Back In The Day
Information Society Lyrics


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Walking down that same old street
I feel the same emotions
Stop in where we used to meet
To share our endless hoping

The ghosts here, they don't care
This place is dead and lifeless
What was it, you asked me
Somehow I can't recall

But I remember how it used to be
Before we walked away
The world is not a match for you and me
No matter what we used to say
If only we were smart enough to see
That we were truly free
Back in the day

Seeking what cannot be found
A fading echo of you
Flashing pictures with no sound
My only image of you

The twilight has questions
And whispers vague suggestions
A curtain is falling
Obscuring old connections

I remember how it used to be
Before we walked away
The world is not a match for you and me
No matter what we used to say
If only we were smart enough to see




That we were truly free
Back in the day

Overall Meaning

The song "Back in the Day" by Information Society is a nostalgic reflection on past memories with an old friend or lover. The song's speaker takes a walk down "that same old street" and feels "the same emotions." They stop in a place where they used to meet and "share our endless hoping," but they find the place lifeless and deserted, inhabited only by ghosts who don't care. The singer can't remember what they talked about in that place, but they remember how it used to be before they walked away. They also realize that they were truly free back then, but they didn't appreciate it at the time.


The second verse of the song focuses more on the singer's personal longing for someone they can no longer have. They seek "what cannot be found," a fading echo of the person they remember. They have no sound but flashing images of the person in their mind. The twilight has questions and whispers vague suggestions about the past, but a curtain is falling, obscuring old connections.


Overall, the song seems to be about the pain of growing up and leaving behind the past, both good and bad. It's about recognizing the freedom and possibilities of youth only in retrospect, and mourning the loss of something important that is long gone.


Line by Line Meaning

Walking down that same old street
Strolling down this familiar street


I feel the same emotions
I am experiencing the identical feelings


Stop in where we used to meet
Pay a visit to the place we used to convene


To share our endless hoping
To exchange our perpetual yearning


The ghosts here, they don't care
The apparitions here are indifferent


This place is dead and lifeless
This location is dreary and lackluster


What was it, you asked me
What did you inquire about, do you recall?


Somehow I can't recall
Although, I am unable to recollect


But I remember how it used to be
However, I recollect how it was


Before we walked away
Prior to our departure


The world is not a match for you and me
The universe is not fit for us


No matter what we used to say
Regardless of what we used to profess


If only we were smart enough to see
If only we were astute enough to perceive


That we were truly free
That we were genuinely liberated


Back in the day
In the past


Seeking what cannot be found
In pursuit of that which is elusive


A fading echo of you
A faint remnant of you


Flashing pictures with no sound
Flashing images that are devoid of noise


My only image of you
The sole picture I have of you


The twilight has questions
Dusk poses questions


And whispers vague suggestions
And murmurs ambiguous implications


A curtain is falling
A veil is descending


Obscuring old connections
Concealing previous associations




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PAUL ROBB

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