Like the Gap
Prolific Lyrics


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She wears lipstick and make-up, to cover up the trace of ash,
Her face that cracks, to smooth the time and just erase the past,
Faded slacks, clothes that thin, are just to hold her in,
To hide her aging open skin right below the chin,
Smoking's a social thing, she's vain but not,
Her face was soft, those days are lost,
When lovers spread her legs across the table cloth,
Taking shots of nameless scotch, she'd make it rock until the neighbors knocked,
Waiting in the rain whether if it's safe or not,
But in her middle age, it's just simple days,
Kitchen dishes wishing she wasn't in this bitter state,
But you can see she's beautiful, I know her eyes are sexy,
Looking at the younger girls with a glance of silent envy,
Sipping on a diet pepsi, living inside a memory,
She's quiet but in her eyes she's screaming won't you try to help me,
She'd like to fight it but this night her eyes are heavy… and..
Thinking "I've lost everything…… my life is empty"

Chorus X 2
Like the gap between you and me,
Just like the gap

Sitting in my corner, I sat alone watched her move,
Caught her eyes and solemn cries and then I saw her in her youth,
I got up quick paused and walked cross the room,
And said "Eyo, I'd like to talk to you"
She smiled at me softly, like we'd just woken up in bed,
She spoke of love and sex, open cuts, regrets,
She was broken up , depressed yet in her hair the rose was red,
I sat and listen to her speak, and I'll quote just what she said,
She said: "I was loved once, I wasn't always cold and hard,
I used to lie smoking cigarettes under open stars,
I used to walk through the streets and everyone would turn and look,
I used to dance topless with rebels around burning books,
I used to own the night, kissing lovers in the mist,
Oh what the men wouldn't do to touch my upper lip,
I used to stand in the fields, - with wind in my long hair,
I used to do whatever I wanted, I used to not care…"

Chorus X 2

Finally she turned to me and laughed, then she paused and stopped a moment,
And I could tell she was back where she used to be her heart was open,
And not a thought was spoken and not a thought was uttered
But at that moment I swear to God I loved her,
So I held her close, and felt the warmth many had felt before,
Her heart beating against mine like waves against the shore,
She was a beauty queen, a metaphor,
I looked in her eyes, and I asked her to tell me more….





I used to not... care.

Overall Meaning

The song "Like the Gap" by Prolific is a poignant reflection on the struggles of a woman as she ages and reminisces about her past. The first verse describes the physical changes that come with aging, highlighting how the woman uses makeup and clothes to cover up her wrinkles and hold in her sagging skin. The verse also alludes to the woman's past sexual experiences, describing how she used to be wild and carefree, but now she spends her days quietly crying over kitchen dishes. Despite her struggles, the song underscores the woman's beauty and the silent screams in her eyes, as she longs for someone to help her.


The second verse continues the narrative from a different perspective. The singer, watching the woman from a corner, sees her as she used to be during her youth. He approaches her and they engage in a conversation where she shares her past experiences with love, sex, and rebellion. She talks about her days of careless freedom, where she used to smoke cigarettes under open stars, walk through the streets turning heads, and dance with rebels. Throughout the conversation, the singer realizes how different the woman is now compared to how she used to be.


At the climax of the song, the woman opens up to the singer, laughing and recounting her past experiences. The singer holds her as she reminisces about her glory days. The song ends on an open note, with the singer asking the woman to tell him more.


Overall, "Like The Gap" is a sorrowful yet beautiful tribute to a woman dealing with the realities of aging and her past. It reflects on how the memories of past joys and experiences can fill a person with a sense of despair, while retaining the inner beauty that they always possessed.


Line by Line Meaning

She wears lipstick and make-up, to cover up the trace of ash,
She uses makeup to hide the remnants of her troubled past.


Her face that cracks, to smooth the time and just erase the past,
Her aging appearance is a reminder of her past, so she uses various products to erase them.


Faded slacks, clothes that thin, are just to hold her in,
She wears shabby clothes to hide her increasing body size.


To hide her aging open skin right below the chin,
She's insecure about her skin wrinkles that start below her chin.


Smoking's a social thing, she's vain but not,
She smokes to socialize but acknowledges that it's not a sensible habit.


Her face was soft, those days are lost,
She reminisces the time when her face looked smooth and youthful.


When lovers spread her legs across the table cloth,
She remembers the frolicsome times with her previous partners.


Taking shots of nameless scotch, she'd make it rock until the neighbors knocked,
She drank alcohol to feel euphoric and forgot about everything else even after getting complaints from the neighbors.


Waiting in the rain whether if it's safe or not,
She chooses to wait in the rain regardless of weather conditions.


But in her middle age, it's just simple days,
In her current age, she leads a straightforward life.


Kitchen dishes wishing she wasn't in this bitter state,
She feels crestfallen and resentful about her current domestic lifestyle.


But you can see she's beautiful, I know her eyes are sexy,
She's still attractive, and her eyes depict sensuality.


Looking at the younger girls with a glance of silent envy,
She secretly envies young women and wishes to be like them.


Sipping on a diet pepsi, living inside a memory,
She sips on the diet Pepsi and gets lost in her reminiscence.


She's quiet but in her eyes she's screaming won't you try to help me,
She appears to be calm, but her eyes show a screaming plea for help.


She'd like to fight it but this night her eyes are heavy… and..
She desires to conquer this feeling, but the weight of her teary eyes subdues that possibility.


Thinking "I've lost everything…… my life is empty"
She laments losing everything, and as a result, her life feels empty.


Like the gap between you and me,
The space between us is similar to the void she feels inside.


Just like the gap
The gap is the manifestation of the hole in her life.


Caught her eyes and solemn cries and then I saw her in her youth,
I met her and noticed her melancholic expressions that took me back to her youth.


I sat and listen to her speak, and I'll quote just what she said,
I sat, paying attention, and will now repeat word-for-word about what she said.


"I was loved once, I wasn't always cold and hard,
She reveals that she was once loved and wasn't always distant and unfeeling.


I used to lie smoking cigarettes under open stars,
She used to lay beneath the vast, open sky, smoking cigarettes.


I used to walk through the streets and everyone would turn and look,
People used to stare and admire her as she walked down the streets.


I used to dance topless with rebels around burning books,
She used to dance carefreely with other non-conformists around burning literature.


I used to own the night, kissing lovers in the mist,
At night, she used to passionately kiss her partners amidst the mist.


Oh what the men wouldn't do to touch my upper lip,
Her upper lip was so desirable that men would do anything to reach it.


I used to stand in the fields, - with wind in my long hair,
She used to stand in the fields and feel the wind blowing through her lengthy hair.


I used to do whatever I wanted, I used to not care…"
She did whatever she pleased and didn't care about the consequences of her actions.


Finally she turned to me and laughed, then she paused and stopped a moment,
She smiled at me and paused for a moment.


And I could tell she was back where she used to be her heart was open,
I could see that she had untied her heartstrings and was open again.


And not a thought was spoken and not a thought was uttered
We didn't voice anything mentally or verbally.


But at that moment I swear to God I loved her,
At that instance, I solemnly pledge my love and affection for her.


So I held her close, and felt the warmth many had felt before,
I embraced her tightly, and it felt like she's been comforted this way before.


Her heart beating against mine like waves against the shore,
Her heartbeat resounded like waves crashing against the shoreline.


She was a beauty queen, a metaphor,
She resembles a beauty queen and symbolizes something significant.


I looked in her eyes, and I asked her to tell me more….
I gazed at her intensely and requested her to reveal more about her past.




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