Lyrics
She's taken my time.
Expresses the singer's feeling of having his time occupied or consumed by someone.
Convince me she's fine.
Suggests that the person is trying to convince the singer that she is fine.
But when she leaves I'm not so sure.
The singer doubts her well-being when she leaves, leading to uncertainty.
Its always the same.
Describes a recurring pattern where the situation remains constant.
She's playing her game.
Indicates that the person is playing some kind of emotional game.
And when she goes I feel to blame.
The singer feels responsible or guilty when she departs.
Why won't she say she needs me?
Expresses the desire for the person to openly express her need for the singer.
I know she's not as strong as she seems.
Recognizes the vulnerability of the person despite outward appearances.
Why don't I see her cry for help?
The singer questions why the person doesn't verbally express her need for help.
Why don't I feel her cry for help?
The singer wonders why he doesn't feel the person's silent cry for help.
Why don't I hear her cry for help?
The singer questions why he can't hear the person's unspoken plea for assistance.
I wandered around
Describes the singer wandering around the town.
The streets of this town
Portrays the singer's search for meaning in the surroundings.
Trying to find sense of it all.
The singer struggles to make sense of life.
The rain on my face,
Describes rain as a metaphor covering up the evidence of tears.
It covers the trace
Further emphasizes the rain masking the traces of emotional pain.
Of all the tears Id had to waste.
Reflects on the tears that have been wasted.
Why must we hide emotions?
Raises the question of why people hide their emotions.
Why must we never break down and cry?
Questions the societal expectation of not breaking down and crying.
All that I need is to cry for help.
Expresses the singer's need for a sincere cry for help.
Somebody please hear me cry for help.
Pleads for someone to hear the singer's cry for help.
All I can do is cry for help.
Conveys the singer's limited ability to do anything other than cry for help.
No need to feel ashamed. release the pain. cry for help.
Encourages the person to release emotional pain without shame.
Cry for help is all I need.
Reiterates that a cry for help is all the singer needs.
All I need is a cry for help.
Stresses that all the singer needs is a sincere cry for help.
Cry for help is all I need.
Repeats the importance of a cry for help in the singer's perspective.
All I need is a cry for help.
Reiterates the singer's need for a genuine cry for help.
Why must we hide emotions?
Repeats the question of why emotions are often hidden.
Why can't we ever break down and cry?
Reiterates the societal challenge of breaking down and expressing emotions.
All that I need is to cry for help.
Expresses the singer's continued need to cry for help.
I will be there when you cry for help.
Commits to being there for the person when she cries for help.
Why don't I hear her cry for help?
Questions why the singer can't hear the person's silent plea for assistance.
All that I need is to cry for help.
Reiterates the singer's ongoing need to cry for help.
Somebody please hear me cry for help.
Pleads again for someone to hear the singer's cry for help.
All I can do is cry for help.
Emphasizes the singer's limited action to cry for help.
All that I need is to cry for help.
Repeats the singer's need to cry for help.
I will be there when you cry for help.
Restates the commitment to being there when the person cries for help.
Is it so hard to cry for help?
Questions the perceived difficulty in expressing the need for help.
no need to feel ashamed.
Encourages the person not to feel ashamed and to release emotional pain.
(all I need is a cry for help.) come on and release the pain.
Encourages releasing pain through a cry for help.
(cry for help is all I need.) put your trust in me.
Reiterates the singer's need for a cry for help as a means of liberation.
(all I need is a cry for help.) my love is gonna set you free.
Affirms that the singer's love will bring freedom through a cry for help.
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