I Hope It Follows You
Echoes of Redemption: Unraveling the Soul in 'I Hope It Follows You'
Lyrics
Started out gently
Starting in a gentle manner
Just as the kids that we'd been
Similar to how innocent children behave
Woke from the light of your phone as it lit up your face
Waking up to the light of a phone illuminating a partner's face
Swore I was staring down heaven
Feeling as though facing something divine or heavenly
Just like a dream in the making
Seems like a dream in the process of being realized
I let it all float to you
Allowing emotions or thoughts to flow towards the partner
And I thought losing myself was the answer
Believing that losing one's own identity was the solution
You painted saint
Portraying the partner as saintly or perfect
You had me pray to you
Being led to pray or idolize the partner
I hope it follows you too
Wishing that the pain or consequences follow the partner
Suddenly heavy
Suddenly feeling burdened or weighed down emotionally
How could I'd known then
Reflecting on the lack of foresight regarding the situation
I'd be stuck trying to kill the pain
Struggling to cope with the pain caused
After everything
Despite giving everything, facing the aftermath
When I gave it everything
Giving full effort or commitment
I hope it follows you too
Desiring that the repercussions follow the partner
The things we did to each other
Actions and behaviors that harmed each other, creating personal torment
Built up my personal hell
Personal suffering and anguish built from these actions
Still find myself lost in the motions
Feeling lost in repetitive patterns or actions
Cutting me up
Feeling emotionally hurt or wounded to accommodate another person
To make room for someone else
Allowing the situation to unfold without intervention
I let it happen
Permitting oneself to become empty or devoid of emotion
I let it be you
Allowing the partner to take precedence or control
Thought becoming a shell was the answer
Believing that numbing emotions was the solution
And I didn't matter
Feeling insignificant or unimportant
But you still do
Despite feeling unimportant, the partner still matters
I hope it follows you too
Wishing that consequences or pain follow the partner
I hope it follows you
Hope that something troubling follows the partner
I hope it hollows you through
Wishing for a hollowing experience for the partner
I hope it hollows you
Desire for the partner to feel empty or hollow
I hope it follows you too
Reiteration of hoping for consequences to follow the partner
I hope it follows you
Reiteration of the desire for consequences to follow
I hope it follows you
Reiteration of hoping for a hollowing experience
I hope it hollows you
Desire for the partner to feel empty or hollow
I hope it follows you too
Reiteration of hoping for consequences to follow the partner
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