Tears
Ephemeral Flames: A Melodic Reflection on Love's Turmoil
Lyrics
How can I make her smile
Expressing a desire to bring happiness to someone.
When I'm the cause of her tears?
Feeling responsible for causing the person's sadness or tears.
cnd why would she forgive me now
Questioning the possibility of being forgiven after a long period of causing pain.
cfter all those rotten years?
Reflecting on a history of difficult and troubled years.
It's time like these I say God please,
Pleading or praying to God during tough times.
Put out the fire between us
Metaphorically referencing a conflict or emotional distance between the singer and the person they care about.
We can't start again, or be just friends
Expressing the impossibility of restarting the relationship or reverting to just being friends.
There's no way to delete “us”
Highlighting the inability to erase or forget the history and connection between them.
It's coming soon I feel it now
Sensing an impending event or change.
cnd she's so tired
Describing the person's exhaustion or emotional fatigue.
it's not the end, it's just beginning
Seeing the current situation as not the end but the start of something new.
Remember way out west,
Recalling a time or place from the past when things were better.
when things were still good?
Reflecting on a time in the past when the relationship was in a good place.
Where'd did that go,
Questioning the disappearance of that positive time or feeling.
Did we leave in the city?
Wondering if that positivity was left behind in a different location (possibly metaphorical).
The wind picks up leaves
Describing the movement of leaves by the wind, symbolizing change or transition.
Shaking boughs, lifting up, green
Depicting the movement of branches and greenery in the wind.
Stems of things we can't hold back
Alluding to uncontrollable aspects of their relationship or emotions.
The purple spots of fights we've lost
Referring to marks or scars left by past arguments or conflicts.
cnd all the times you said you go back home
Recalling past instances where promises to leave were made.
cnd leave me here
Feeling abandoned or left behind in difficult times.
cnd all the shit, the plates you've thrown, how you feel
Referencing past arguments or disagreements that revealed true feelings.
You've made it clear
Expressing clarity regarding the other person's emotions or intentions.
It's coming soon I feel it now
Reiterating a sense of an impending change or event.
cnd she's so tired
Describing the person's exhaustion or emotional fatigue (repeated).
it's not the end, it's just beginning
Seeing the current situation as not the end but the start of something new (repeated).
Remember way out west,
Recalling a time or place from the past when things were better (repeated).
when things were still good?
Reflecting on a time in the past when the relationship was in a good place (repeated).
Where'd did that go,
Questioning the disappearance of that positive time or feeling (repeated).
Did we leave in the city?
Wondering if that positivity was left behind in a different location (possibly metaphorical) (repeated).
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