Arrows
Unrequited Melodies: Love, Longing, and Vulnerability in 'Arrows'
Lyrics
You don't love me like you should
You don't love me as you should
Wish you'd play me like the strings on your guitar
Desire for more emotional connection, comparing it to playing guitar strings
And I'd blister your fingers I would
Expressing willingness to evoke emotions even if it causes pain
Maybe I'm too soft for melodies to scar
Feeling too sensitive for experiences that leave emotional scars
Don't draw your poison arrows
Advice against negativity or harmful actions
If you're aiming at the sky
Caution against aiming negativity at unreachable goals
And not at my heart
Request not to hurt emotionally
Don't make your road so narrow
Encouragement to broaden perspectives and take chances
Will you not even try
Expressing disappointment in not making an effort
To open your heart
Request to open up emotionally
I'm embarrassed of my age
Feeling self-conscious about age
Would you laugh at me if I tried to hold your hand
Fear of being ridiculed for expressing affection
And I feel pathetic for even caring
Acknowledging vulnerability and caring despite circumstances
When I'm the stand in girl and you're the leading man
Being in a secondary role in a relationship
Don't draw your poison arrows
Reiteration of avoiding negativity and hurtful actions
If you're aiming at the sky
Emphasizing avoiding negativity directed at unattainable goals
And not at my heart
Request not to hurt emotionally, reemphasized
Don't make your road so narrow
Encouragement to broaden perspectives and take chances, reemphasized
Will you not even try
Expressing disappointment in not making an effort, reemphasized
To open your heart
Request to open up emotionally, reemphasized
You've got me hanging on the edge
Feeling on the edge emotionally, preferring honesty over emotional pain
I'd honestly rather you hurt me instead
Expressing a preference for emotional honesty, even if it hurts
Don't draw your poison arrows
Final reiteration of avoiding negativity and hurtful actions
If you're aiming at the sky
Final caution against aiming negativity at unreachable goals
And not at my heart
Final request not to hurt emotionally
Don't make your road so narrow
Final encouragement to broaden perspectives and take chances
Will you not even try
Final expression of disappointment in not making an effort
To open your heart
Final plea to open up emotionally
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