MEMORY
Klarisse De Guzman Lyrics
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Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory, All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Every streetlamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and the street lamp gutters
And soon
It will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smokey days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning
(Optional)
Sunlight through the trees in summer
Endless masquerading
Like a flower, as the day is breaking
The memory is fading
Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun
The lyrics to Klarisse De Guzman's "Memory" tell a story of reminiscing about the past and looking forward to the future. The first stanza sets a quiet and melancholic scene, where the singer is alone on the street, and even the moon seems to have forgotten the world around it, smiling alone in the darkness. The withered leaves at their feet and the moaning wind add to the loneliness of the scene. Then the chorus brings the focus to the past, and the singer recalls a time when they were happy and beautiful. They long for the memory to live again, hoping to find some solace in reliving those old days.
Line by Line Meaning
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
It's midnight and the roads are quiet
Has the moon lost her memory?
The moon seems to have forgotten something
She is smiling alone
The moon is happy by itself
In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet
The light from the street lamps casts a glow on the dead leaves on the ground
And the wind begins to moan
The wind is starting to make a sad sound
Memory, All alone in the moonlight
I'm remembering the past while being alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I can find happiness in the memories of the past
I was beautiful then
I used to be beautiful
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
I recall the time when I was happy
Let the memory live again
I want to relive those happy memories
Every streetlamp seems to beat
The streetlamps all seem to flicker on and off
A fatalistic warning
It feels like a warning of bad times ahead
Someone mutters and the street lamp gutters
An unknown person is muttering and the street lamp is flickering
And soon
Very soon
It will be morning
It will soon be the morning
Daylight
It's now daytime
I must wait for the sunrise
I must wait for the sun to come up
I must think of a new life
I must plan for a new start
And I mustn't give in
I can't give up
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too
When the sun comes up, tonight will just be a memory
And a new day will begin
A new day with new opportunities will start
Burnt out ends of smokey days
The remnants of a smoky past
The stale cold smell of morning
The stale, icy smell of the morning
The street lamp dies, another night is over
The street lamps go out and indicate the end of night
Another day is dawning
A new day is starting
Sunlight through the trees in summer
Sun rays filtering through the greenery of trees during the summer
Endless masquerading
Constant pretending
Like a flower, as the day is breaking
Like a flower that blooms with the rising sun
The memory is fading
The memories are starting to fade away
Touch me
Reach out to me
It's so easy to leave me
I'm easy to abandon
All alone with my memory
I am by myself with my memories
Of my days in the sun
Of the happy times in my life
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
If you reach out to me, you will feel what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun
Behold, a new day full of possibilities has started
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Memory