The Checklist
Embracing Differences: Love Beyond the Checklist
Lyrics
The numbers don't lie
The statistical data is truthful
Made sure my checklist was just right
Ensured that my checklist was perfect
If there's no match, then there's no time
If there's no match, time is not worth investing
Why bother to try?
Questioning the effort if success is uncertain
True love or new friends
Choosing between true love and new friendships
There's no sense granting a difference
No logical reason to distinguish
I'll want what the list recommends
Desire aligns with what the list suggests for my life
For my existence
Following the checklist is essential for my existence
Then you came along, my opposite
You, as my opposite, entered my life
You came along, my opposite
Reiteration of the impact of the opposite
If I'm combative
Request for forgiveness if confrontational
Please forgive a broken perspective
Explaining a distorted perspective
To seek the safest way to live
Choosing the safest way to live rather than being creative
Not so creative
Acknowledging a lack of creativity
Yet you came along, my opposite
Your entrance as my opposite
You came along, my opposite
Reiteration of the impact of the opposite
When the threats of war abound
Amidst the threats of conflict
Let's recall the peace we found
Recalling the peace found together
When your counsel invokes my disdain
Disliking your advice
Your kindness relieves all the pain
Your kindness alleviates pain
Letting the list steer, I'd adhere
Initially following the list's guidance
But it has become clear
Realizing the clarity that has emerged
What I called safety
Discovering that what I thought was safety was fear
That was fear inside a mirror
Elaborating on the realization of fear
Then you came along, my opposite
Your entrance as my opposite
You came along, my opposite
Reiteration of the impact of the opposite
Finding strength when we collide
Finding strength in our differences
Differences we must not hide
Embracing and not hiding our distinctions
If we dare to hold them in
If we suppress our differences, we will struggle
We'd drown in the shallow end
Drowning in superficial relationships if we avoid conflict
If to love means to agree
Love does not necessarily imply agreement
We'd all be on separate teams
Highlighting the diversity in perspectives within love
Be opposed or by my side
Choosing to be opposed or stand together
Either way, we'll have to fight
Regardless, challenges will be faced
So dear friend do beware
A warning to a dear friend
That I am gonna care
Expressing the intention to care
For every thing you do
Commitment to appreciate every action
And love you even when I don't approve
Expressing love even in disapproval
And I will throw away that checklist every day
Commitment to discard the checklist for the sake of time together
To throw away more time with you
Reiteration of the commitment to spend time together
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