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When I met you, I was just a kid -- hadn't built up my defenses.
So I gave my heart completely -- Vaseline all over the lenses.
Memories don't go away; I remember every day.
I never ever stop wondering, wondering if you still think of us.
I don't need a photograph 'cause you've never left my mind.
No, you've never left my mind.
I remember feeling like a ship whose captain was too drunk to steer.
And you watched as I was sinking, waving sadly from the pier.
Memories don't go away; I remember every day.
I never ever stop wondering, wondering if you still think of us.
I don't need a photograph 'cause you've never left my mind.
No, you've never left my mind.
It's such a burden to carry 'round the vestiges of dead dreams,
And I don't want to make a wake out of my life.
I just had to let you go...
So I gave my heart completely -- Vaseline all over the lenses.
Memories don't go away; I remember every day.
I never ever stop wondering, wondering if you still think of us.
I don't need a photograph 'cause you've never left my mind.
No, you've never left my mind.
I remember feeling like a ship whose captain was too drunk to steer.
And you watched as I was sinking, waving sadly from the pier.
Memories don't go away; I remember every day.
I never ever stop wondering, wondering if you still think of us.
I don't need a photograph 'cause you've never left my mind.
No, you've never left my mind.
It's such a burden to carry 'round the vestiges of dead dreams,
And I don't want to make a wake out of my life.
I just had to let you go...
Lyrics submitted by mrs-mojo-risin
Track duration: 02:11
"Requiem for O.M.M.2" as written by Kevin Barnes
Lyrics © BUG MUSIC
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~"When I met you, I was just a kid, Hadn't built up my defenses" -George met Lenny as a kid, where he built up his emotional attachment and friendship with him
~"Vaseline over the lenses"- an allusion the the Vaseline glove perhaps?
~"Memories don't go away I remember every day" sung in a deep, dumb voice ,aka Lenny trying to convince George that he is not forgetful all the time, a conversation that happened in the book
~The song goes on to talk about the helplessness of George after the story goes to shit and George has to kill Lenny, conferred by the metaphor about the ship
~"It's such a burden to carry around, The vestiges of dead dreams, And I don't want to make a wake out of my life, I just have to let you go "- This final thing is really important and summarizes what the book is about: the denial of the dreams and ruining of plans, more specifically the American dream. George had to kill Lenny and afterward, stopped pursuing their dream of owning land.
The title OF MICE and MEN 2 Requiem means George is reflecting on the events of the book after the death of Lenny and is a song to commemorate Lenny.
the vestiges of dead dreams..::...
*sigh* so true
wondering if you still think of us" . plus he talks about young love and i can say that is so me high school and i am still young and i still have love for this guy. he is my big maybe if you knew him you would understand. we are still friends but he has moved away to college and such but i still wonder, i am better now moving on but i still hold on to that always will. thanks if you read this . ( i think a lot of other songs describe my life so don't be surprise to see my comments and my lame crush everwhere)
". i definitely agree that the lyrics are sad but it sounds happy. i think it's kind of bittersweet about letting someone go, maybe someone who died.