I'm Not Ready
Unspoken Farewell: Navigating Love's Departure
Lyrics
"You say there is no other who treats you like I do
You claim no one else treats you as I do
But I've talked to your father and mother, they both say it's through
Conversations with your parents suggest our relationship is over
Now you've headed back to the East Coast in a brand new car
You've moved to the East Coast in a new car
All my letters returned unopened, just to see how you are
My letters to you remain unopened, a gesture to check on you
As you say, 'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
You propose the idea of remaining friends
'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
The plea for friendship is repeated
You say the world isn't over
You assert that life continues despite the breakup
It's just a different place
Life has changed, and you're in a different place
Though you're no longer around me
Although you're not physically present, emotional pain persists
You send pain by the case
You continue to cause emotional pain
And I guess this thing wasn't working
Our relationship wasn't functioning, ending it was deemed necessary
So ending it was best
The decision to end the relationship was for the best
But I just can't seem to manuever this weight off my chest
The emotional burden of the breakup is challenging to handle
As you say, 'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
You repeat the desire for friendship
'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
The plea for friendship is reiterated
Cause I'm not ready
The speaker is not emotionally prepared for friendship
You say there is no other who treats you like I do
You insist that no one else treats you like I do
But I've found myself with another
The speaker has found someone else
And you've found someone else too
You've also moved on to a new relationship
The pain is now in recession
The emotional pain is diminishing
And lucid all my thoughts
Clarity and rationality are returning to the speaker's thoughts
Then you whisper for me to come closer
You suggest intimacy, but it feels like you forgot our past conversations
And it seems like you forgot that you said
Despite the past, you repeat the desire for friendship
'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
Repetition of the plea for friendship
'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
Continued repetition of the desire for friendship
'Why can't we be, why must this be the end?'
Questioning why the relationship has to end
'Why can't, why can't, why can't we be friends?'
Repeated questioning of the possibility of friendship
'Why can't we be, why can't we be, we be friends?'
Repetition of the desire for friendship
'Why won't you be my friend?'
Expressing a wish for the person to become a friend
Cause I'm not ready
The speaker is not emotionally ready for friendship
I'm not ready
Reiteration of the speaker's unreadiness for friendship
I'm not ready
Continued emphasis on the speaker not being ready
I'm not ready"
The speaker is not emotionally prepared for friendship
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