Stay
Yearning Echoes: House of Heroes' Plea for Connection in 'Stay'
Lyrics
The last time you walked away,
The speaker recalls a previous occasion when someone left.
You left this weight with me,
The departure burdened the speaker emotionally.
It's in my heart it's on my back,
The emotional weight is felt deeply in the heart and physically on the speaker's back.
I think it might bury me,
The burden is overwhelming, and the speaker feels it might be too much to bear.
I wanna cast you out,
The speaker desires to reject the person emotionally.
But that's just half of me,
Despite the desire to push away, there's an internal conflict within the speaker.
The other half believes there's more to us than tragedy.
There's a belief that the relationship holds more than just tragic aspects.
But I can't, do it on my own.
The speaker acknowledges the inability to handle the situation alone.
Stay, stay, stay,
An earnest plea for the person to stay.
Or don't come back if you walk away,
If the person leaves again, the speaker doesn't want them to return.
I can't go on like it's all the same,
The current state cannot continue as if nothing has changed.
So stay
A repeated plea for the person to stay.
Don't tell me your not safe,
The speaker challenges the other person's assurance of safety.
It sounds like a dare to me,
Perceiving a challenge in the statement about safety.
And if you doubt don't shut me out,
Requesting not to be shut out when doubts arise.
That's not fair to me,
Expressing a sense of unfairness if shut out emotionally.
I know i hurt you too,
Acknowledging causing pain to the other person as well.
When I'm looking for clarity,
Admitting a search for clarity might have caused emotional harm.
But all I know is when I go, I want you there with me.
Expressing a desire for the person to be present in difficult times.
Cause I can't, do it on my own,
Reiterating the inability to handle the situation alone.
And if I got you I think I could hold on, hold on
If the person stays, the speaker believes they can endure.
Stay, stay, stay,
Repeating the plea for the person to stay.
Or don't come back if you walk away,
Emphasizing that returning after leaving again is not desired.
I can't go on like it's all the same,
The current situation is unbearable and cannot continue unchanged.
So stay
A reiterated plea for the person to stay.
Because I can't do it on my own.
Reiterating the need for the person's support in difficult times.
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