Baby Blue
Embracing Pain: A Love's Sacrifice in 'Baby Blue' by Birds are Better
Lyrics
You and me
You and the speaker
Two is so far from three
The relationship is complex and distant
But we can't be measured by our quantity
Quality matters more than quantity in the relationship
I will do
Commitment to protect the partner
What it takes to protect you
Willingness to do whatever is necessary for protection
You are my corner stone, my baby blue
Addressing the partner as a vital and foundational part of life
And the pain
Acknowledgment of pain
Is covering the shame
The pain is concealing a sense of shame
The pain
Reiteration of pain covering shame
Is covering the shame
Emphasizing the persistent struggle with shame
My love for you
Expressing love for the partner
You have to believe it's true
Encouraging belief in the sincerity of the speaker's love
And I hope you can see this from my point of view
Inviting the partner to understand the speaker's perspective
I will need
Admitting the need to find blame within oneself
Someone to blame but me
Taking personal responsibility for actions
Someone to take responsibility
Desire for someone to take responsibility other than oneself
And the pain
Reiteration of pain and its association with shame
Is covering the shame
Emphasizing the covering of shame by pain
The pain
Reiteration of the connection between pain and shame
Is covering the shame
Highlighting the ongoing struggle with shame
You and me
Reiteration of the relationship between the speaker and the partner
Two is so far from three
Emphasizing the significant difference between two (the speaker and the partner) and three
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