Lyrics
Like a prisoner behind bars
Feeling confined and restricted, possibly emotionally or mentally imprisoned.
You will see her eyes
Observing the eyes of a woman, suggesting a focus on a particular person.
Trapped beneath the surface of the poem you write, she shivers
Describing a woman affected by the emotions expressed in a written poem.
She comes uninvited and leaves without a warning
The woman's presence is unpredictable, entering and leaving unexpectedly.
Like an optical illusion, she appears and disappears
Comparing the woman's presence to an optical illusion, elusive and transient.
Like a coincidence only you know how to understand
Her presence is like a coincidence, understood uniquely by the person experiencing it.
The feeling she gave you stays despite the darkness of your heart that tries to erase it
Despite personal struggles, the impact of her presence remains in one's emotions.
Those who are searching for her are doomed to never find her
Those actively seeking her are destined to never find her.
And those who stopped searching, need her the most
Those who stop searching for her actually need her the most.
The rest of us stand in-between, the need to hold her again
Others exist in between the desire to reconnect with her and the urge to forget her.
And the need to forget she ever existed
The conflict between wanting to remember and wanting to erase her from memory.
We create prisons of art and display her proudly to the world
Creating artistic expressions as a form of confinement and display.
Pretending we are fine without her smile
Pretending to be okay without her positive influence.
One day she will escape from the confinement you designed for her
Anticipating her escape from the imposed confinement.
The moment you feel everything around you
Feeling a heightened awareness of everything around when she is present.
With the same intensity as her presence
Comparing the intensity of emotional experiences to her presence.
When you cry and despite the pain you feel lucky for each gasping breath
Finding gratitude in pain, appreciating life despite challenges.
When you feel broken
Experiencing emotional brokenness.
But somehow find the courage to observe the pain of others
Finding strength to empathize with the pain of others despite personal struggles.
She will realize that the canvases, the melodies,
Artistic expressions are insufficient to fully capture her essence.
Or anything you put your soul into cannot fully describe her
Recognition that external creations cannot fully describe the woman.
She will take that phantom step into the real world
She takes a step into the real world, possibly breaking free from artistic confinement.
With chains still on her wrists
Despite stepping into reality, remnants of past confinement still linger.
Just to observe you cry
Observing the emotional impact on the person, possibly deriving satisfaction from it.
Just to touch your scars You will stand on the edge of the abyss ready to jump
Standing on the edge of despair, possibly contemplating a significant decision.
Without saying a word
Her approach is silent, similar to the approach of a prisoner.
Like your prisoner she will approach you
Approaching like a prisoner, uninvited and without warning.
Uninvited and before she leaves without a warning
Before leaving, a brief glimpse of the elusive happiness she represents.
You will glimpse that painfully beautiful thing called happiness
Describing happiness as a painfully beautiful thing, emphasizing its fleeting nature.
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