a multi-part song that starts one way and evolves into something else.
powerpop
folkrock
Story behind the song
the first part came in a dream, the chorus came after I heard a guy use "like" repeatedly when describing a tragedy he'd been through.
Lyrics
LIKE, SHE'S GONE
Music and Lyrics by Paul Iorio
Copyright 2023
It lasted forever
If you define forever as what she promised underneath the streetlight
Yeah, streetlight promises
Most dreams do stop at dawn
But this one has gone on and on
In the midnight of my mind
Like, her winter coat
Like, that thing she wrote
Like, her piano
Like, they're gone
Like her way,
Like her style
Like her laughter
Like, they're gone
If you want to sing along
It's too late for you
If you want to admit you're wrong
It's too late, she's through
It's real short love story
The only kind I've had
People come and go
Most return for another show
But she just dropped the mic, you know
And if she ever did come back this way, she'd have to promise not to do it again
But she never does (and I never make her promise)
Like, her winter coat
Like, that thing she wrote
Like, her piano
Like, they're gone
Like her way,
Like her style
Like her laughter
Like, they're gone
Like her way
Like her style
Like, they're gone
Like her wayyyyyyyyy
Like they're gone