Tides
Reflections on Love's Transience: Tides of Emotion
Lyrics
Go back where we started when the sun was angled right
Reflecting on the past, wanting to return to the beginning when things felt right.
Men you'd see on TV screens were me in the same light
Comparing oneself to the idealized images seen on TV screens.
You were my reminder in this colder, corner state
The listener served as a reminder in a challenging and cold situation.
Of the brightness others aim for well outside the gray
Acknowledging the listener's positive influence amid difficulties.
The ground we're on keeps shifting but our steps still stay in time
Despite uncertainties, maintaining synchronization in the journey.
For all the ways I've missed my aim I know loving you is right
Expressing commitment to love despite past mistakes.
Now I hear your whisper in this colder, corner room
Hearing the listener's voice in a challenging environment.
There's nothing easy in this moment and nothing more to do
Recognizing the difficulty of the current situation with no easy solutions.
All along we've known the way these conversations end
Acknowledging the predictability of certain conversations and outcomes.
You can't deny the shore its tide or sermons their amen
Using the metaphor of the shore and tide to emphasize the inevitability of certain events.
It's just as well we tell ourselves there's not so much to lose
Accepting the idea that convincing oneself of having little to lose is a coping mechanism.
But I would trade ten thousand days for one more hour with you
Expressing a willingness to trade significant time for a brief moment with the listener.
All along we've known the way these conversations end
Reiterating the predictability of conversations and outcomes.
You can't deny the shore its tide or sermons their amen
Reemphasizing the inevitability of certain events using the shore and tide metaphor.
It's just as well we tell ourselves there's not so much to lose
Stating that convincing oneself of having little to lose is a commonly accepted mindset.
But I would trade ten thousand days for one more hour with you
Reaffirming the willingness to exchange a significant amount of time for a short moment with the listener.
We push and pull and give our all to never know for sure
Describing the dynamic of pushing and pulling in relationships with uncertain outcomes.
But I try to see the way I bleed as proof enough for me
Seeing personal struggles and vulnerabilities as evidence of truth.
Because the truth's a thing a cashier rings up on quiet afternoons
Defining truth as something tangible and mundane, like an item rung up by a cashier.
We take it home, we make our own and throw out what we don't use
Taking truth home, adapting it to personal needs, and discarding unnecessary parts.
All along we've known the way these conversations end
Reiterating the predictability of conversations and outcomes.
You can't deny the shore its tide or sermons their amen
Reemphasizing the inevitability of certain events using the shore and tide metaphor.
It's just as well we tell ourselves there's not so much to lose
Stating that convincing oneself of having little to lose is a commonly accepted mindset.
But I would trade ten thousand days for one more hour with you
Reaffirming the willingness to exchange a significant amount of time for a short moment with the listener.
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