Winsome Smile
Reclaiming Joy: Unraveling Heartbreak with Chris Smither's Winsome Smile
Lyrics
Stop thinking now
Encouragement to stop overthinking.
Quit second-guessing all your failed relations
Stop doubting past relationships and their outcomes.
With your would've, could've, should've, maybe might-have-been
Reflecting on missed opportunities and possibilities.
I'll show you how
Offering guidance on moving forward.
Send your feelings out for lubrication
Expressing the need to express emotions.
Lose these blues and screw your head on tight again
Suggesting to overcome sadness and regain composure.
She cut you bad, your heart is just a scar
Past hurt has left emotional scars.
But if you could just get mad, you'd be better off by far
Advice to channel anger constructively.
What you want is taken
Desire unfulfilled.
What you need is better circulation
Need for emotional improvement.
Work that heavy heart and get it light again
Encouragement to lighten emotional burden.
Listen to me now
Emphasizing the importance of listening.
You suffer from a sadness, apprehension
Recognition of inner sadness and anxiety.
That if she could read your mind she'd see just how it ought to be
Belief that partner can't understand thoughts.
But she's read it all by now
Recognition that partner may be aware of feelings.
And your style don't get a grip on her attention
Your approach doesn't attract partner's attention.
She ain't in your state of mind and she don't want to be
Partner doesn't share your feelings.
You think if she'd just talk, you could explain it all
Belief that talking can solve issues.
She'd be polite, but all night she's been hoping you won't call
Partner avoids confrontation.
She'll it's all her fault, she'll always be your friend
Partner's self-blame and friendship.
Plus loads of shit too dumb to mention
Additional issues that complicate the relationship.
I've been that road and it's paved with good intentions
Author's experience with good intentions leading to problems.
Well it's hard to believe
Assurance that healing is possible.
But I'm telling you your heart would soon recover
Assurance of emotional recovery.
But you don't want it to, you love this aching agony
Resistance to letting go of emotional pain.
'Cause it's noble, but it's true
Perception of nobility in enduring pain.
You won't forsake this pain for other lovers
Unwillingness to exchange pain for happiness.
Happiness would fill your mind with misery
Belief that happiness might bring misery.
Time will wound all heels, and it ain't pretty
Time heals but isn't a pleasant process.
With any luck at all, she'll find some dope that you can pity
Hope that the partner finds someone to sympathize with.
Your loss is measured in illusions
Loss is due to misconceptions.
And your gain is all in bittersweet intelligence
Gain from painful experiences leads to wisdom.
And your winsome smile will lose some of its innocence
Loss of innocence in the winsome smile due to experiences.
Your winsome smile
Reiteration of the winsome smile's change.
Your winsome smile will lose some of its innocence
Reiteration of the winsome smile's transformation.
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