You Are Free
Embracing Liberation: Reflections on Past Bonds
Lyrics
Was it impeccable timing or a will to explore?
Uncertainty about whether the timing was perfect or driven by a desire for exploration.
I don't know where the line is
Lack of knowledge regarding the boundary or limit.
Don't know anymore
Feeling unsure and confused.
Nowadays I don't have thoughts of my own
Loss of personal thoughts and independence.
I'm afraid we won't know when it's time to move on, will we?
Fear of not recognizing the right time to move on.
I don't know if you're really that broken inside
Uncertainty about the depth of emotional brokenness in someone.
But you look quite exactly how you did the night
Observation of someone appearing unchanged since the night they met.
We met on this sidewalk When you followed me home
Recollection of meeting on a sidewalk and being followed home.
When you cried out your heart until the break of dawn
Remembering a night of emotional expression until dawn.
You were free then as you are free now
Affirmation that the person was free then and remains free now.
And I'm sorry for sayin' I'd never love you
Apology for previously claiming not to love the person.
Back then it did seem like the right thing to do
Recognition that the decision seemed right at that time.
Didn't know youd believe me you my gullible one
Unaware that the person would believe the statement, acknowledging gullibility.
Didn't have it in me to be the first one to run
Inability to be the first one to end the relationship.
Now I'm stuck in this place, the worst city on earth
Feeling trapped in an undesirable place, describing it as the worst city.
How can you keep such a straight face? It's almost too funny to hurt
Questioning how someone can maintain composure in a situation that is ironically painful.
How dare you walk up in here like it's your God-given right
Expressing displeasure at someone entering confidently as if entitled.
I ain't saying I will I'm just saying I might lose it, baby
Indicating a potential loss of control or composure.
When the morning came I was on my knees
Describing a moment of vulnerability on knees in the morning.
But I am weightless now Like a summer breeze
Feeling weightless and liberated like a summer breeze.
Guess it wasn't something that I really needed
Realization that something previously thought necessary is not needed.
You were never here at least not like that
Assertion that the person was never truly present in a certain way.
You acted out of fearAnd I ain't going back
Recognition of actions driven by fear and a commitment to not return to a past state.
To the place I used to live in when I met you
Refusal to return to the living situation when the person was initially met.
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