Given Up
Resilience Unveiled: Navigating Love's Turbulent Seas
Lyrics
I thought the sky had hit the sea
The speaker believed that a significant event had occurred, symbolized by the sky hitting the sea.
I thought you'd given up on me
The speaker thought that the person they are addressing had lost faith or hope in the speaker.
I thought the sun had fallen through
The speaker perceived a major disappointment or failure, as if the sun had fallen through.
You thought I'd given up on you
The person being addressed believed that the speaker had given up on them.
I don't want to ride roughshod over your sore heart
The speaker expresses a desire not to hurt the other person's sensitive emotions.
The whip in my words killing us dark
The speaker acknowledges that their words, like a whip, are causing harm in the dark, possibly in a metaphorical sense.
I don't want a long gone lover on a telephone line
The speaker doesn't want a distant lover communicating through a telephone line.
Steal your handheld heart and your peace of mind
The speaker mentions taking away the other person's emotional core (handheld heart) and tranquility.
I thought the happy ending's true
The speaker believed in the possibility of a happy ending.
You thought I'd given up on you
The person being addressed thought that the speaker had given up on them.
I thought that nothing comes for free
The speaker believed that nothing in life comes without a cost.
I thought you'd given up on me
The person being addressed was perceived to have lost hope or faith in the speaker.
I don't want a one shot chance at your open heart
The speaker doesn't want a fleeting opportunity to win the other person's heart.
A make believe love missing the mark
Expressing a dislike for a pretend or insincere love that misses its intended target.
I don't want a mean mouthed murder in the middle of the night
The speaker rejects the idea of a hurtful confrontation during the night.
A halfway house and a one way's right
Referring to a situation where compromise is only partial and there's only one correct path.
I thought the sky had hit the sea
Repetition of the first line, emphasizing the speaker's perception of a significant event.
I thought you'd given up on me
Reiteration that the person being addressed is believed to have given up on the speaker.
I thought the sun had fallen through
Repetition of the third line, emphasizing a sense of disappointment or failure.
You thought I'd given up on you
Reiteration that the person being addressed is believed to have thought the speaker had given up on them.
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