Lyrics
Everything is changing
Expressing a sense that everything is undergoing a transformation.
Is that really the case?
Raising doubt about the perceived changes, questioning their reality.
'Cause my patience only bends so far before it starts to break
Highlighting a limited tolerance threshold before breaking point due to impatience.
Your words of reason
Indicating that words meant to provide logic or justification are overwhelming.
Your words they suffocate
Suggesting that these words are stifling or choking.
This delusion's fading I contemplate how much I can take
Noting the fading of a delusion, contemplating the endurance of the situation.
Everything I have to tolerate, I do for you
Expressing willingness to endure difficulties for someone.
All the sacrifices I make, I make for you
Acknowledging sacrifices made for the same person.
If you only knew what I put myself through
Pondering if the person truly understands the speaker's self-sacrifice.
Would you take my hand, understand, or leave me too?
Posing a question about whether understanding or abandonment is the response.
I am never changing
Affirming a resistance to change, possibly a self-realization.
I guess you always knew
Acknowledging the other person's awareness of the speaker's unchanging nature.
For so long I've been wondering what these words would mean to you
Reflecting on a long period of wondering about the impact of words on the other person.
'Cause I can't suppress this pain until it cuts straight to the bone
Describing the inability to suppress emotional pain until it becomes deeply felt.
We live our lives pretending just to find ourselves alone
Commenting on the common tendency to pretend in life, leading to isolation.
Everything I have to tolerate, I do for you
Reiterating the willingness to endure difficulties for the sake of the other person.
All the sacrifices I make, I make for you
Reaffirming the sacrifices made for the same person.
If you only knew what I put myself through
Questioning whether the other person truly comprehends the speaker's struggles.
Would you take my hand, understand, or leave me too?
Presenting a choice between understanding and potential abandonment.
Would you?
Posing a direct question about the other person's willingness to understand.
Take a second to think of what I go through
Encouraging a moment of reflection on the challenges faced by the speaker.
When I'm there for you and you criticize
Expressing frustration with criticism when offering support.
I'm done faking this
Declaring an end to pretense or deception in the relationship.
I can't justify a lie to be with you
Rejecting the justification of a lie to maintain the relationship.
Everything I have to tolerate, I do for you
Reiterating the enduring of difficulties for the sake of the other person.
All the sacrifices I make, I make for you
Reaffirming the sacrifices made for the same person.
If you only knew what I put myself through
Repeating the question about the other person's understanding of the speaker's struggles.
Would you take my hand, understand, or leave me too?
Restating the choice between understanding and potential abandonment.
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