Lyrics
And it came again, like tears for a long lost friend
Expressing the recurrence of a feeling, reminiscent of tears for a dearly missed companion.
Tears that find their rest
Depicting tears finding solace or cessation, perhaps suggesting emotional relief.
Amidst words too sordid to comprehend
Describing emotions too tainted to fully grasp or comprehend.
And it came bearing gifts
Referring to the recurring emotion, bringing gifts of pain, frankincense, and a female figure.
Of pain, frankincense, and her
Detailing the nature of the gifts, including pain, aromatic resin (frankincense), and a feminine presence.
None had a home here, none but the pain
Emphasizing that only pain feels at home in this context.
Feel the fervor growing but the hate is stronger
Expressing the intensifying passion contrasted with growing hatred.
My heart was whole with you
Reflecting on a time when the heart was complete with someone.
But the pain was mine, come twisted flowers
Acknowledging personal ownership of pain with imagery of twisted flowers and a tormented soul.
Come blistered soul, torturing disdain
Describing a soul tormented by disdain and pain.
And the wholeness that is only found in you
Highlighting a sense of completeness found only in the mentioned person.
Feel the fervor growing but the hate is stronger
Reiterating the conflict between growing passion and stronger hatred.
My heart was whole with you
Recalling a time when the heart was whole with the mentioned person.
But the pain was mine
Stressing the personal ownership of pain, even in the completeness of the heart.
And it came bearing gifts
Repeating the arrival of the emotion with its symbolic gifts.
Of pain, frankincense, and her
Reiterating the nature of the gifts and the exclusive place of pain in this emotional landscape.
None had a home here, none but the pain
Emphasizing the loneliness of pain in this emotional context.
And it left once, alone amidst my words I stood
Describing the departure of the emotion, standing alone amidst words.
Uninviting of its presence, this time it's left for good
Rejecting the presence of the emotion, claiming its permanent departure.
Feel the fervor growing but the hate is stronger
Reiterating the conflict between growing fervor and intensifying hatred.
My heart was whole with you
Recalling a time when the heart was whole with the mentioned person.
But the pain was mine, come twisted flowers
Reaffirming personal ownership of pain with vivid imagery of twisted flowers and a tormented soul.
Come blistered soul, torturing disdain
Portraying a soul tormented by disdain and pain.
And the wholeness that is only found in you
Reiterating the conflict between growing passion and stronger hatred.
Feel the fervor growing but the hate is stronger
Recalling a time when the heart was whole with the mentioned person.
My heart was whole with you
Stressing the personal ownership of pain, even in the completeness of the heart.
But the pain was mine
Empty line without explicit meaning.
And when it's gone forever, a better hand is dealt
Anticipating a better outcome when the emotion is gone forever.
And when it's left forever, I then can find myself
Expressing the hope to find oneself after the permanent departure of the emotion.
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