I Don't Want To Let You Down
Struggling Between Dreams and Reality: Cormac Looby's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
Caught between a rock
Feeling trapped between difficult situations
And a bag of stones
Feeling burdened by challenges
I use one to lean on
Using one challenge for support and another as comfort
And one for a pillow
Seeking solace or rest amidst difficulties
Then I pray to God
Praying for liberation from troubling dreams
To release me from these dreams
Seeking peace during sleep
To grant me peace when I sleep
Hearing voices that evoke emotions
Then I hear your voices
Emotional stirring due to the voices
And something stirs inside me
Feeling unable to alter emotional state
'Cos I can't change the way I feel
Expressing love despite emotional difficulty
But I hope you know I love you
Minimal effort to love
And that it never took much to
Desire not to disappoint loved ones
And I don't want to let you down
Fear of failing or disappointing others
I'm stuck between the truth
Feeling torn between reality and a desired escape
And a ferry home
Choice between self-discovery and returning to comfort
One's to find myself
Seeking personal identity
The other the path to follow
Deciding which path to take
So I said I'd give it five years
Committing to a timeframe for decision-making
To see how it ends
Waiting to see outcomes
But a wise friend said
Reminder of life's uncertainty
You could be dead by then
Awareness of mortality
Then I see those faces
Seeing familiar faces that impact emotions
And that shakes me up 'cos
Realization of inability to change emotions
I know I can't change
Expressing love despite emotional challenges
The way I feel
Minimal effort for expressing love
But I hope you know that I love you
Desire not to disappoint loved ones
And that it never took much to
Fear of failing or disappointing others
And I don't want to let you down
Reiteration of not wanting to disappoint
No I don't want to let you down
Emphatic repetition of not wanting to disappoint
I know I said I pray to God
Previous reliance on prayer for guidance
But I don't anymore
Cease in prayer to God
No I don't anymore
Confirmation of stopping prayer
And I know I said I pray to God
Earlier reliance on prayer
And I actually used to
Confirming past reliance on prayer
But I don't anymore
Reaffirming the cessation of prayer
I don't anymore
Emphatic repetition of the discontinuation of prayer
I don't anymore
Strong affirmation of no longer praying
And I see your face and
Impact of seeing a familiar face on emotions
That rips me up 'cos
Realization of inability to change emotions despite love
I know I can't change
Expressing love despite emotional challenges
The way I feel
Minimal effort for expressing love
But I need you to know that I love you
Desire not to disappoint loved ones
And that it never took much to
Fear of failing or disappointing others
And I don't want to let you down
Reiteration of not wanting to disappoint
No I don't want to let you down
Emphatic repetition of not wanting to disappoint
I don't want to let you down
Final declaration of not wanting to disappoint
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