Lyrics
She sees the tone in his voice, evidence of his choice
Observing the emotional tone in his voice, recognizing the indication of his decision
to sever everything they've been developing
Choosing to end the relationship and break apart from the progress they've made
She goes from do-as-your-told
Transitioning from following instructions to witnessing problems and challenges emerge
to watching creases unfold
Noticing wrinkles forming, symbolizing difficulties; investigating the extent of his involvement
she'll ascertain to what extent he is enveloping
Trying to understand the depth of his commitment or influence
Every day that turns
Each passing day causing her to feel diminished; insecurity growing
she's getting smaller, when she's feeling insecure
Feeling smaller as she experiences insecurity; he neglects to address her needs
he doesn't bother to do anything for her
His indifference to her, not making an effort for her well-being
allegiance makes him taller, so she's putting up her guard
His loyalty to something else making him appear taller; she's becoming defensive
it makes her want to holler
The situation frustrating her and making her want to express her distress
You'll never know until you get much older
Realization that certain aspects of life become clear only with age
that you could take a dip, but the water's colder
Metaphorically, taking risks may lead to discomfort as reality is harsher than expected
than you remember it, cause you're rarely sober
The challenges are more severe than remembered, possibly due to a lack of sobriety
you don't even care that it's almost over
Indifference or apathy towards the imminent end of a situation
Before the leaving that she's finally achieving
Achieving the departure that she longed for; recognizing the energy lost in an unfulfilling past
she's seeing all the energy lost when she lived so emptily
Reflecting on the wasted energy during a period of emptiness in her life
now she's learning love he simply wasn't earning
Understanding that the love she sought wasn't reciprocated; it wasn't earned by him
he held on so assertively, her heart became his currency
His strong grip on the relationship; her heart became a commodity to him
She's trying not to fold but she's simply empty-handed
Struggling not to break down, left with nothing; he's now revealed in his true nature
now that he's thinly veiled she sees she never could have managed
Realizing she couldn't have coped with the situation; it wasn't her fault
what's clearly not her fault, the logic's not demanded
Acknowledging the lack of logical reasons for the situation; he doesn't feel compelled to repair the damage
he doesn't feel the urge to try and fix the damage
He's not motivated to fix the harm caused in the relationship
You'll never know until you get much older
Reiteration of the idea that certain realizations come with age and experience
that you could take a dip but the water's colder
Repeated metaphor of the challenges being harsher than remembered, especially in a less sober state
than you remember it, cause you're rarely sober
Emphasizing the harshness of reality when one is rarely sober
you don't even care that it's almost over
Indifference or apathy towards the imminent end of a situation
You'll never know until you get much older
Repetition of the idea that certain aspects of life become clear only with age
that you could take a dip but the water's colder
Reiteration of the metaphor that taking risks may lead to discomfort due to harsh reality
than you remember it, cause you're rarely sober
Emphasizing the challenges being more severe than remembered, possibly due to a lack of sobriety
you don't even care, you don't even care
Indifference or apathy towards the imminent end of a situation
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