I Am Sad
Embracing Shadows: A Melancholic Reflection by Good Morning Bedlam
Lyrics
Curtsy past my tight lipped teeth
Expressing a restrained acknowledgement or bowing to difficulties through a metaphor involving closed lips.
Dazzling lights won't let me be
Referring to persistent and distracting lights that hinder peace or introspection.
Dance it off and let them see
Suggesting a coping mechanism of dancing to deflect attention or mask inner turmoil.
Only ever part of me
Feeling incomplete or not entirely present in various aspects of life.
Shake your hand and flash a grin
Formal social gestures with a forced smile, indicating a superficial interaction.
You're far too quick to let me in
Expressing a sense of rejection or difficulty in gaining acceptance.
I feel your fear it hurts my chest
Empathizing with someone else's fear, feeling it personally, and experiencing chest pain as a result.
I too am fighting loneliness
Admitting to struggling against the pervasive feeling of loneliness.
I'm sad to say that I am sad
Openly stating the emotion of sadness.
Had to say that I've been had
Acknowledging being deceived or taken advantage of.
I'm sad to say it, but I've done the best that I can
Expressing that despite efforts, the speaker feels they have done their best in a situation.
Just had to say
Emphasizing the need to communicate or convey a particular message.
My best is sad
Describing the quality of the speaker's best effort as inherently sad.
All day it's grace I dissertate
Describing a continuous contemplation or discussion on grace throughout the day.
I've done it in forty four states
Claiming extensive experience or expression of a sentiment in a large number of places.
It's love I want to saturate
Expressing a desire for love to be all-encompassing or pervasive.
No time to heal or hesitate
Stating a sense of urgency or lack of time for recovery or indecision.
Steal your words and bite my tongue
Metaphorically referencing silence in response to taking others' words and avoiding conflict.
Cus every story's now been sung
Indicating a sense of repetitiveness or lack of originality in storytelling.
Observe it all in fading light
Observing events or life with diminishing enthusiasm or fading interest.
One more plagiarist on stage tonight
Highlighting a self-aware acknowledgment of replicating others' work or experiences on stage.
I'm sad to say that I am sad
Reiterating the admission of feeling sad.
Had to say that I've been had
Repeating the acknowledgment of being deceived or taken advantage of.
I'm sad to say it, but I've done the best that I can
Reiterating the claim of doing the best despite the situation's challenges.
Just had to say
Emphasizing the necessity to express or communicate a particular message.
My best is sad
Summarizing the speaker's best effort as inherently sad.
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