Tell Me
Unraveling Love's Echo: Hannah Gross's Tell Me
Lyrics
Big dark circles underneath your eyes
Describing physical signs of exhaustion or distress under the eyes.
I could trace the sadness hidden in the lines
Observing the visible traces of hidden sadness in facial expressions.
Jet black hair like mine, standing on its ends
Comparing the speaker's jet black hair to the other person's, which stands on its ends.
Shoulders tipping over, hiding from your sins
Noting the physical posture of the person, possibly trying to hide guilt or remorse.
We never took a picture, but it’s burned into my mind
Emphasizing a memorable moment not captured in a photo but etched in memory.
Didn’t want nobody asking why you with this guy
Expressing a desire to avoid questions about the relationship.
I can see from the other side, that you’re the jealous type
Identifying the person as jealous but acknowledging it from a distance.
But when it’s time to say goodbye
Referring to the difficulty of parting ways.
Tell me I’m the one
Seeking affirmation of being the chosen one.
Tell me that you’re changing
Requesting assurance of positive change.
Tell me that you’d go and do it different if we made it
Hoping for a commitment to a different approach if the relationship progresses.
You’re feeding me all of your same shit
Receiving repetitive and unconvincing statements.
Maybe back then I would take it
Reflecting on a past when such statements might have been accepted.
Maybe back then it would make me forget all the reasons that I couldn’t save this
Suggesting that, in the past, these assurances could make the speaker forget difficulties.
You like my hair long so i cut it to my chin
Changing appearance to meet the person's preferences.
I can’t end my days back in Michigan
Expressing a reluctance to return to a previous life in Michigan.
Couldn’t take the distance when I moved out to the stars
Struggling with the challenges of a long-distance relationship.
Didn’t want the picket fence and kids out in the yard
Rejecting conventional expectations of a family life.
I can see from the other side we wouldn’t get that far
Recognizing that the relationship wouldn't have a successful future.
But when i tried to say goodbye
Attempting to say goodbye despite emotional struggles.
Tell me I’m the one
Repeating the need for confirmation as the chosen one.
Tell me that you’re changing
Desiring evidence of positive personal growth.
Tell me that you’d go and do it different if we made it
Hoping for a commitment to change behavior if the relationship progresses.
You’re feeding me all of your same shit
Receiving the same unconvincing statements.
Maybe back then I would take it
Reflecting on a time when such assurances might have been accepted.
Maybe back then it would make me forget all the reasons that I couldn’t save this
Suggesting that, in the past, these assurances could make the speaker forget difficulties.
Said you hated red so now I paint it on my lips
Changing personal choices to align with the person's preferences.
Easy to erase the pictures you were never in
Removing traces of the person from life, both physically and metaphorically.
Maybe that’s a sign that we would never walk the aisle
Interpreting the absence of the person in photos as a sign of a doomed future together.
Sometimes I still think about the child in your smile
Recalling moments of innocence and joy represented by the person's smile.
Tell me I’m the one
Repeating the need for confirmation as the chosen one.
Tell me that you’re changing
Desiring evidence of positive personal growth.
Tell me that you’d go and do it different if we made it
Hoping for a commitment to change behavior if the relationship progresses.
You’re feeding me all of your same shit
Receiving the same unconvincing statements.
Maybe back then I would take it
Reflecting on a time when such assurances might have been accepted.
Maybe back then it would make me forget all the reasons that I couldn’t save this
Suggesting that, in the past, these assurances could make the speaker forget difficulties.
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