Don't Look Down
Navigating Love's Turbulence: Don't Look Down
Lyrics
On the plane you arrive
Reflecting on the arrival of someone on a plane.
You caught me on the ground
The speaker is caught or encountered when they are on the ground.
Promise don't look down
An assurance or plea not to scrutinize or judge.
I have a picture of us
A reference to a shared memory with a picture, expressing a desire for a positive response.
I wanted you to smile
The speaker wanted the person to smile in the picture.
Now I don't know why
Expressing confusion about why the person doesn't smile in the picture now.
Ah do you recall
Asking if the person remembers past experiences.
The nights we raced around
Recalling nights filled with excitement and speed.
The nights we owned this town
Reminiscing about a time when they felt ownership or a connection to the town.
I have another set of eyes
Introducing a metaphorical "set of eyes" used to hide a part of the speaker that has changed.
That I use to disguise the part of me that died
Describing the concealed part of the speaker that has experienced a form of death or loss.
I have another set of lives
Referring to another set of lives used to articulate the surviving part of the speaker.
That I use to describe the part that's still alive
Expressing the complexity of the speaker's identity and experiences.
I try to picture you now
Attempting to visualize the person in the present and questioning the nature of their relationship.
Were we ever more than friends?
Questioning whether the connection was more than friendship.
If so, I don't know when.
Expressing uncertainty about the timing or nature of a deeper connection.
That part of me you don't know anymore
Highlighting a part of the speaker that has become unfamiliar to the person.
Each time I try to recollect the people we were then
Struggling to remember the past versions of themselves and their relationship.
Ah, do you recall
Recalling a night that brought emotional distress.
That night that made us cry
Describing a significant night that led to tears.
And now I don't know why
Expressing confusion or a lack of understanding about the significance of that night.
On the plane you fly
Reflecting on the departure of the person on a plane.
You lost me on the ground
Feeling lost or abandoned when the person is on the ground.
Promise don't look down
Reiterating the plea or promise not to judge or look down.
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