Runner
Understanding Loss: Reflecting on Drifting Relationships
Lyrics
When you're old enough
Reflecting on experiences and maturity.
When you've been through it
Acknowledging past challenges or hardships.
You won't know what it's like
Anticipating a shift in perspective with age.
You can't see things the same
Understanding that perception changes over time.
But you're closer now
Feeling a sense of proximity or connection now.
Did you close your eyes?
Questioning if one closed their eyes to certain truths.
Did I close them first?
Uncertainty about who initiated the act of closing eyes.
You weren't strong enough
Recognizing a lack of strength in someone.
I'm no stronger than you
Asserting equality in strength despite appearances.
But the years take their toll on us all
Acknowledging the toll that time takes on everyone.
I'm starting to see why you drifted away after all
Understanding reasons for someone drifting away.
And no one explains to you
Expressing a lack of understanding from others.
Where the things go that you love
Wondering about the fate of beloved things.
'Till they're already gone
Realizing the value of something only after it's gone.
You held on for us
Acknowledging someone's effort to hold on for others.
The house gathered dust
Describing a neglected house, symbolic of past neglect.
We were selfish then
Admitting past selfish behavior.
And we held on to things
Clutching onto material things that are now lost.
But they're all gone now
Regretting the loss of those possessions.
Did I take too long?
Questioning if actions took too much time.
Did I ask too much?
Reflecting on the magnitude of past requests.
I didn't love you as much as I could
Admitting to not fully expressing love in the past.
The silence is killing me now
Feeling the weight of current silence and absence.
I'm starting to see why you drifted away after all
Understanding reasons for someone drifting away (repeated).
And no one explains to you
Reiterating the lack of explanation for the loss of loved things.
Where the things go that you love
Questioning the destination of departed loved things (repeated).
How many times will I try to pretend that you're here?
Pretending that the absent person is still present.
And I had a few questions I never got to ask you in time
Expressing regret for unanswered questions.
'Cause you'd already gone
Reflecting on the untimely departure of someone.
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