Gale
Whispers of Unrequited Love: Gabe Parsons' Gale
Lyrics
I know I know I know I know
The speaker expresses certainty or emphasis, repeating the phrase "I know."
That I'm slipping back again
The speaker acknowledges a recurrence of slipping back into a certain state or situation.
But you look so look so look so look so
The speaker admires someone's beauty, using repetition for emphasis.
Pretty in the wind
The admired person looks especially attractive in the wind.
I'd swim upriver
The speaker metaphorically expresses a willingness to undertake challenging tasks, like swimming upriver.
Stop a gale in full blow
The speaker is ready to face a powerful force, symbolized by a gale, to overcome obstacles.
Before she would love me
Despite efforts, the speaker feels that the person won't love them.
This is what I know
The speaker reflects on their understanding of the situation.
Ooh ooh ooh
An expression of emotion, possibly frustration or longing, represented by "Ooh ooh ooh."
A broken broken broken broken
Describing a town as broken, possibly reflecting on a difficult or troubled environment.
Towns not good
The person being addressed is affirmed to leave before everything falls apart.
But you would, you would, you would, you would
Repetition emphasizes the assurance that the person addressed would leave before destruction.
Leave walls before crumbled dust
Leaving before walls crumble into dust, emphasizing a preemptive departure.
I'd swim upriver
Reiteration of the willingness to face challenges, symbolized by swimming upriver.
Stop a gale in full blow
Ready to confront a powerful force (gale) to win the person's love.
Before she would love me
Despite efforts, the speaker feels the person won't reciprocate their love.
This is what I know
Reflection on the speaker's understanding of the situation, expressed emotionally.
Ooh ooh ooh
Continuation of emotional expression, possibly longing or frustration.
How could I
The speaker questions the feasibility of hoping for the person's embrace.
Ever hope of your embrace
Expressing doubt or difficulty in hoping for the person's affection.
But, there was something
Despite doubts, there was something in the person's gaze that caught the speaker's attention.
In that gaze
The speaker reflects on a specific aspect of the person's expression.
I'd swim upriver
Reiteration of the readiness to face challenges, symbolized by swimming upriver.
Stop a gale in full blow
Willingness to confront a powerful force (gale) to win the person's love.
Before she would love me
Despite efforts, the speaker feels the person won't reciprocate their love.
This is what I know
Reflection on the speaker's understanding of the situation, expressed emotionally.
Ooh ooh ooh
Continuation of emotional expression, possibly longing or frustration.
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