All That's Left
Spock's Beard (www.spocksbeard.com) Lyrics


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In dreams I reach to touch your perfect face again
In dreams you never cry or walk away
But I wake to the truth, the daylight streaming in
I never found the way or words to make you stay

Photographs and falling leaves
Scattered dust of memories
The poems I wrote I still believe
That's all that's left of you and me

I found a flower in a book you hid away
In better days they seem so long ago
I tried to touch it but it crumbled in my hand
Just like a future planned that we would never know

Photographs and falling leaves
Scattered dust of memories
The poems I wrote I still believe
That's all that's left of you and me

Echoes of a better time
Ring forever in my mind
Where I'm going where I've been
Different places in the end

Photographs and falling leaves
Scattered dust of memories




The poems I wrote I still believe
That's all that's left of you and me

Overall Meaning

The Spock's Beard song "All That's Left" is a poignant and reflective piece on the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer longs for the person they've lost, reaching for them in dreams where they never cry or walk away. However, they awake to the reality that they were never able to find the way or words to make that person stay, leaving them only with the scattered memories of what was.


The use of imagery - photographs, falling leaves, and scattered dust - serves to highlight the fragmented nature of memory and how little is left of what was once a defining part of their life. Even the poems that were written in an attempt to immortalize the relationship are all that remain. The singer, however, still believes in those words despite the hurt and sadness, and clings to them as the last vestiges of what was once a great love.


The song ends on a more hopeful note, with the singer acknowledging that though they may be going in different places, echoes of the better times still ring in their mind, and there is hope for something brighter in the future.


Line by Line Meaning

In dreams I reach to touch your perfect face again
In my imagination while sleeping, I try to touch your flawless face once again


In dreams you never cry or walk away
In my dreams, you never shed tears or leave


But I wake to the truth, the daylight streaming in
But I wake up to reality, with sunlight coming in


I never found the way or words to make you stay
I could never find a path or the right words to make you stay with me


Photographs and falling leaves
Still pictures and leaves falling from the trees


Scattered dust of memories
Scattered memories in the form of dust that are hard to hold on to


The poems I wrote I still believe
I still have hope in the poetry I wrote about you


That's all that's left of you and me
Those are the only things that remind me of us


I found a flower in a book you hid away
I discovered a flower inside a book that you kept hidden


In better days they seem so long ago
Those seems like days from a distant, better past


I tried to touch it but it crumbled in my hand
I attempted to touch it but it fell apart in my hand


Just like a future planned that we would never know
Just like the future that we had planned but never had the chance to experience


Echoes of a better time
Echoes of a superior past


Ring forever in my mind
Are always present in my thoughts


Where I'm going where I've been
My current location and past experiences


Different places in the end
Ultimately, it all leads to different places




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Written by: DAVID CHARLES MEROS, JOHN BOEGEHOLD

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