Lost Myself in Loving You
Unraveling in Love's Embrace
Lyrics
We met on a Thursday night
Initial meeting occurred on a Thursday night
My set was full of songs you liked and
The singer's performance contained songs the listener enjoyed
You sang along in the front row
The listener enthusiastically sang along in the front row
Kissed you first under kitchen lights
The first kiss took place under kitchen lights
Dinner burned on the stovetop while
While being together, dinner burned on the stovetop
We danced to Frank Sinatra on the gramophone
The couple danced to Frank Sinatra's music on a gramophone
Seemed like on the surface
Despite appearances, things seemed perfect
Everything was perfect
Externally, everything seemed flawless
But I just didn't feel like myself
The singer felt a disconnection from themselves
I started saying things I didn't mean
Started expressing words that didn't align with true feelings
So you wouldn't start to worry that I would ever leave
Feared causing worry about the possibility of leaving
I started giving up my favorite dreams
Sacrificed personal aspirations for the relationship
Too caught up in us to see the truth
Became too engrossed in the relationship to perceive reality
I almost lost myself in loving you
Nearly lost oneself in the act of loving the other person
Said I love you in that parking lot
Declared "I love you" in a parking lot
And for the next few months I thought that
Expected happiness in the following months, but it didn't materialize
I probably would be happy but I wasn't
Despite expectations, the singer wasn't actually happy
I left on a Thursday night
Departure occurred on another Thursday night
One ticket on the Greyhound Line
Left by purchasing a ticket on the Greyhound Line
And I felt like I should cry but I couldn't
Felt an emotional urge to cry but couldn't
I started to remember when we were together and
Reflecting on life before the relationship and the change it brought
Who I was before we met
Rediscovering one's identity before meeting the other person
Before I started saying things I didn't mean
Continued expressing insincere sentiments to avoid concern about leaving
So you wouldn't start to worry that I would ever leave
Repeated self-sacrifice to prevent worry about departure
I started giving up my favorite dreams
Compromised personal dreams due to excessive focus on the relationship
Too caught up in us to see the truth
Blinded by the relationship, unable to see the reality
I almost lost myself in loving you
Almost lost oneself in the process of loving the other person
Loving you
Reiteration of nearly losing oneself in loving the other person
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