Release Me
Unraveling Love's Tightrope: Deborah Conway's Release Me
Lyrics
I slid right into your hands
I willingly placed myself under your control
And you grabbed me and told me how you'd understand
You seized the opportunity to express understanding and support
Whatever I wanted to be
You claimed to accept and support any aspiration I had
And I believed for a while you believing in me
For a period, I trusted that you truly believed in me
I'm turning circles again
I find myself repeating the same patterns or mistakes
Caught in a spin
Caught in a cycle of confusion and instability
I'm a high fly trapeze
Metaphorically, I am like a trapeze artist flying high
To you little worm
A derogatory term implying subservience or weakness
Earthbound and dirty and still on your knees
Feeling grounded, unclean, and still submissive to you
Release me
An expression of the desire to be released from this situation
You know I want to come down
Expressing a wish to move away from the current state
The air is too thin off the ground
Conditions are challenging, and I want to return to a familiar place
And my head's not clear
I feel confused and disoriented in this elevated position
Way up here
My thoughts are unclear in this elevated state
You brought me what money can buy
You provided material wealth, but emotional needs are unmet
But I don't want the world I just want your time
Desiring emotional connection rather than worldly possessions
Now you want me to drink from your cup
You want me to accept your offerings, but it's too late for reconciliation
But baby it's too late to kiss and make up
A recognition that reconciliation is no longer possible
I'm turning circles again
Repetition of feeling stuck in a cycle of confusion
Caught in a spin
Continuing to experience a sense of instability
I'm a high fly trapeze
Reiterating the metaphor of being a high-flying trapeze artist
To you little worm
Using derogatory language to address the other person
Earthbound and dirty and still on your knees
Feeling grounded, unclean, and submissive once again
Release me
A plea to be released from the current situation
You know I want to come down
Expressing a desire to return to a more stable state
The air is too thin off the ground
The current situation is emotionally overwhelming
And my head's not clear
Feeling mentally clouded in the elevated position
Way up here
Emphasizing the challenges of the elevated state
Release me
A repeated plea for release from the current circumstances
You and I are going nowhere
A realization that the relationship is not progressing
You stopped pretending to care
An acknowledgment that the other person has stopped pretending to care
Quite sometime ago
It has been a significant amount of time since genuine concern was shown
And you've let it show
The lack of care has become evident and apparent
Maybe you think I'm unfair
A suggestion that the speaker's feelings are justified
But if you were in my shoes and your soul was bare
Questioning if the other person would act differently in the same situation
Would the honey still drip from your tongue
Asking whether kindness and sweetness would still be present
Would you still lie with ease if your jury was hung
Questioning if honesty would persist in a difficult situation
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