Best Shot
Rising from Shadows: Embracing Resilience in Heart Like War's 'Best Shot'
Lyrics
It’s been a long time since
Expressing a considerable period has passed since a previous encounter.
Ive seen you come around this place
Noting the infrequency of the person's presence in a particular location.
I can’t ignore that every single plan
Acknowledging the failure of every plan the speaker and the person made.
we made fell right through the floor
Describing the collapse or failure of the plans.
There’s only one place I can find you
Identifying a specific location where the person can be found.
on the bathroom floor next to broken glass
Describing a scene with broken glass, suggesting a troubled or destructive situation.
You know you’ve lost yourself
Indicating that the person has lost their true self.
When you feel like you are losing it
Stating that the person feels a sense of losing control or stability.
When you feel like you are on your own
Expressing the feeling of isolation or being alone.
In your darkest moments
Referring to difficult and challenging moments.
When you feel like giving up
Expressing the urge to give up in moments of despair.
Don’t give up
Encouraging resilience and perseverance in difficult times.
Give it your best shot
Encouraging the person to make an earnest effort.
Give it your best shot
Reiterating the call to give one's best effort.
Give it your best shot
Emphasizing the importance of putting forth the best attempt.
These words we say shoot faster
Comparing spoken words to a fast-firing loaded gun.
than a loaded gun can fire
Highlighting the potential impact and speed of spoken words.
These tired eyes of mine
Describing the speaker's eyes being tired and filled with regret.
are filling up with more regret
Expressing a sense of increasing remorse or sorrow.
If I told you not to leave me
Pondering whether the person would stay if asked not to leave.
would you stay behind to break this silence
Asking if the person would break the silence by staying.
I’ll never make it on my own
Conveying a sense of dependency and inability to cope alone.
When you feel like you are losing it
Reiterating the feeling of losing control or stability.
When you feel like you are on your own
Re-emphasizing the sense of isolation or being alone.
In your darkest moments
Referring again to challenging and dark moments.
When you feel like giving up
Reiterating the temptation to give up in difficult times.
Don’t give up
Encouraging resilience and perseverance, echoing line 12.
Give it your best shot
Encouraging the person to make an earnest effort, repeating line 13.
Give it your best shot
Reiterating the call to give one's best effort, echoing line 14.
Give it your best shot
Emphasizing the importance of putting forth the best attempt, echoing line 15.
When you feel like you are losing it
Re-emphasizing the feeling of losing control or stability, repeating line 23.
When you feel like you are on your own
Re-emphasizing the sense of isolation or being alone, repeating line 24.
In your darkest moments
Referring again to challenging and dark moments, repeating line 25.
When you feel like giving up
Reiterating the temptation to give up in difficult times, repeating line 26.
Don’t give up
Encouraging resilience and perseverance, echoing line 27.
Give it your best shot
Encouraging the person to make an earnest effort, repeating line 28.
Give it your best shot
Reiterating the call to give one's best effort, echoing line 29.
Give it your best shot
Emphasizing the importance of putting forth the best attempt, echoing line 30.
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