Nice to know you

The song introduces us to the emotional journey with a tender sentiment—nostalgia for a love that shone brightly yet briefly. Lovelytheband captures the swirling feelings of meeting someone who grips your heart in a fleeting moment, then slips away with the dawn. It's a journey that begins with instant chemistry, immersion into the intoxicating whirlwind of new passion, and the subsequent awakening to the temporary tenure of their touch.

Taking us deeper through the verses, we experience the highs of a euphoric fling—those moments of feeling invincible with someone you've just met. They are painted as a 'starlight always gone by sunrise,' creating an image of a lover as ephemeral as a shooting star—beautiful and awe-inspiring but destined to disappear after a brief spectacle. The narrator clings to the excitement this person brings into their previously monotoned life, reveling in memories that continue to bring a smile long after the presence has faded.

As the song progresses, we feel the reluctant acceptance of this person's absence, an acknowledgment from the narrator that what once was will never be again, like 'tryna light a cigarette in the rain.' The imagery here is potent, expressing the fruitlessness of trying to reignite what has been dampened by circumstance. Despite this, the lingering scent of perfume on a shirt symbolizes the inability to completely let go—clinging to anything that represents the essence of this person.

The bridge amplifies the internal conflict of wanting to embrace the thrill, despite knowing the heartbreak that may follow. There's a raw recognition of the duality of pleasure and pain in these encounters—an understanding that even though this relationship 'ruins my life,' it's worth it for the art of the experience. The repeated lines, 'It was nice to know you,' become almost a mantra, soothing the aching remembrance with a gentle farewell.