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Boys Can Swim

Navigating Love's Depths: Boys and the Weight of Commitment
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Lyrics

It’s a heavy load

Expressing the weight and burden of a situation.

It's a heavy load

Reiteration of the heavy burden or responsibility.

If they ran the race

Suggesting a challenge or competition ("race") that requires effort.

I know they'd win the gold

Confident that if the challenge is faced, success will be achieved ("win the gold").


You know I love you

Expressing love and a desire to involve someone in a situation.

And I want to throw them in

Expressing a willingness to include someone despite potential difficulties.

But baby right now

Currently unwilling to engage or confront a situation ("baby right now").

I don’t want to know

Not wanting to know or face the current situation.

If my boys can swim

The central theme: expressing uncertainty about the potential for success in a significant endeavor ("boys can swim").


I don’t want to lose

Expressing a desire not to experience loss but acknowledging the possibility ("lose or win").

But it’s lose or win

Highlighting the dichotomy of the situation as either losing or winning.

It's not an ultimatum

Clarifying that the situation is not presenting a strict choice or demand.

But you think it is

Acknowledging a perceived misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the situation.


You know I love you

Reiteration of love and a desire to include someone despite uncertainty.

And I wanna let them in

Expressing a desire to involve someone despite potential challenges.

But baby right now

Currently uncertain and hesitant to confront a situation ("baby right now").

I don’t know wanna know

Emphasizing the current lack of willingness to know or face the situation.

If your boys can swim (if your boys can swim)

Reiteration of the central theme: uncertainty about the potential for success ("boys can swim").


I run my fears inside my head

Describing internal emotional turmoil or confusion.

Am I confusin’ what you said ?

Questioning if there's a misunderstanding or uncertainty about communicated information.


And I’ll admit

Admitting that a particular thought or idea has been considered.

It’s crossed my mind

Indicating that the thought involves crossing into a realm of contemplation.

It’s not the place

Emphasizing that the issue is not about a specific place or time.

It’s not the time

Stating that the circumstances are not conducive for a particular action.


They could win the war across the finish line

Expressing the potential for success in a broader context ("win the war").

I'm still a child

Highlighting a personal state of immaturity or unreadiness for parenthood.

Can’t raise a child of mine

Expressing a difficulty in raising a child at the current stage of life.


You know I love you

Reiterating love and a desire to involve someone despite uncertainty.

And I want to throw them in

Expressing a willingness to include someone despite potential difficulties.

But baby right now

Currently unwilling to engage or confront a situation ("baby right now").

I don’t want to know

Not wanting to know or face the current situation.

If my boys can swim

Reiteration of the central theme: uncertainty about the potential for success ("boys can swim").

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