so am i
Embracing Life's Turbulence: 'So Am I' by Hannah West
Lyrics
Hold me softly
Desire for gentle affection
Til the sun goes down
Wanting the embrace until sunset
Kiss me deeply
Desire for a passionate kiss
Til I start to drown
Wishing to be immersed until overwhelmed
It's easy for you
Noticing the ease with which the partner forgets the speaker
To forget who I am
Feeling overlooked or misunderstood
But the tides aren't slowing soon
Awareness of impending emotional turbulence
It's easy for you
Reiteration of partner's ease in understanding their own emotions
To know how you feel
Recognition of partner's emotional awareness
But the world keeps spinning and I'm going too
Sense of disorientation and continuous change in life
So if you say that you're fine
Expressing concern about the partner's emotional state
I'll reply darling
Committing to reciprocate emotions
So am I
Assertion of shared emotional state
And if you say you're okay
Acceptance of partner's claim of well-being
For us to end this today
Openness to ending the relationship
Darling so am I
Reiteration of mutual emotional alignment
So am I
Reaffirmation of shared emotional state
Time is chasing
Feeling pursued by time and trapped
Me round and round
Sense of being encircled by time's relentless passage
And it's not giving me
Lack of alternative solutions or escapes
Another way out
Frustration with the absence of options
It's easy for some
Noting others' ease in understanding their feelings
To know how they feel
Recognition of others' emotional clarity
But my mind is racing
Personal struggle with racing thoughts
And won't follow through
Mind's inability to follow through with thoughts
It's easy for some
Observing others' ease in love and life
To live a life of love
Acknowledging the challenge of sustaining love
But I find I'm incapable the more that I do
Self-awareness of personal limitations in love
So if you say that you're fine
Reassurance to respond to partner's emotional state
I'll reply darling
Commitment to reciprocate emotional well-being
So am I
Reiteration of shared emotional state
And if you say you're okay
Acceptance of partner's claimed okayness
For us to end this today
Willingness to end the relationship if partner desires
Darling so am I
Reaffirmation of mutual emotional alignment
So am I
Reiteration of shared emotional state
And if you say that you're fine
Reassurance to respond to partner's emotional state
I'll reply darling
Commitment to reciprocate emotional well-being
So am I
Reiteration of shared emotional state
And if you say you're okay
Acceptance of partner's claimed okayness
For us to end this today
Willingness to end the relationship if partner desires
Darling so am I
Reaffirmation of mutual emotional alignment
So am I
Final confirmation of shared emotional state
So am I
Repetition for emphasis on shared emotions
So am I
Continued emphasis on shared emotions
So am I
Repeated affirmation of shared emotional state
So am I
Concluding affirmation of shared emotions
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