Nothing lasts forever but this is getting good now
She's starting to get used to this relationship not lasting forever.
Nothing lasts forever but this is getting good now
She's starting to get used to this relationship not lasting forever.
And his voice is a familiar sound
That his voice is the only voice she knows.
His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room
That at the end of the day it doesn't matter what happened to them they are going to always have something together.
I said, "No one has to know what we do"
Whatever they have going on stays between them.
Wildest dreams, ah-ha
Repeating the words wildest dreams to make it be known she wants him to always remember her no matter what.
Even if it's just in your wildest dreams, ah-ha
Even if he doesn't see her physically again hopefully he'll remember her in his dreams.
Say you'll see me again
She is saying right now may not be for them but she wants to try again later on in life.
Red lips and rosy cheeks
When she was with him that's how she use to style herself.
Staring at the sunset, babe
That he'll remember how they use to watch the sunset together.
Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress
She hopes that even if they don't last that he'll at least remember the small things about her.
My one condition is
She just has one wish.
I can see the end as it begins
She can already predict this is going to end badly.
He's so bad but he does it so well
Even though he is no good for she doesn't really care at the moment.
He's so tall and handsome as hell
She describing how she's attracted to his appearance.
Nothing lasts forever, but this is gonna take me down
She's probably aware that things wont last forever but she is wiling to try anyways.
I thought heaven can't help me now
She feels like she is at a place in her life where heaven can't even help her.
Drive out of the city, away from the crowds"
Just wanting to have some peace and quiet to get away from others.
He said, "Let's get out of this town
This man is asking her to get out of town, but could this be because he's in some sort of trouble.
Wildest Dreams
Could this title infer that someone is having bad dreams?
to gather sweet crocuses and jonquilsfor you
She wants to think about other things to stay happy.
n this gray, gray sunrise
Could there be something wrong in the background the author isn't telling us about.
I’ve parked my horse
She is just sitting there thinking about the past.
My darling, please, don’t be sad.
Begging someone not to be upset because of something they did.
a stroll through the Tenderloinwith the man I love.
She wants to go somewhere with a nice environment with her boyfriend.
Oh, the small delectables of day:persimmons from Chinatown,
Some of there everyday activities are still around to this day.
we could’ve had everything:the talent, the courage, the wherewithal.”
If people would've had money they would have had some nice things.
A quick fix in your veins; a white rush in my mind—you cry, “Mei Ling, Mei Ling, once
She may be crying about the atmosphere around her.
is a three-tiered freeway. Look up:20it suspends where no prophet can touch.
Where ever the tree came from must be a place maybe a chill back place.
the path through the “Golden Mountains
why do the mountains get praised but the trees don't.
Hong Kong, San Francisco, San Jose,
Why are they naming different places around the world? Could these possibly be the options where tree came from?
Where is your birthplace,the Yangtze, the Pearl?
Where does this distinguish tree belong. where was it born at.
on the land of your displacement.Where is the Yellow Emperor who nurtured you?
The land of the displacement is where the tree was born? And could the Yellow Emperor possibly be the sun?
One pellicle, another, falls
The tree is eventually going to fall apart all together.
your gentle bark can’t protect you now
The bark on the tree may be getting effected by something else.
city’s oxygen, small men’s shadow,
The oxygen in the city could be helping get rid of things small as some men shadows.
Gingko, vomit-eater of the metropolis,
What does he mean vomit eater? Is this actually someone who eats vomit?
don’t fall as civilizations fallin the comfort of night
Don't trust people that seem like they don't have nothing good going for them
You arrange the amenitiesand we pay the rent. So, please,
even though someone pays all the bills they make sure everything in the house is in good shape,
like a thin-hipped dowager.
They are saying the bamboo is built in there just like how an elderly woman manages to stay married for so long.
squats in the sinking earth
The bamboo is really stuck in there good.
refuses to bend in the wind,
This person doesn't want there to be no problems they just want everything to be perfect.
Condominium, stiff bamboo
A different type of bamboo.
Urban Love Poem
This is not your ordinary love poem its unoriginal.
It'll leave you breathlessOr with a nasty scar
That either the situation will leave you in shock or disbelief or make you want to get revenge.
We'll take this way too far
That he is probably going to do her wrong to the point it gets out of control.
And you love the game 'Cause we're young and we're reckless
He love being a player because he is young and doesn't know any better.
Cause you know I love the players
She always seems to attract the no good dudes in her life every time.
They'll tell you I'm insane
All the guys she has been with can say she is a little crazy.
Got a long list of ex-lovers
She's been with multiple dudes in her pass.
If the high was worth the pain
Is it worth the pain.
Ain't it funny rumors fly
He might be going around spreading rumors about her.
You can tell me when it's over, mmh
she is saying that he can go ahead and tell her what the deal is before they get serious.
Or it's gonna go down in flames
The relationship can go either bad or good.
So it's gonna be forever
Either he is here for the long run to stay forever with her.
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
This line could be talking about how she is going to make this not so goo boy change his ways and not be a player.
Grab your passport and my hand
She doesn't really mean passport to me she is saying that rather he like it or not he better get ready for the relationship.
I'm dying to see how this one ends
She knows he may not be good for her but she is still curious on how it would go.
So hey, let's be friends
She feels like its better if they remain friends instead of messing up something.
And I know you heard about me
She already knows that he probably doesn't wanna be with her because of the rumors.
I can read you like a magazine
Just by the way he dresses she can tell this man has money.
New money, suit and tie
The guy she is talking too seems like he has some money.
Love's a game, wanna play?" Ay
She's been through so many guys at this point she is dating them for fun and she is asking him if he wants to be apart of it.
You look like my next mistake
She already knows he is trouble because of the guys she's been with before.
"Oh, my God, look at that face
When she see's his face she starts to reminisce.
Saw you there and I thought
When she sees him she goes into.
Saw you there and I thought
when she saw him she went into a shock.
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Is she giving him options of what they can do? Or they can be remembering memories they had when they were together.
I could show you incredible things
Maybe they haven't seen each other in a long time and she wants to show him around.
Nice to meet you, where you been?
She's greeting someone, as if she hasn't seen them in a long time.
Blank Space
Her mind is just at a blank moment in time.
floating perfectly through the net.
Having a peaceful and resting ending.
and swiveling back to see an orange blur
Making things happened again but it comes back around as a blur.
for the game he loved like a country
Reminiscing on the game that he loved which is basketball.
with a wild, headlong motion
Getting over something.
inexplicably falling, hitting the floor
something bad happened and knocked you down, just get back up and keep pushing.
but losing his balance in the process,
While going for that layup or for something he wants in life something bad ocurred.
against the glass for a lay-up,
Playing by themselves making a layup against the glass backboard.
by himself now and laying it gently
The person is all by themselves now playing with the ball.
in a fury, taking the ball into the air
Throwing the ball into the air.
while the power-forward explodes past them
While all advantages this person has they are just letting get passed them.
and commits to the wrong man
If he is so tired are not focusing right he could end up giving it to the wrong person.
until the guard finally lunges out
Its competition until the guard gives up and stops trying.
a single bounce hitting the hardwo
This could mean just a regular basketball bouncing on the ground or it could be referring to a person feeling numb inside.
between them without a dribble, without
Even if they aren't helping that much its still good enough.
together as brothers passing the ball
Working together as a team to make things happened.
and filling the lanes in tandem, moving
Trying to find different ways to make it through.
the way that forwards should, fanning out
Someone along the lines is most likely going to give up.
both forwards racing down the court
Both opponents competing for the same thing in life.
like a coach’s drawing on the blackboard,
The coach is planning out the plan or the idea on how they are going to accomplish their goal.
in slow motion, almost exactly
This new change is happening very slowly.
letting the play develop in front of him
He's basically watching a new change overcome in front of his face.
of a high, gliding dribble and a man
trying to keep up with some one how you keep while dribbling the ball.
in the wrong direction, trying to catch sight
The enemy or the opponent was trying to catch up with them but couldn't.
who looks stunned and nailed to the floor
They either accomplished the goal, or got pass the enemy and now he's feeling stuck.
scissoring past a flat-footed defender
Trying to get pass the enemy to accomplish there goal, or not letting negative things effect them in life.
an underhand pass toward the other guard
This could mean they are passing the ball to someone or helping them with there problems.
to the outlet who is already shoveling
Is this a basketball term?
and spinning around to throw a strike
Relating to showing some one how special they are.
from the air like a cherished possession
Referring to someone very special to them.
perfectly, gathering the orange leather
People are coming together celebrating something they love.
boxes out his man and times his jump
I'm not quite sure what this line is saying is it talking about the good times someone had while doing basketball.
and for once our gangly starting center
Him and some other players started playing in the beginning of the game?
hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop,
Just cause you think you might make it doesn't mean it will happened you just have to keep trying.
A hook shot kisses the rim and
Is he relating a basketball to his problems? Or is he basically saying just because you might be close to something doesn't mean its going to always go as planned.
In Memory of Dennis Turner, 1946-1984
This poem is made for someone special that has passed away.
Fast Break
Fast Break something related to basketball.
Just take me home
Once again she could be referring to this man or she could be referring to her actual habitat.
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
This line is basically describing hoe she is innocent and doesn't know any better but to go back to him because that's all she is ever use to.
Take me home
She's over his mess and she's ready to leave for real this time or either she's referring to him as her home and how she just wants to be with him.
I said "I've been there too a few times"
He already knows that he's a dog because this isn't the first time this happened before.
Can't stop thinking about you" and I
He's clearly lying he just knows that she's going to come back every time.
He says "What you've heard is true but I
He's trying to make a excuse on why he did what he did.
I say "I've heard that you've been out and about with some other girl, some other girl"
This line could mean that she knows he's been messing with other girls but she must not care that much if she keeps allowing him to re enter her life.
Takes me home, lights are off he's taking off his coat (Hm yeah)
When they get home or wherever they are going the lights are still off why is he still trying to hide her.
So it goes, he can't keep his wild eyes on the road
Basically saying that he can't picture himself with anyone else because all he ever knows is her.
Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
They never get tired and of each other and they will never stop liking each other.
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
Every time something goes wrong they always manage to bounce back together like nothing happened.
You've got that long hair slick back, white t-shirt
Describing this mans appearance, basically saying he could be in something as basic as a white T-shirt and she'll still find him attractive.
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
They never loose interest for each other, that they only understand each other.
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
Every time they stop talking or fall off they always seem to come right back together.
And I got that red lip, classic thing that you like
Describing the way she looks may be the reason he wants her back all of sudden, but she already knows what's up and still trying to see if there's still a connection.
Know exactly where it leads but I
She already knows that he isn't no good at all.
You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
James Dean was an attractive American actor that her lover resembles, but although he may have pretty eyes he still could be no good.
Watch it go round and round each time
Basically saying she already knows what's going to happened at this point its just an endless love cycle that happens all the time.
And I should just tell you to leave 'cause I
This is revealing that she already knows this may not end well but she indecisive on whether she wants him to go or stay.
(Heard from you)
Why has it been so long since she's heard from you? did something happened?
It's been a while since I have even heard from you
Did he ghost her and suddenly see that she's doing good now and just popped back into her life.
Fade into view, oh,
This could mean that they are going to just see how things are gonna go.
Long drive, could end in burning flames or paradise
This relationship could basically be a good thing or something bad depending on what you want from it?
Midnight, you come and pick me up, no headlights
Why does it have to be late at night? Why are you hiding the fact you are coming to get her? Is there someone else?
Style
Something specific you prefer.
Itʹs full as Opera ‑
This line to me is saying that people should appreciate ballet like they do opera.
Nor any Placard boast me ‑
She feels like she's not getting the recognition she deserves.
I mention ‑ easy ‑ Here ‑
Now that she is at peace with herself she feels like anything she does is easy.
Nor any know I know the Art
Doing art makes her feel at peace with herself.
Nor any know I know the Art
An doing art brings her peace and is also like her safe space.
The House encore me so ‑
The house is like her safe space, and its her comfort spot.
Till I was out of sight, in sound,
She just wants to escape from everything and be free.
Nor rolled on wheels of snow
She feels a feeling of freedom for once.
Nor tossed my shape in Eider Balls,
Is she talking about the outfit she dances in?
One Claw opon the air ‑
Does the claw represent her trying to step out into the world and just feel freedom for once.
No Ringlet, to my Hair
I feel like a ringlet is a type of curl but I'm not sure but she should learn to love her hair no matter the pattern.
Nor hopped for Audiences ‑ like Birds ‑
I wonder if she's trying to please her audience or she wants them to be silently proud of her accomplishments
And though I had no Gown of Gauze ‑
Even though she didn't have these things to make her feel pretty she made due and was still gorgeous regardless.
Or lay a Prima, mad,
She may know how to do dance moves but doesn't want to show them.
In Pirouette to blanch a Troupe ‑
I feel like at one point in her life she was a ballerina or she just really knows about ballet.
That had I Ballet Knowledge ‑
She already has a little bit of knowledge on ballet.
Would put itself abroad
That if she did ballet all around she would probably do amazing.
A Glee possesseth me,
Something came across her that made her realize that even though no one is going to help her she is going to have fun on her own.
But oftentimes, among my mind,
To me this line is emphasizing that although she may have not been taught the right way she's going to eventually learn how to do it.
No Man instructed me ‑
No one has ever taught the young woman how to do ballet properly.
I cannot dance opon my Toes ‑
The young women is not all that good yet with ballet, maybe she needs to get more practice.