How You Once Loved Me
Love's Evolution: Rediscovering Affection in 'How You Once Loved Me'
Lyrics
I've passed the point of reason
I have reached a point where logical thinking no longer guides my emotions.
Of caring how I feel
I no longer care about how I personally feel.
What used to matter most to me
Things that were once significant to me have lost their importance.
Has no importance now
What used to matter holds no value for me now.
I wish I knew how to love again
I desire to understand how to experience love again.
I kept most all your presents
I have preserved most of the gifts you gave me in a nearby bureau.
In the bureau down the hall
These mementos are stored in a piece of furniture in the hallway.
And when I'm into huting me
During moments of self-harm, I revisit these gifts.
I look them thru
I examine them and reminisce about you.
And I think of you, and how you loved me
Reflecting on these memories, I recall how you once loved me.
How you once loved me
This line reiterates the theme of reminiscing about past love.
How we once loved
Repeating the notion of remembering the love shared in the past.
How could I ever know
Expressing uncertainty about understanding the depth of your love.
You meant to love me so
Realizing the profound intention behind your love for me.
We got so far to go
Recognizing that there is still a long journey ahead for both of us.
How could you ever know
Questioning if you ever comprehended my intention to love you equally.
I meant to love you, too
Affirming the mutual intention to love each other.
There are no rhymes or reasons
Acknowledging the absence of clear explanations for human behavior.
Why people carry on
Reflecting on the unpredictable nature of people's actions.
From the day young girls discover
From the time girls discover their differences from boys.
They're different from little boys
Implying the beginning of understanding gender distinctions.
And love is just a toy
Comparing love to a mere plaything.
They can play with
Highlighting the casual and sometimes thoughtless approach to love.
And we were just as foolish
Acknowledging past foolishness in the context of love.
Now I can't be that way
Expressing a change in perspective, unwilling to return to past behavior.
Maybe you feel just as strange
Suggesting the possibility that the other person feels similarly but is hesitant to admit it.
And too afraid to say
Speculating that fear may be preventing open communication.
I can find a way to say I love you
Expressing difficulty in finding the right words to communicate love.
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