Doldrums
Navigating the Emotional Doldrums: Holly Henderson's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Keep me still while I sleep while I'm not there
Desire for stability and support during moments of vulnerability or unconsciousness.
Keep me stuck while I drift, hold the tide
Request to remain anchored or grounded despite drifting thoughts or emotions.
I'm not wasting your time if you've got mine
Assurance that one's presence or actions are not wasted if reciprocated.
If my eyes start to open, keep them dry
Request to maintain emotional composure if a moment of awakening occurs.
You've always been a vice to me,
Identification of a person or thing as a habitual source of comfort or dependency.
Cold closure makes me complete
Feeling of finding closure or fulfillment in emotional detachment or distance.
Soldier with me in the doldrums, no race
Metaphorical association of facing hardship together without a need to rush or compete.
Don't let me fall if I stumble, if you can
Request for support and prevention from falling during moments of vulnerability.
Fight me fairly, holding on just makes me weak
Preference for fairness in conflict resolution to avoid feeling weakened.
If I bleed out don't press my wounds, set me free
Preferential release from emotional burdens rather than prolonging suffering.
You've always been a vice to me
Reiteration of a familiar source of comfort or dependency.
Cold closure makes me complete
Satisfaction or completion found in emotional detachment or closure.
You've always been a vice to me
Repetition emphasizing the habitual nature of the source of comfort.
Cold closure makes me complete
Reiteration of finding fulfillment or closure in emotional distance.
You've always been a vice to me
Continued emphasis on a familiar source of comfort or dependency.
Cold closure makes me complete
Reiteration of satisfaction found in emotional detachment or closure.
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