Arm's Length

Longing Echoes: Embracing the Pain in Ami Alex's 'Arm's Length'
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Lyrics

Can I stay the night

Expressing a desire to spend the night.

Or is this over

Questioning if the relationship is ending or not.

Your Mother's name never sounded so cold

Reflecting on the emotional distance, using the mother's name as a metaphor for coldness.

So turn off the lights

Suggesting a need for darkness, possibly to hide emotions or avoid confrontation.

And don't do me any favours

Asking not to receive any special treatment or kindness.

I still think you're the best but I can't stand this being alone

Acknowledging admiration but expressing discomfort with loneliness.


And the way that I am is the best I can offer you

Asserting that the current self is the best the person can offer in the relationship.

I don't care what it takes

Stating a willingness to do whatever it takes for the relationship.

Won't you say that you want me too

Requesting confirmation of mutual feelings.

Cos I never stopped wanting you

Expressing a continuous desire for the person.


You promised you're trying

Referring to a promise of effort or improvement.

We both know I'll always believe you

Believing in the sincerity of the promise despite past experiences.

Cos I've loved and I've lost twice before, will it ever feel right

Questioning if the relationship will ever feel right after previous losses.

Just to be in your arms for the blink of an eye and then leave you

Desiring a brief moment of closeness but anticipating separation.

No I won't speak, I promise that I will stay quiet

Committing to silence, possibly to avoid further complications.


And the way that I am is the best I can offer you

Reiterating that the current self is the best that can be given.

I don't care what it takes

Reaffirming the willingness to make sacrifices for the relationship.

Won't you say that you want me too

Seeking verbal confirmation of mutual desire.

Cos I never stopped wanting you

Expressing an enduring desire for the person.


Oh wanting you

Repeating the theme of wanting the person.

I never stopped wanting you

Emphasizing the persistence of the desire.

Oh you, oh you, oh you, oh you ahhhh

Expressing the ongoing, intense longing for the person.

Never stopped wanting you

Reiterating the enduring desire for the person.

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