Dancing Slow
Dancing Slow: A Melancholic Dance of Love and Loss
Lyrics
I remember when I took you camping in the snow
I recall a time when I took you camping in the snow
It melted and a river grew between us
The melting snow symbolizes a growing distance between us
Even then I had decided that our time was low
Even then, I had decided that our time together was limited
There would soon be miles between us
A prediction of physical separation with miles between us
So we packed up and for the first time I took you home
We packed up, and I took you to my home for the first time
My mother smiled to see us
My mother expressed joy at our presence
I would like to meet the one who said
Expressing a desire to meet someone who suggested "If you love them, let them go"
"If you love them, let them go"
Questioning the wisdom of letting go of someone you love
I would like to think I've lived enough to hope
Reflecting on a life lived and hoping for positive outcomes
And now, we'll never know
An acknowledgment that certain outcomes will never be known
When we met in Vegas weeks after I let you go
Meeting in Vegas weeks after the decision to part ways
We watched the world beneath us
Observing the world from a distance
I withered as you left for the plane that took you home
Feeling weakened as you left for the plane returning home
But I steeled my heart and lied, "It's for the best"
Despite pain, putting on a brave front, claiming it's for the best
I would like to meet the one who said
Expressing a desire to meet the one who suggested letting go
"If you love them, let them go"
Revisiting the idea of letting go and the uncertainty it brings
I would like to think I've lived enough to hope
Considering the experiences lived and holding onto hope
And now, we'll never know
Embracing the reality that certain answers will remain unknown
You remember when you took me camping at the coast?
Recalling a time when you took me camping at the coast
I'd not yet felt the canyon grown between us
Noting the emergence of a metaphorical canyon between us
I'd forfeited every chance to tell you how I loved you so
Regret for not expressing love and letting time pass
Exhausted in the months that I'd let pass
Feeling exhausted from the consequences of delayed emotions
I relive that night, naked, dancing slow
Reliving a night of vulnerability, dancing slowly while naked
Regretting that if only we had both known
Regretting that mutual understanding could have changed outcomes
I would like to meet the one who said
Expressing a desire to meet the one who suggested letting go
"If you love them, let them go"
Reiterating the complexity of letting go and its consequences
I would like to think I've lived enough to hope
Reflecting on a life lived and holding onto hope despite uncertainty
And now, we'll never know
Acknowledging the permanence of certain unknowns
Know, know, know, know
Repetition emphasizing the depth of the unknown
And now, we'll never know
Final acknowledgment that some things will forever remain a mystery
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