Holes In Me
Navigating Love's Distance: Holes In Me
Lyrics
Stone these pages from where you're floating
Request to distance oneself from the speaker's perspective or emotions.
So I can see the holes you see in me
Desire to understand and acknowledge one's flaws or vulnerabilities as perceived by another.
If I had boulders for shoulders baby
Even with immense strength (symbolized by boulders for shoulders), the speaker cannot win the affection of the person referred to as "baby."
I still couldn't rock you, no
Despite significant efforts, the speaker cannot sway or impress the other person.
Cause you set sail long ago
The person addressed has moved on or detached from the relationship.
But I'm still on the dock for you, oh
The speaker is still emotionally invested, waiting for the other person who has already left.
Distantly waving while the
Symbolic gesture of saying goodbye from a distance.
Waves just roll
The natural course of events or circumstances is taking the person farther away.
Taking you further from me
The speaker is left behind, while the distance between them grows.
While I grow small
As the other person moves away, the speaker feels smaller or less significant.
Stone these pages from where you're floating
Reiteration of the desire for the other person to reveal the perceived flaws in the speaker.
So I can see the holes you see in me
Continuation of the plea for self-awareness and understanding from the other person's perspective.
I'm a fish that wants to fly
Metaphorical comparison of the speaker to a fish wanting to do the impossible.
You're a bird that wants to swim
Contrast between the speaker and the other person, each desiring something contrary to their nature.
But I'm too afraid to jump out
The speaker is hesitant or fearful of taking risks, symbolized by not jumping out.
And you're too afraid to dive in
The other person is also hesitant or unwilling to engage fully, symbolized by not diving in.
Is it our dispositions maybe
Questioning whether inherent qualities or characteristics are causing the emotional distance.
That keep us apart?
Exploring the possibility that their fundamental nature keeps them apart.
Or do you know what's missing
Wondering if the other person recognizes what's lacking in the relationship.
Cause I haven't found it so far
Expressing the speaker's inability to identify the missing element.
Stone these pages from where you're floating
Repetition of the plea to understand the perceived flaws in the speaker.
So I can see the holes you see in me
Reiteration of the desire for self-awareness through the perspective of the other person.
If I had boulders for shoulders baby
Even with immense strength, the speaker acknowledges the inability to win the other person's affection.
I still couldn't rock you, no
Despite significant efforts, the speaker cannot sway or impress the other person.
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