Dogs of War
Soothing Shadows: Unveiling the Struggle Within
Lyrics
Without protection
Expressing vulnerability, admitting a lack of protection.
I've come to watch you sleep
Observing someone while they are sleeping.
I see how you struggle
Noticing the person's internal struggles.
I sense that you're fighting me
Sensing resistance or conflict in the relationship.
It touches me deeply
Expressing emotional impact and connection.
To watch you suffer - still
Feeling moved by witnessing the other person's suffering.
To know you so helpless
Acknowledging the vulnerability and helplessness of the person.
In my old hands I let you sleep
Symbolic gesture of care, letting the person sleep in their hands.
I could never hurt you
Affirming the inability to harm the person due to trust.
I value the trust in me
Highlighting the value placed on the trust within the relationship.
I'm scared and feel stranded
Expressing fear and a sense of being stranded.
Alone in the tides of life
Feeling alone in the unpredictable currents of life.
I beg you please please don't wake up now
Pleading for the person not to wake up at this moment.
I beg you please please don't give up now
Pleading for the person not to give up despite challenges.
Don't take the blame for me
Requesting the person not to take blame on behalf of the speaker.
Let's talk it over
Suggesting a need for communication and discussion.
Don't bear the shame with me
Asking the person not to share the speaker's shame.
I have a sacrifice to make
Hinting at a personal sacrifice that the speaker needs to make.
Call back all my demons
Summoning internal struggles and challenges (demons).
You carried the cross for me
Acknowledging that the person carried burdens for the speaker.
Let go of my burden
Expressing a desire to release the speaker's own burdens.
I think i can bear the pain
Believing in the ability to endure pain personally.
Sing with me, stranger
Inviting a stranger to join in singing, perhaps indicating shared pain.
Get lost in your darkest dream
Suggesting immersion in the darkest dreams as an escape.
Your pain is my symphony
Affirming that the person's pain is represented in the speaker's symphony.
I dance with your dogs of war
Metaphorically dancing with the person's inner conflicts (dogs of war).
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