Little Brown Box
Echoes of Unspoken Love: Little Brown Box
Lyrics
I'll always love you
I will always have love for you.
But only from afar
My love for you is observed from a distance.
I keep a little brown box
I keep a symbolic box representing my emotions.
In the doorway to my heart
The box is metaphorically in the entrance to my emotions.
And I'll collect screams
I will gather expressions of pain or distress for you.
And letters for you in there
Both screams and letters are stored in the emotional box.
And men who visit
People who come into my life must accept this emotional baggage.
Just have to live with it
Visitors must live with the fact that I hold onto these emotions.
Cause I'm not letting it go
I am unwilling to let go of these emotions.
Anywhere
The emotional box remains with me.
I'm not gonna wait till everyones dead
I won't wait until everyone is gone to express my feelings.
To write it all down
I will document my emotions now.
I'm gonna say it right now
Expressing feelings in the present rather than waiting.
Ever since the summer in bed
Refers to a significant past experience, likely romantic.
My feet haven't touched the ground
A memorable period where emotions soared.
And I always come back to you somehow
Despite various experiences, my heart always returns to you.
But I need to come back
I must return home emotionally.
Home now
And I open it up every now and again
I occasionally revisit and reflect on the emotional box.
Think about how no one's ever touched me like you did
Recalling the unique way you touched me.
And all the time we spent wishing I was there instead
Thinking about past moments and yearning to be there.
I close it nice and tight and think about it sealed at night
Sealing the box tightly to keep emotions at bay.
And when I'm lucky I run out of tape
Occasionally, the emotional restraint weakens.
And dream and dream of our great escape
Dreaming of a future escape with you.
Growing out of kids,
Growing up and evolving from childhood.
Becoming what we did
Becoming the individuals we are destined to be.
But I was 12 once
Reflecting on the innocence of being twelve.
And you knew my name
You were familiar with me during that time.
I'm not gonna wait till everyones dead
Expressing feelings without waiting for the end of life.
To write it all down
Documenting emotions in the present.
I'm gonna say it right now
Sharing feelings immediately rather than delaying.
Ever since the summer in bed
Recalling a past intense romantic experience.
My feet haven't touched the ground
Continuing to feel emotionally elevated.
And I always come back to you somehow
Regardless of experiences, my heart remains connected to you.
But I need to come back
I need to return home emotionally.
Home now
I have told myself that it won't be you that I marry
I convince myself that you won't be the one I marry.
But maybe our kids will be friends
Speculating about potential future connections through children.
That's a pain in my chest that I've chosen not to carry
Choosing not to carry the emotional burden of that thought.
Anymore
No longer carrying the pain in the chest.
If your wife loves you like I do
The depth of your wife's love determines our relationship.
On that it depends
The outcome depends on how much your wife loves you.
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