You're Scared
Emotional Odyssey: Confronting Fear and Abandonment in 'You're Scared'
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You've been running, avoiding
You've been avoiding and running away
Said you're scared I'm gonna leave
You expressed fear that I might leave
Imagine how I must have felt
Consider how I felt when you did the same
When you did that exact same thing
Reflecting on the similarity of your actions
Surround yourself with friends now
You now surround yourself with friends
Can you talk to them the way that we can
Questioning if you can communicate with them like we used to
Why are you afraid of letting good things in
Asking why you fear allowing positive things into your life
Why are you afraid of fully giving in
Questioning your reluctance to fully commit
Tell yourself lies to make the day easier
You tell yourself lies for comfort
To make the time go by faster
Using lies to make the day pass quickly
But the days keep on passing
Despite the lies, time continues to pass
And I am stagnant while you're happier
While you're moving forward, I feel stuck
Tell me what good can come from this
Questioning the positive outcomes of the situation
Tell me what's left here for me then
Asking what is left for the speaker in this relationship
Said you're scared I'm gonna leave
Repetition of your fear of abandonment and the realization that you've already made that choice
But you made that decision for me
-Said you're scared I'm gonna leave
-But you made that decision for me
-You said you're scared I'm gonna leave
-But you made that decision for me
-You said you're scared I'm gonna leave
-You said you're scared
-You said you're scared
-What about me
Repeated questioning of 'What about me,' expressing the speaker's feelings of neglect
What about me
-What about me
-What about me
-What about me
-What about me
-What about me
-Do you wrap her in the blankets that I left at your parents
Asking if you use things left behind by the speaker for your new relationship
Do you have your morning coffee at the table I bought for us
Questioning if you still engage in shared routines or memories
What about me
Continued expression of the speaker's concerns and feelings of being left behind
What about me
-What about me
-What about me
-What about me
-What about me
Reiteration of the question 'What about me'
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