I Guess
Love's Dance of Vulnerability: Crystal Lewis's 'I Guess'
Lyrics
There are moments in my life
Reflecting on certain moments in the speaker's life.
when I feel that all is fine.
Expressing a sense of well-being or contentment.
Comparable to paradise.
Comparing the positive feelings to paradise.
Then the wind begins to blow,
Change or adversity enters the speaker's life.
and my skin begins to show;
Physical and emotional vulnerability surfaces.
back to being vulnerable.
Returning to a state of vulnerability.
Pride tells me to run away.
Internal conflict between pride and the urge to run away.
Love tells me to stay.
The conflicting emotions of pride and love.
Chorus:
Chorus begins - contemplating falling in love again.
I guess I'll fall in love with you again,and
Expressing uncertainty about falling in love again.
I guess I fell (I fell for you).
Acknowledging a past experience of falling for someone.
I guess we're better when we are together.
Suggesting a belief that the speaker and the subject are better together.
I guess I knew.
Confirming a realization about the relationship.
Different views out the same window.
Highlighting different perspectives within the relationship.
Different steps down the same road.
Emphasizing shared experiences despite differences.
That's what makes us who we are.
Acknowledging differences as integral to individual identity.
When I learn to love you deeper,
Expressing a desire to deepen love for the subject.
the grass I thought was greener
Realizing that what seemed better elsewhere was actually in one's own life.
I'll see was in my own backyard.
Metaphorically recognizing the value in the present.
Tried to do it my way.
Attempting things in one's own way.
Had to learn the hard way.
Learning through difficult experiences.
Repeat Chorus
Reiteration of the chorus.
I want to stop wanting to change the way you do
Expressing a desire to stop wanting to change the partner.
(the things you do).
Reflecting on the partner's actions and the speaker's feelings.
Much to my chagrin', I fell again.
Admitting to falling for the partner again.
No coincidence, my falling for you.
Seeing the repeated falling as not coincidental.
I'm still on your side.
Asserting continued support for the partner.
Repeat Chorus
Repetition of the chorus.
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