Post Mortem
Echoes of Seventeen: Unraveling Love's Complex Dance
Lyrics
Just a single look and then I'm back to seventeen
Reflecting on a fleeting moment that takes the speaker back to the feelings of being seventeen.
Then I catch my breath and find myself right in between Hating both myself and you, man were we on a team? Get me on the hook and then I'm back to seventeen
Expressing confusion and conflict, questioning the nature of the past relationship and whether they were a team.
And it's okay to be a mess but
Acknowledging that it's acceptable to be in a state of chaos or emotional turmoil.
Couldn't act like I was back to me at square one I took you for way too long man
Unable to revert to the original self, feeling like they lost themselves by investing too much time in the relationship.
I took you for way too long man
Repeating the realization of investing too much time in the relationship, possibly with regret.
I took you for way too long
Emphasizing the prolonged duration of the relationship, possibly indicating a sense of being stuck.
You were never mine
Accepting that the person was never truly theirs, suggesting a realization of unreciprocated feelings.
Came pretty close this time
Nearly achieving a significant connection but falling short.
But had I left it up to Karma
Considering the role of karma in the relationship and its potential impact in the future.
A few more years and it'd be harder then I had to end us to remember you well
Speculating on a hypothetical future where ending the relationship becomes more challenging with time.
I had to end us to remember you well
Reiterating the necessity of ending the relationship for the sake of remembering the person in a positive light.
Think that you need love from every person every foe Maybe it's your mother, maybe me, we'll never know Was I the first to break you down, was I the first to win? Told you it's over, told you I won't let you in.
Pondering whether the person needs love from everyone and reflecting on their role in breaking down the individual.
And it's okay that you're a mess but
Reiterating the acceptance of the person's messy nature.
Couldn't act like I was back to me at square one You knew that it was all on you!
Asserting that the responsibility for the relationship's end lies with the other person.
And made me think that you might pull through! I took your shit for way too long man
Expressing endurance through challenging times and hoping for a positive change in the other person.
I took you for way too long man
Repeating the realization of enduring the other person's shortcomings for an extended period.
I took you for way too long
Emphasizing the prolonged duration of the relationship, possibly indicating a sense of being stuck.
You were never mine
Reiterating the realization that the person was never truly theirs.
Came pretty close this time
Nearly achieving a significant connection but falling short.
But had I left it up to Karma
Considering the role of karma in the relationship and its potential impact in the future.
A few more years and it'd be harder then I had to end us to remember you well
Speculating on a hypothetical future where ending the relationship becomes more challenging with time.
I had to end us to remember you well
Reiterating the necessity of ending the relationship for the sake of remembering the person in a positive light.
I had to end us to remember you well
Underlining the crucial decision to end the relationship to preserve positive memories of the person.
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