Lyrics
Of all the words I had to say
Expressing regret about the choice of words spoken.
The secrets I'd impart
Referring to revealing personal secrets and sharing intimate information.
The magic monolithic truths
Describing profound and unchanging truths, possibly with a sense of awe or importance.
I wrote to you at dark
Referring to writing during a dark or challenging time.
I'd write them all again
Expressing a willingness to repeat past actions, despite potential consequences.
Just as reckless as the start
Acknowledging a reckless start or beginning.
But I wish I were more
Expressing a desire for greater caution in handling emotions.
Careful with your heart
Highlighting the need for being careful with someone's heart, suggesting a realization of past mistakes.
No longer can I live the
Indicating a significant change in lifestyle or perspective.
Life I knew at eighteen
Reflecting on the impossibility of returning to the innocence and simplicity of life at eighteen.
No longer can I gaze into
Expressing a loss of the ability to envision a life between extremes.
The life lived in between
Describing a closed opportunity or passage, with a sense of opposition.
The portal closed, I came opposed
Feeling fear and retreat in the face of a dream or aspiration.
And cowered at my dream
Reflecting on a long period of waiting and mourning.
Two thousand years to sit and mourn
Suggesting a prolonged period of decline or decay.
The death of everything
Taking responsibility for the demise of everything, possibly a relationship or situation.
The fault is mine, our garden grew
Accepting blame for the growth of difficulties in a shared space.
Into this thorny mess
Describing the undesirable state of a once-beautiful relationship.
Infinite nights I'd fawn for you
Expressing a history of longing and yearning, marked by vulnerability.
Pathetic and hopeless
Conveying a sense of helplessness and desperation in pursuit of affection.
The bloom is off our rose
Noting the end of the positive aspects of a relationship, particularly its beauty.
And now that rose is dead in part
Highlighting the irreversible damage to a significant part of the relationship.
But I wish I were i wish I were
Repeating the desire for greater caution in handling emotions.
More careful with your heart
Reiterating the wish for more careful consideration of the other person's feelings.
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