Lomelda is the music project of Hannah Read. Her sound features strong fema… Read Full Bio ↴Lomelda is the music project of Hannah Read. Her sound features strong female vocals, loose spacey guitars, and intricate emotional percussion. She creates music that is both accessible and exploratory, nostalgic and challenging. Read’s simple guitar stylings range from mellow, woody rhythmic patterns to heavy droning textures, while the dynamic drumming of Zach Daniel adds weight to the subtleties of the songs. It’s nostalgic, heavy, and personal. It’s popsensitive, soul drone, sentimental space rock.

Miles
Lomelda Lyrics

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When you drove over the river that's been running through my years
Did you feel it like a lover whisper secrets in your ear
Hear the nearness of a memory
Smell the ocean where we stood
Looking out into the distance at the sight of all we could
All those miles miles miles miles miles
All those miles miles miles miles miles
And if it meant the most to me would you mind

Would you mind

And if it meant the most to me would you mind
Would you mind the miles

Overall Meaning

The beginning of Lomelda's song "Miles" paints the picture of a journey or distance that has been crossed by someone, possibly the singer's lover. The "river that's been running through my years" suggests a metaphorical passage of time or life that has been shared by the two. The next line asks if the person driving felt the intimacy of this shared experience, as if secrets were being whispered into their ear. The following lines bring up the memory of standing by the ocean, looking out into the distance and imagining what could be. The repeated line "All those miles" emphasizes the distance between the two and the experience they have shared.

Overall, the song seems to explore the ups and downs of a long-distance relationship or a journey of self-discovery. The miles can represent physical distance or emotional distance, and the singer is questioning whether their shared experiences and memories are still meaningful to the other person. The refrain "And if it meant the most to me would you mind, would you mind the miles" shows the singer's vulnerability and fear of the other person's response.

Line by Line Meaning

When you drove over the river that's been running through my years
Did the experience of crossing the river that has been a part of my life for so long affect you in the same way?

Did you feel it like a lover whisper secrets in your ear
Did you feel the same intimate connection to that river, as if it were whispering secrets like a lover?

Hear the nearness of a memory
Experience the closeness and familiarity of a long-held memory

Smell the ocean where we stood
Recall the scent of the ocean from a specific place we once stood

Looking out into the distance at the sight of all we could
Reflecting on the potential and possibilities before us from a distance

All those miles miles miles miles miles
Recounting the vast distance traveled

And if it meant the most to me would you mind
Asking if the distance traveled and the significance of it would be important to someone else

Would you mind
Asking if the other person would be bothered by the miles traveled

And if it meant the most to me would you mind
Repeating the question of whether someone else would understand the importance of the journey

Would you mind the miles
Asking if someone else would be willing to travel the same distance for something important to them

Contributed by Dylan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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