Keep It Near
Embracing Shadows: Unveiling the Depths of Emotional Turmoil
Lyrics
I left my mouth to become yours
I sacrificed my voice or expression to be with you
I left my mouth to become yours
Repetition of the sacrifice, emphasizing the act
Call it off again
Deciding to end a connection or relationship
Falling in an out again
Experiencing a cycle of falling in and out of the same situation
Call it off again
Reiteration of the decision to end the connection
Falling in an out again
Continuation of the cycle of falling in and out
Feels like I’m not soft
Feeling emotionally hardened or distant
Like I’m trying to be
Struggling to appear emotionally vulnerable or tender
Go ahead call me
Inviting someone to criticize or reject, possibly as a defense mechanism
And leave me left out
Expecting rejection and feeling excluded
Even my mother would tell you
Even a close family member recognizes a lack of comfort with showing affection
I’m not good at affection
Acknowledging a personal difficulty with expressing affection
Don’t know where I learned that
Uncertain about the origin of this difficulty
But I fear it in myself
Being afraid of this deficiency within oneself
And when it calls me
When the need for affection arises
It feels like something I know
Recognition of the emotion, but it feels familiar
Vacuous, black and old
Describing the emotion as empty, dark, and aged
So I keep it near
Choosing to keep this emotion close, perhaps for familiarity
So I can feel something real
Keeping the emotion near to experience something genuine
Like hell, but I do feel
Acknowledging the difficulty but still feeling something authentic
I left my mouth to become yours
Reiteration of sacrificing personal expression for someone else
I left my mouth to become yours
Repetition, emphasizing the ongoing sacrifice
Call it off again
Deciding again to end a connection or relationship
Falling in an out again
Experiencing the repetitive cycle of falling in and out
Call it off again
Reiteration of the decision to end the connection
Falling in an out again
Continuation of the cycle of falling in and out
Every day falls apart
Every day seems to disintegrate or crumble
It’s every day nothing
Days pass without significance or distinction
When my head feels heavy and I’m falling asleep again
When feeling overwhelmed and drifting into sleep again
I don’t know what to do
Expressing uncertainty and helplessness in that situation
It feels like I say that a lot
Admitting to frequently feeling unsure about what to do
But I really don’t
Emphasizing the sincerity of the previous statement
It’s been a while and I’m in and out of existence
Being in a state of existence that is inconsistent and unpredictable
But I got sweet darkness
Finding solace in a comforting darkness or emotional space
He lays in my lap every night
Someone or something offering companionship during vulnerable moments
And I look in his eyes
Connecting with another being on a deep level
I left my mouth to become yours
Reiteration of sacrificing personal expression for someone else
I left my mouth to become yours
Repetition, emphasizing the ongoing sacrifice
Call it off again
Deciding again to end a connection or relationship
Falling in an out again
Experiencing the repetitive cycle of falling in and out
Call it off again
Reiteration of the decision to end the connection
Falling in an out again
Continuation of the cycle of falling in and out
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