Fighting Waves
Forgiving Waves: A Poetic Journey through Love and Regret
Lyrics
He said, Love, you did so good
Expressing approval for the listener's efforts, possibly in building emotional defenses.
buildin' your walls so high up.
Acknowledging the high walls the listener has constructed, symbolizing emotional barriers.
Hard to think of why you had to.
Reflecting on the difficulty in understanding the reasons behind building these walls.
Still I wish you had it in your heart
Expressing a desire for forgiveness and reconciliation, even though it seems challenging.
to forgive me and forget,
Expressing a hope that the listener can forgive and forget past issues.
but I understand if it's something you can't do.
Acknowledging the potential difficulty for the listener to forgive, understanding their perspective.
Chorus
Chorus - Encouraging not to pursue unattainable goals and highlighting differences in aspirations.
But let's not spend our lives
Discouraging the pursuit of unattainable goals in life.
chasin' things we'll never be.
Emphasizing the disparity between their goals and the listener's, possibly related to emotional walls.
Your castle's fine, but it ain't mine,
Highlighting the uniqueness of each person's emotional "castle" and the narrator feeling lost.
and I'm still lost at sea.
Expressing a sense of emotional confusion and feeling adrift.
Will you wait for me babe?
Pleading for patience and commitment from the listener while the narrator faces challenges.
Cause I'm still fighting waves.
Expressing an ongoing struggle or battle against difficulties, symbolized by "fighting waves."
There was a time when we set our sails
Recalling a past when the couple faced challenges together, using nautical imagery.
to fight the storms together,
Describing the unity in facing difficulties, portraying them as "hurricane dancers."
Mmh, hurricane dancers.
Using metaphorical language to describe shared experiences of overcoming storms.
Still I write your name up in the stars,
Expressing a continued connection by immortalizing the listener's name in the stars.
Up in the sky
Referring to a celestial connection, possibly suggesting a spiritual or profound bond.
Can you see it from your fortress high?
Poetically questioning if the listener can still feel the connection from their metaphorical "fortress."
Repeat Chorus
Repeat of the Chorus - Reiterating the theme of not pursuing unattainable goals.
Bridge
Bridge - Describing the emotional weight of memories and the hope that they won't consume everything.
I'm drownin' in your memory,
Expressing a feeling of being overwhelmed or submerged in the memories associated with the listener.
I hope it don't take everything.
Expressing a desire for the memories not to completely overshadow or consume the narrator.
Outro
Outro - Repeating the question of whether the listener will wait, emphasizing the uncertainty of the situation.
Will you wait?
Repetition of the plea for patience and commitment, possibly indicating the importance of the question.
Will you wait?
-Will you wait?
-Will you wait?
-Mmmh-
-Mmmh-
Ending with a vocalization, possibly conveying a lingering uncertainty or emotional resonance.
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