying not to think about you
I continue to push away thoughts of you, even though they persist

Writer(s): Eleanor Witt

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