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I Remember
Youth Funeral Lyrics
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I remember when we died that morning
Our voices fade into the decades
Blending into a single tragic tone
The future will forget me, but will you?
Please don't forget me
The opening of Youth Funeral's song "I Remember" is quite poignant - "I remember when you cried that morning, I remember when we died that morning." The lines are a reference to the passing of time, where the memories become hazy, but still impossible to forget. The intense emotion of that particular moment is palpable through the lyrics. The song is filled with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia and longing, as if looking back on a lifetime ago - the "voices fade into the decades," hoping to be remembered, along with the tragic tone that they share.
As the song progresses, it takes a slightly different path. The lyrics shift from speaking about the past to musing on the present and the future. "The future will forget me, but will you?" is a reference to the inevitability of mortality - how the future will carry on, regardless of who we were, but the people we care for will remember us. The song becomes increasingly melancholic with the outro, "please don't forget me, I won't forget you," emphasizing the importance of the present and the relationship they share, rather than the eventual passing. Youth Funeral's "I Remember" provides a poignant, contemplative reflection on mortality, nostalgia, and human connection.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember when you cried that morning
That memory of the morning when you cried is still fresh in my mind
I remember when we died that morning
That morning, something of crucial importance in our lives died
Our voices fade into the decades
As time passes, our once audible voices will grow faint like echoes into the years
Blending into a single tragic tone
These voices will commingle to make one mournful melody
The future will forget me, but will you?
The future generations will no longer remember me and my time, but will You?
Please don't forget me
Please hold on to the memories of me, and don't let them slip away
I won't forget you
I'll keep you in my memory, for you are too important to be forgotten
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