lost love letters
Fog Lake Lyrics
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Then maybe i'd survive
And we'd sit by the harbor
To stall our empty lives
If you don't look back
Then i won't look back
If you don't give a damn
Then i won't give a damn
And if time runs out
Then it won't matter
And if you call out
I won't answer
The lyrics in "Lost Love Letters" by Fog Lake express a devastating sense of isolation and loneliness. The song seems to be about the singer's desperate need for someone who loves them, someone who could lift them out of their bleak and empty existence. The lines "If somebody loved me / Then maybe I'd survive" express this need for love and human connection as a means of emotional sustenance. The singer's plight is further emphasized by the image of sitting "by the harbor / To stall our empty lives," which suggests a sense of stagnation and aimlessness.
Despite this yearning for love and connection, there is a resigned quality to the lyrics that suggests the singer has given up on the possibility of finding it. The lines "If you don't look back / Then I won't look back / If you don't give a damn / Then I won't give a damn" suggest a sense of detachment and emotional numbness, as if the singer has become hardened to the pain of rejection and abandonment. The repetition of the phrase "And if you call out I won't answer" underscores this emotional distance, indicating that the singer has become so disillusioned that they are willing to let love pass them by.
Overall, "Lost Love Letters" is a hauntingly beautiful song that captures the complexities of the human heart. It is a poignant reminder of the fact that love and connection are necessary for our emotional wellbeing, even as we struggle to find them amid the chaos and confusion of life.
Line by Line Meaning
If somebody loved me
If I had someone who truly loved and cared for me
Then maybe I'd survive
I feel like I am barely getting by and someone's love could give me the strength to carry on
And we'd sit by the harbor
We could spend our time together enjoying the peacefulness of the harbor
To stall our empty lives
To distract ourselves and temporarily forget about the emptiness and lack of purpose we feel
If you don't look back
If you aren't interested in me or our relationship, if you want to move on
Then I won't look back
I won't waste my energy and emotions on someone who doesn't reciprocate my feelings
If you don't give a damn
If you don't care about me, my feelings or our relationship
Then I won't give a damn
I'll stop trying to make things work with you and move on
And if you call out I won't answer
If you try to reach out to me after we have ended things, I won't respond
And if time runs out
If too much time passes, if we miss our chance to fix things, if it's too late
Then it won't matter
Our relationship, our previous feelings for each other won't hold any importance anymore
And if you call out
If you try to reconnect with me
I won't answer
I won't be interested in getting back together or reviving our lost love
Contributed by Carson J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Rosaria Fulco
if somebody loved me
then maybe i'd survive
and we'd sit by the harbor
to stall our empty lives
if you don't look back
then i won't look back
if you don't give a damn
then i won't give a damn
and if you call out i won't answer
and if time runs out
then it won't matter
and if you call out
i won't answer