Can You Could I
Yearning Echoes: Alec Normal's Quest for Love and Acceptance
Lyrics
Can you let me be your eyes?
Expressing a desire to see the world through the other person's perspective, seeking closeness.
Would you let me by your side?
Asking for permission or acceptance to be alongside the person, indicating a wish for companionship.
Could I be the one you know?
Questioning the possibility of being the special person in the other's life.
Could I be your status quo?
Asking if it's feasible to be the standard or norm in the other person's life.
Could I be your sun and sky?
Expressing a desire to be the source of light and happiness in the other person's life.
Could I make you feel alive?
Questioning if the speaker has the capability to bring joy and vitality to the other person.
But when push would come to shove
Addressing challenges and uncertainties, questioning if the speaker can endure difficulties.
Could I be the one you love?
Posing the question of whether the speaker can be the one the other person loves during tough times.
Can you let me realize?
Seeking permission to understand and acknowledge the reality of the situation.
Can I not be so despised?
Expressing a desire to overcome feelings of being disliked.
When I try so hard to be
Acknowledging effort in trying to become everything the other person desires.
Everything you want in me?
Questioning if the speaker's efforts to meet the other person's expectations are recognized.
When you throw me to the curb
Describing a sense of emotional detachment when rejected or abandoned.
I feel it doesn't even hurt
Expressing emotional resilience when facing rejection, suggesting a numbness to the pain.
It's like I've always been this way
Reflecting on a sense of perpetual emotional state, possibly linked to past experiences.
For our love's gone and fades away
Acknowledging the fading away of love and the impact on the speaker's emotions.
If I had one question answered it would be "Why me?"
Expressing a desire for understanding by posing a significant question, "Why me?"
(Why me?)
A rhetorical question emphasizing the emotional weight of the situation.
The same kind of filthy masquerade on TV
Commenting on the superficial and deceptive nature of societal norms, possibly in relationships.
If only you were, and if only I was
Expressing a wish for both individuals to be different, suggesting a longing for a better relationship.
Then maybe this pain would be love inside us
Speculating that genuine love might alleviate the pain experienced in the relationship.
But it's not, so... Yeah
Summarizing the current state of affairs, acknowledging the absence of genuine love.
(Love)
Repeating the word "Love," possibly emphasizing its absence or significance.
(Love)
-(Love)
-So, I'll ask you one last time
Pleading for understanding by posing the crucial question once again.
Can you let me be your eyes?
Reiterating the desire to see the world through the other person's eyes.
Would you let me by your side?
Asking for permission or acceptance to be by the other person's side.
Could I be the one you know?
Repeating the query about being the special person in the other's life.
Could I be your status quo?
Repeating the question about being the standard or norm in the other person's life.
Could I be your sun and sky?
Expressing a desire to be the source of light and happiness in the other person's life, repeated for emphasis.
Could I make you feel alive?
Repeating the question about the speaker's ability to bring joy and vitality to the other person.
But when push would come to shove
Reiterating the acknowledgment of challenges and uncertainties in the relationship.
Could I be the one you love?
Posing the question once more about being the one the other person loves during tough times.
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