Hands Open Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Visualpro 

Cover art for Hands Open lyrics by Snow Patrol

The line "Chicago bursts to life and your sweet smile remembers you", and i believe it is "and" not "in", can make sense if you think of it in the following way. He is personifying her smile, in the sense that it has been so long since she smiled that her smile has forgotten her own face. Does that make sense to anyone?