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Finding Solace in Shadows: Jars of Clay's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
Just in case
Preparation for potential departure or escape
I will leave my things packed
Ready to leave quickly
So I can run away
Feeling the need to escape
I cannot trust these voices
Lack of trust in certain influences or thoughts
I don't have a line of prospects
Not having promising opportunities
That can give some kind of peace
No prospective situation providing peace
There is nothing left to cling to
No remaining support to rely on
That can bring me sweet release
No source of relief
I have no fear of drowning
Not afraid of literal drowning
It's the breathing
Struggling with the act of living
That's taking all this work
The effort involved in existence itself
Do you know what I mean
Inquiring about understanding
When I say I don't wanna be alone?
Expressing a desire for companionship
What I mean when I say
Reiterating the wish not to be alone
I don't wanna be alone?
Reiteration of not wanting solitude
Empty spaces
Emptiness in surroundings
Shadows hit by streetlights
Shadows highlighted by streetlights
With warning signs and weight
Warnings and burdens in life
Of tired conversations
Draining and unproductive conversations
In the absence of a shoulder
Lack of support or comfort
In the abscess of a thief
Absence of protection
On the brink of this destruction
Approaching a state of ruin
On the eve of bittersweet
On the verge of a mixed emotional experience
Now all the demons look like prophets
Negative influences appear insightful
And I'm living out
Living in alignment with negative words
Every word they speak
Acting according to those negative influences
Every word they speak
Reiteration of living by negative words
Do you know what I mean
Inquiring about understanding
When I say I don't wanna be alone?
Expressing the desire for companionship
What I mean when I say
Reiterating the wish not to be alone
I don't wanna be alone?
Reiteration of not wanting solitude
What I mean when I say
Continued expression of desire not to be alone
I don't wanna be alone?
Continued rejection of solitude
Do you know what I mean
Reiteration of the desire for companionship
When I say I don't wanna be alone?
Reiterating the wish not to be alone
What I mean when I say
Reiteration of not wanting solitude
I don't wanna be alone?
Continued expression of desire not to be alone
What I mean when I say
Continued rejection of solitude
I don't wanna be alone?
Continued plea against being alone
Alone, alone
Reiteration of not wanting solitude
I don't wanna be alone
Emphasizing the wish not to be alone
I have no fear of drowning
Not afraid of literal drowning
It's the breathing
Struggling with the act of living
It's taking all this work
The effort involved in existence itself
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