Warner Park
Promises Made in Warner Park: A Journey of Love and Self-Discovery
Lyrics
Take me back eight years
Expressing a desire to revisit a time eight years ago.
I remember driving to Nashville, in your car
Recalling a journey to Nashville in the company of the person being addressed.
I told you all my fears, and we cried and laughed it off
Sharing fears, emotions, and experiencing a mix of tears and laughter.
And took a walk
After the emotional conversation, taking a walk together.
We'd just turned seventeen
Reflecting on a specific time at the age of seventeen.
When I made a promise in Warner Park
Making a promise in Warner Park, setting a significant backdrop.
Do you know what you mean to me
Questioning the person about their importance in the speaker's life.
You said you did then it got dark
Confirmation of understanding the significance, followed by darkness.
Now I've had some time
Reflecting on the passage of time and personal changes.
And this city changed
Observing changes in the city and in oneself.
But so did I
Acknowledging personal growth or transformation.
I meant what I said that night
Reaffirming the sincerity of a statement made in the past.
Then made myself feel nothing
Consciously numbing emotions, indicating inner conflict.
It wasn't right
Recognizing the emotional detachment as a moral dilemma.
I turned off sixty-five
Changing direction on a road (sixty-five), perceiving a warning.
And I saw the warning like a forest fire
Noticing a warning akin to a forest fire, possibly a life challenge.
You can't really love your life
Expressing difficulty in loving life amidst challenges.
When all you see is the smoke from the passing time
Seeing the impact of time through metaphorical smoke.
I told you I would change
Stating an intention to change, possibly in response to challenges.
But I could tell you knew that it was all in vain
Perceiving skepticism or doubt from the other person.
So I asked you to look away
Requesting the person to look away from imperfections.
You said you'll never get it perfect
Receiving reassurance that perfection is not necessary.
And that's okay
Acknowledging imperfection as acceptable.
Oh I don't deserve your love
Expressing a sense of unworthiness of the other person's love.
You looked with patience as I self destruct
Describing the other person's patient observation during self-destructive behavior.
But you said it wasn't hard
Contradicting the perception of difficulty, possibly due to unconditional love.
Cause you remember my promise in
Recalling the promise made in Warner Park.
Warner Park
Reiterating the significance of Warner Park in the context of the promise.
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