Just Exist
Navigating Love's Maze: Eliza & The Delusionals' 'Just Exist' Insights
Lyrics
You were in my head last night
You occupied my thoughts last night
Was I on your mind?
Did I cross your mind?
Was I on your mind?
Reiteration of questioning if the speaker was on the other person's mind
Why else would have you been there?
Suggesting a connection, wondering why else the person would be present in thoughts
In one thought at a time
Implies a focused contemplation, taking it one thought at a time
One thought at a time
Reiteration of the focused contemplation
If I could hold my breath around you
Expresses a desire to control emotions, possibly for self-preservation
It could make it easier
Suggests that controlling emotions might make the situation easier
If I could just exist without you
Expresses a desire to coexist or interact without intense emotional involvement
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that it could be easier without deep emotional connection
If I knew my way around you
Expresses a desire to understand the person better
It could make it easier
Suggests that understanding the person could make the situation less complicated
If I could just exist without you
Reiteration of the desire to coexist without intense emotional involvement
I would just exist
Emphasizes the idea of just existing without the need for deep emotional connection
Just exist
Reiteration of the emphasis on just existing
You were in my dream last night
Similar to the beginning, mentioning the person in a dream context this time
Creeping in again
Describes the person entering thoughts unexpectedly
When I least expect
Highlights the surprise of the person's presence in thoughts
Is this what twenty-two feels like?
Reflects on the age of 22, questioning if it feels alive or like time is being wasted
Do you feel alive
Direct question about the person's feelings at the age of 22
Or are you just killing time?
Suggests the possibility of the person merely passing time without a sense of purpose
If I could hold my breath around you
Repetition of the desire to control emotions around the person
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that emotional control could make the situation easier
If I could just exist without you
Reiteration of the desire to coexist without intense emotional involvement
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that it could be easier without deep emotional connection
If I knew my way around you
Repetition of the desire to understand the person better
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that understanding the person could make the situation less complicated
If I could just exist without you
Reiteration of the desire to coexist without intense emotional involvement
I could just exist, just exist
Emphasis on the idea of just existing without the need for deep emotional connection
If I could hold my breath around you
Repetition of the desire to control emotions around the person
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that emotional control could make the situation easier
If I could just exist without you
Reiteration of the desire to coexist without intense emotional involvement
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that it could be easier without deep emotional connection
If I could know my way around you
Repetition of the desire to understand the person better
It could make it easier
Reiteration of the idea that understanding the person could make the situation less complicated
If I could just exist without you
Reiteration of the desire to coexist without intense emotional involvement
I could just exist, just exist
Emphasis on the idea of just existing without the need for deep emotional connection
Baby I could just exist without you
Repetition of the idea that the speaker could exist without the person, reinforcing the theme
Baby I could just exist without you
-Baby I could just exist without you
-Baby I could just exist without you
-Baby I could just exist without you
-Baby I could just exist without you
-Baby I could just exist without you
-Baby I could just exist, just exist
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