Such Cold Praise

Unraveling Desires: Grayshape's 'Such Cold Praise' Tale
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Lyrics

I see it in your eyes

I perceive a certain emotion or truth in your eyes.

I see it, I see it

Reiteration of the observation or realization mentioned in the first line.

Never thought I'd see the day you transpose your gaze from mine

Unexpectedly, you avert your eyes from mine, a day I never anticipated.

I see it, I see it

Repetition emphasizing the continued acknowledgment of the observed change.

Cutting ties from my line of sight

You are intentionally severing connections or relationships visible to me.

Have I ever loved?

Questioning whether I have ever experienced genuine love.

Could there be a better love than the one I found?

Contemplating if there could be a superior or more profound love than the one I have discovered.

How in the fuck did we end up here?

Expressing astonishment at the current undesirable situation and questioning how it came to be.

Oh it appears, there's just no death for the fear

Observing that there seems to be no escape or relief from the emotion of fear.

Were you ever loved?

Asking if you have ever experienced genuine love.

Elegantly you dance before me

Describing a graceful and elegant dance performed before me.

How could I help that I become so infected

Expressing involuntary infection or influence by the observed movement.

By the way you move

The cause of infection is the way you move.

Yeah the taste of you lingers on my tongue

The lingering aftertaste of you remains on my tongue.

Irrevocable were the words

Describing words spoken that cannot be undone or reversed.

Wavering indecisive

Describing a state of uncertainty and hesitation.

Hesitating

Further emphasizing the act of hesitating.

Oscillating

Highlighting a continual wavering or fluctuating state.

Fluctuating

Expressing the existence of constant fluctuation or variation.

That other side of me, don't wanna see it

Rejecting or avoiding the undesirable aspects of oneself.

Another drink or 3, I'm gonna be it

Indicating a coping mechanism of consuming alcohol to escape or become a different self.

Fill my glass, fill it up with something strong

Requesting a strong alcoholic drink to fill a glass.

Tap it down, throw it back, and I'm gone

Describing the act of consuming the drink quickly and disappearing or distancing oneself.

Bravo, what a show

Commending or sarcastically acknowledging a performance or display.

Encore, what a show, yeah

Expressing admiration for the performance and calling for more.

Encore, what a show

Repetition of admiration for the performance.

Show me the ropes so I can hang my head for good

Asking for guidance or instructions to end a situation permanently.

The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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