Song Meaning

The lyrics paint a vivid picture of clinging to a fading connection, a desperate attempt to hold onto a shared experience before it dissolves. The opening verse immediately establishes a dreamlike state, a desire for home and comfort, and a plea to "keep me from thinking I'm broken." This sets a tone of vulnerability, where the dream itself becomes a sanctuary, a place the narrator doesn't want to leave, especially as the "credits roll" and the dream concludes. The chorus hammers home the central conflict: a profound reluctance to forget, even when facing a necessary farewell. The repeated "I don't want to" acts as a desperate anchor against the tide of impermanence. The core tension lies in the struggle between acknowledging the end of something significant and the intense desire to preserve its memory. The lyrics suggest a relationship that has reached a natural conclusion, perhaps a romantic one or a deep friendship, where one person feels the need to move on. However, the narrator is "not good at moving on," actively resisting the idea of forgetting, as evidenced by the insistent repetition in the builds and chorus. This creates a poignant push-and-pull between acceptance and denial, between the logic of ending and the heart's refusal to let go. A particularly striking element is the recurring motif of "remember" and the imagery of an "ember." The chorus offers "it's our way to remember," framing the shared experience, however fleeting, as a lasting imprint. This contrasts with the fear of being forgotten, highlighted by the repeated plea, "You could tell me to forget you / But I don't want to." The lyrics also touch on the difficulty of processing emotions, with lines like "You push your feelings deep inside" and the self-soothing "Ohhh its okay, you're okay," suggesting a shared struggle or perhaps a projection of the narrator's own internal conflict onto the other person. Ultimately, the effectiveness of these lyrics stems from their raw emotional honesty and the palpable sense of yearning. The simple, direct language, especially in the chorus and builds, amplifies the desperation. The juxtaposition of wanting to "wish you better" while simultaneously pleading not to be forgotten creates a complex emotional landscape. The final lines, "And if forever's just a feeling / I wanna feel it with you too," encapsulate the core desire: to imbue a transient moment with the weight of permanence, even as the "sun's almost up" and the dream is undeniably over.

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REM(ember)

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Duration: 6:20

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[Verse 1: n8land, Sarajevo Noise Beat] Dream, of a place I call home All, over the phone Help, push my closet open Stay, keep me from thinking I'm broken Freeze, frame the hill thats lights out While, the credits roll Now, that the dream is over Please, don't wake me up Ohhh, at least we did it together Until the last heat of the ember Ohhh, but it won't last forever But it's our way to remember [Chorus: Ranipla] This is it then I should bid you farewell It's ok to feel the things that you fеlt You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to This is it thеn I should wish you better I'm indebted to your name forever You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to [Build 1: Ranipla] You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to [Build 2: Ranipla] You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I- You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to [Breakdown 1: Ranipla & freezitsu] (You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to) (You could tell me to forget you But I don't want to, I don't want to) (Will I find you there?) [Interlude: Noveci] (I'm not good at moving on) (It doesn't matter anyway) [Verse 2: [lý]] I'll sleep over at your house And stay up too late And your canvas calls me To sing a song one last time [Bridge: disphing, flareinthesky!, freezitsu, lillybug, Noveci & Ranipla] And we stayed up way too late that night Until the break of dawn Can we talk it out again this time? I'm not good at moving on (No i'm not) Keep telling yourself that you're doing fine It's obvious you're not You push your feelings deep inside And then tell me you forgot You tell yourself "Ohhh its okay, you're okay, ohhh" (Hey oh hey oh, hey oh hey oh) (It's okay) (Hey oh hey oh, hey oh hey oh) (It doesn't matter anyway) "Ohhh its okay, you're okay, ohhh" (Hey oh hey oh, hey oh hey oh) (It's okay) (Hey oh hey oh, hey oh hey oh) (It doesn't matter anyway) Will I find you there? (Will I find you there?) Will I find you there? (Will I find you there?) [Breakdown 2: disphing & freezitsu, lillybug] I'll slam my head into the screen Just a few nights of scattered dreams But you keep me up You keep me up And if forever's just a feeling I wanna feel it with you too We'll stare at the sun Cus it's almost up (ohhh its okay, you're okay, ohhh) (ohhh, it doesn't matter anyway, ohhh) [Outro: Noveci, freezitsu] You got me thinkin' about how far we fell Try to hide for you, boy you haven't lived enough Promise I can love you where no one dare go (It doesn't matter anyway) All I wanted was affection Now she act infectious Acting like I'll never let this go (I know that I can make this right) Life is better together, better together This pebble's gettin' old, need a new dream to chase And although the instruments faded, The flame that ignited them didn't.

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Writers: disphing
FreeziTSU
Sarajevo Noise Beat
lillybug
[lý] (ly-is-music)
N8land
Noveci
Ranipla

REM(ember)

REM(ember)

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