Recollections
Felivand Lyrics

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Drive around town on the road she used to use
They see our faces as one after the fuse
When will I ever have the nerve of your skin?
When will I tell the difference
Between what we are and what we used to be?
I don't really know, I don't really feel
Is how you got along with her how you get along with me?
(How you get along, how you get along, how you get along)

Sucking your life from me with your teeth
As if it doesn't hurt already, guess the boys and you like steady
And steady does it time and time again
I wanna believe this is you
For I can't bring myself to withstand your flare
Killing my lungs in order to hold my tongue
When did I become immune to you?
I act into your view of what I do
But I can't delve into my feelings lately
They seem to escape me
Just take me into your arms and sedate me
I don't really know, I don't really feel
Is how you got along with her how you get along with me?
And I don't really know, I don't really feel

Is how you got along with her how you get along with me?
(How you get along, how you get along, how you get along)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Felivand’s song “Recollections” are a contemplative reflection on the discrepancies and similarities that exist between her current relationship and her past one. She admits to not really knowing or feeling certain things, which alludes to a sense of confusion and uncertainty in her current relationship. Felivand questions whether her current partner’s behavior with her echoes his behavior with his past partner, wondering if there are commonalities. She questions when she will have the same level of comfort with her partner as he clearly had with his previous partner, hinting at a sense of insecurity and inexperience in her current situation.

She laments the fact that her partner is draining the life force out of her as if it doesn’t already hurt enough. She uses the image of him sucking her life out with his teeth to convey the intensity of the pain she’s experiencing. She then references the “boys and you like steady” which suggests that her current partner enjoys taking things slow and steady, a possible contrast to Felivand’s somewhat more erratic temperament. The lines “Killing my lungs in order to hold my tongue” could indicate that she is repressing her own voice and desires in order to appease her partner.

Overall, the song speaks to the difficulties and uncertainties that can plague a relationship, particularly when comparisons are made to past relationships. It communicates a sense of longing and discomfort as Felivand grapples with the differences between her prior relationship and her current one.

Line by Line Meaning

Drive around town on the road she used to use
We are driving through town on the same path she once took.

They see our faces as one after the fuse
People see us as a couple, just like before we broke up.

When will I ever have the nerve of your skin?
When will I be brave enough to touch your skin again?

When will I tell the difference Between what we are and what we used to be?
When will I be able to distinguish our present from our past?

I don't really know, I don't really feel Is how you got along with her how you get along with me?
I am unsure if your relationship with her is the same as your relationship with me.

Sucking your life from me with your teeth As if it doesn't hurt already, guess the boys and you like steady
You are draining the life out of me but it seems like you enjoy that, along with your male friends.

And steady does it time and time again I wanna believe this is you For I can't bring myself to withstand your flare
You continue with this behavior repeatedly and I wish to believe it is just your personality, but I can't handle the heat you bring.

Killing my lungs in order to hold my tongue When did I become immune to you?
I am forcing myself to stay quiet instead of speaking up, and I wonder when I became so used to your presence.

I act into your view of what I do But I can't delve into my feelings lately They seem to escape me
I am portraying myself the way you want me to, but lately I can't understand my own emotions and they slip away from me.

Just take me into your arms and sedate me I don't really know, I don't really feel Is how you got along with her how you get along with me?
Embrace me and make me forget all of it. But still, I wonder if your relationship with her is the same as ours.

And I don't really know, I don't really feel Is how you got along with her how you get along with me?
Once again, I am unsure if we have the same connection as you did with her.

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