All I Know
Washed Out/Musicfire.in Lyrics
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I hear your voice and I call
I feel the weight of it all
Can't brace myself for the fall
In the silence I hear your fading call
In your eyes I see and feel it all
In my mind I try to let go
You act like there's nothing wrong
You laugh when I call on the phone
Say it's time that I try to move on
That the life that we had is now gone
In the silence I hear your fading call
In your eyes I see and feel it all
In my mind I try to let go
It's so hard cause you're all I know
The lyrics of Washed Out's song "All I Know" depict a person who is struggling to move on from a past relationship. The verses paint a picture of someone who can't escape their memories of their ex-partner. The line "I can see your face on the wall" suggests that the person sees their ex everywhere they go, while "I hear your voice and I call" shows that they still hear their ex's words in their head. The line "It's so hard cause you're all I know" reveals that the person has difficulty letting go of their ex because they were such a significant part of their life.
In the second verse, we see another perspective as the person's ex acts like there's nothing wrong and insists that it's time for the other person to move on. This likely adds to the singer's struggle to move on since it indicates that their ex-partner has already moved on. This act of emotional abandonment may be one of the reasons why it is so hard for the singer to move on from the past relationship.
Overall, "All I Know" captures the pain and frustration of being unable to move on from a past love, and how someone might feel isolated in their own mind without their former partner.
Line by Line Meaning
I can see your face on the wall
Even though you're not physically present, your image is constantly on my mind
I hear your voice and I call
I still hear your voice echoing in my head and sometimes I even call out to you
I feel the weight of it all
The reality of your absence and the weight of the memories we shared feels heavy on my heart
Can't brace myself for the fall
I'm not sure how to prepare myself for the pain of losing you completely
You act like there's nothing wrong
You seem to be completely unaffected by our breakup and act as if everything is fine
You laugh when I call on the phone
Your laughter in response to my desperate attempts to hold on to our past hurts me deeply
Say it's time that I try to move on
You tell me that I need to begin to let go and move forward with my life
That the life that we had is now gone
You emphasize that our past relationship is truly over and can't be resurrected
In the silence I hear your fading call
Even in moments when it's quiet, I can hear your voice slowly disappearing from my life
In your eyes I see and feel it all
When I look into your eyes, I can see and feel all the emotions that come with our complicated history
In my mind I try to let go
I'm constantly trying to mentally release my past with you and move on
It's so hard cause you're all I know
It's incredibly difficult to let go of you and our past when that's all I have ever known
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Ernest Weatherly Greene
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@Pseunomix
Love the progression in this song!
@Galaxy12146
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@MikeDUDERBailey
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