Salt and Syncope
Love's Palindrome: Salt, Syncope, and the Dance of Longing
Lyrics
By my bedside you broke the back
Intimate betrayal or disruption occurred by the speaker's bedside.
And laid out I realized that
Upon reflection, the impact of the disruption is realized.
Great a love does not a remedy lack
Despite a deep love, it doesn't provide a solution or cure.
A pale excuse to pawn the pact
A feeble excuse to abandon a commitment or agreement.
I cried afraid I'd forget them
Fear of forgetting important memories associated with the disruption.
Too many haunting days
The speaker is haunted by numerous challenging days.
Of what I've loved and lost here
Reflecting on past loves and losses.
I'm trying to memorize the face.
Attempting to remember a significant face or person.
3 years ago I sought great love
Recalling an intense search for love three years ago.
A hunger artist who craved the show
A reference to a performer or artist who desires attention.
But when he said I have had enough
The performer decides they've had enough and wants to continue.
I swore to not let the curtain close
A commitment to keeping the show going, resisting closure.
So to the front row I went
Transitioning to the front row with nothing but a desire for excess.
With nothing but a glutton's gift
Having only a glutton's appetite as a gift.
And I tried to convince you dear:
Trying to persuade someone to undo their actions.
Undo what you've undone!
An urgent plea to reverse the consequences.
You will never know to what depths
An acknowledgment that certain depths will never be understood.
This back and forth fell hopeless
Describing a seemingly futile back-and-forth situation.
But in the end it's the want you'll see
Ultimately, desire prevails over reason.
Scaling the need, fleeing the scene.
Choosing want over need, escaping from consequences.
Darling revealed a grave weapon
A significant revelation of a powerful tool or strategy.
Salt on the back of any slug
Using salt as a metaphorical weapon against negativity.
Could turn a bad taste on any tongue
Transforming something negative into something appealing.
Into some appetizing smut
Turning adversity into an enticing experience.
When my pulse does race
A physiological reaction to intense emotions or stress.
Blood will drain from my face
Physical manifestation of distress or fear.
To think of swallowing down
Reluctance to face additional challenges or hardships.
Anymore double-edged swords
Aversion to dealing with more complicated problems.
I will never know to what depths
A repeated acknowledgment of the unknown depths.
This tried and true pushed solace to madness
An established and reliable comfort pushed to madness.
But in between is where I'm damned to be
Being stuck between extremes, unable to escape.
Chasing the need, stealing the scene.
Pursuing desires while causing a disturbance.
(The Great Deception)
Introduction of a theme related to deception.
S-A-L-T
Emphasis on the significance of salt as a tool.
(The Begging Question)
Prompting a question related to begging or seeking answers.
AND S-Y-N-C-O-P-E
Highlighting the significance of syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness.
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