Lyrics
The first sip did the trick
The first experience had a significant impact.
I'd burn down every other ship
Expresses a willingness to sacrifice everything for a specific person.
To taste from you again
Desire to relive a moment with the person.
I'll wait here for you at the end
Waiting patiently for the person at the end of a journey or experience.
We're held apart by time
Temporal separation from the person.
I still hear your voice ring in my mind
Memories of the person's voice linger in the mind.
I'll watch you from afar
Observing the person from a distance.
To remember the boy you are
Reflecting on the person's past self.
We were violent, beautiful things
Describing the intensity of the relationship as both violent and beautiful.
As young as hours, and poor as thieves
Portraying the relationship as young, transient, and financially challenging.
So splendid in our liberty
Reflecting on the splendor of freedom.
Bejeweled in the bones of tyranny
Symbolic adornment in the remnants of oppressive structures.
Kiss me before it's too late
Requesting a farewell kiss before it's too late.
Before the morning when I wake
Expressing a desire to be remembered before a significant change.
Remember me that's all I ask
A simple request for remembrance.
Because this world sure won't love me back
Recognition that the world may not reciprocate love.
Can you hear me when I dream?
Questioning if the person can hear during dreams.
You are much further than it seems
Perceived distance from the person.
Love is an island on the sea
Metaphorically viewing love as an isolated entity.
The one I want will come for me
Hopeful anticipation for the arrival of the desired person.
We were violent, beautiful things
Reiteration of the intensity of the relationship.
As young as hours, and poor as thieves
Reiteration of the transient and financially challenging nature of the relationship.
So splendid in our liberty
Reflection on the splendor of freedom.
Bejeweled in the bones of tyranny
Symbolic adornment in the remnants of oppressive structures (repeated).
In this world they make you pay
Commentary on the world's tendency to demand a price for one's actions.
For what you give and what you take
Highlighting the reciprocal nature of giving and taking.
We took it all and in our wake
Having taken everything, the relationship leaves behind an unbreakable love.
We left a love they couldn't break
Asserting resilience in the face of attempts to break the love.
I won't get back the things they took
Acceptance of irreversible losses.
But understand by hook or crook
Determination to live freely despite challenges.
I'll live a free life while I stand
Commitment to facing challenges with resilience.
And face their teeth and stare right back
Fearlessly confronting adversity.
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