Panic Cord
Panic Cord Unraveled: Echoes of Regret in Gabrielle Aplin's Melody
Lyrics
You kept all the things I threw away
You kept items I discarded, symbolizing holding onto the past.
A leaf I picked a birthday card I made
Preserved a leaf and a handmade birthday card, indicating sentimental value.
Holding on to memories of you and me
Holding onto memories of the relationship between "you and me."
We didn't last a year, oh
The relationship didn't last a year, possibly hinting at its brevity.
We're just a box of souvenirs
The remnants of the relationship are reduced to a box of souvenirs.
'Cause
Maybe I pulled the panic cord
The singer reflects on initiating a drastic action, pulling the panic cord.
Maybe you were happy, I was bored
The possibility that the partner was content while the singer was bored.
Maybe I wanted you to change
The desire for the partner to change, suggesting dissatisfaction.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Acceptance of responsibility, admitting to being a factor in the relationship's issues.
This meant more to you than it did to me
The relationship held more significance for the partner than for the singer.
I was full of doubt and you believed
The singer had doubts, contrasting with the partner's belief in the relationship.
The more that you keep coming over
Repeated visits indicate the relationship's end, acknowledging its demise.
The more I know it's over, dear
We're just a box of souvenirs
The remnants of the relationship are reiterated as a box of souvenirs.
Maybe I pulled the panic cord
Reflection on pulling the panic cord, revisiting the earlier theme.
Maybe you were happy, I was bored
Pondering whether the partner's happiness contrasted with the singer's boredom.
Maybe I wanted you to change
Expressing a desire for the partner to change as a potential source of discontent.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Reiteration of self-blame for the relationship's challenges.
Maybe you were just too nice to me
The partner might have been overly nice, possibly contributing to issues.
Maybe it took me way too long to leave
Delay in recognizing the need to leave the relationship.
Maybe once we felt the same
Possibly highlighting a shared emotional experience in the past.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Reiteration of self-blame, accepting responsibility for shared emotions.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Repeated acknowledgment of self-blame for the relationship's challenges.
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Musical notes used as a metaphor for the ups and downs of the relationship.
That's the way the story goes, oh
Emphasizing the cyclical nature of relationships, echoing the ups and downs.
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Reiteration of the cyclical nature of relationships through musical notes.
That's the way the story goes, oh
Maybe I pulled the panic cord
Revisiting the theme of pulling the panic cord, reflecting on the decision.
Maybe you were happy, I was bored
Considering the partner's happiness in contrast to the singer's boredom.
Maybe I wanted you to change
Reiteration of the desire for the partner to change as a source of tension.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Repeating the admission of self-blame for the relationship's challenges.
Maybe you were just too nice to me
Reflecting on the partner's niceness and its potential impact on the relationship.
Maybe it took me way too long to leave
Recognition of a prolonged delay in realizing the need to leave.
Maybe once we felt the same
Recalling a shared emotional connection in the past.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Reiteration of self-blame, acknowledging responsibility for shared emotions.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Repeated acknowledgment of self-blame for the relationship's challenges.
Maybe I'm the one to blame
Final repetition of self-blame for the relationship's challenges.
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