Miles Away
Ivy Jane Lyrics

The lyrics of Ivy Jane's song "Miles Away" are a mix of nostalgia, pain, and acceptance. The opening line "paint me a picture, paint it all in red" sets the tone for the song, where the color red symbolizes strong emotions - passion, love, anger, and pain. The following lines "now write me a letter with the words you never said" suggest that the singer wants closure, or a sense of completion, by hearing what went unsaid. "Light up a candle, let it brighten up your room" creates an image of illuminating the darkness of the memory, and then the next line "lyrics that I coded, you decoded them too soon" seems to suggest that the person they are referring to was able to understand the hidden messages in their words, perhaps too quickly or too easily.

The chorus "all the memories, they fade too fast, and your melodies, they never seem to last, and I don't like you anymore, but there's still some pain left, miles away I can't catch my breath" sums up the mixed feelings of the singer. The past is slipping away too quickly, and the good memories are being overshadowed by the painful ones. The person they are singing about seems to have a connection to music, the reference to "melodies" implies that perhaps they were a musician or a performer, but even their music is not able to provide lasting relief or comfort. The last line suggests a physical struggle, as if the singer is trying to catch their breath but cannot.

The second verse talks about memories being "too fast" and melodies "never seem to last" yet the singer still smiles at "the air that I breathe". This phrase stands out as it suggests that even though the object of their memories is gone, and the pain is still there, the singer is still able to appreciate life and find joy in small things. The last few lines of the song "you fought on a battle, made it out alive, even though it's steady gone, there's still something wrong inside, everyone's strange, also me and you, it was the hardest thing, I've ever gone through" add a new layer of meaning to the song. The person they are singing about has gone through something tough, and even though they won, there is still something missing. The line "everyone's strange, also me and you" suggests that perhaps the singer and the person they are singing about were never quite understood by others or even by each other.