Heroine
Love's Narcotic: Jon Bryant's Haunting Tale of Addiction and Heartbreak
Lyrics
Hold me close, hold me in
Expressing a desire for emotional closeness and intimacy.
Babe, your love feels like heroine
Comparing the intensity of the lover's affection to the powerful and addictive nature of heroin.
So calm my hands and touch my skin
Asking for reassurance and comfort through physical touch.
The shaking stops when the drugs kick in
Suggesting a reliance on substances to alleviate emotional pain or turmoil.
But I'm out of love, out of guides
Feeling depleted of love and guidance, possibly lost or without direction.
I'm out of rules, I'm out of lines
Conveying a sense of being outside societal norms and constraints.
It's on me
Taking responsibility for the current situation.
I'm out of days, I'm out of nights
Feeling a lack of time and opportunities, having made too many mistakes.
Too many wrongs to make it right
Acknowledging past wrongs that cannot be corrected.
This time, I bleed
Expressing emotional pain and vulnerability, possibly due to a failed relationship.
"Hold me once," I told you twice
Seeking emotional support through physical closeness, repeating the plea for connection.
We lost this war, When we rolled the dice
Admitting defeat or failure in a relationship, referencing a gamble that didn't pay off.
I know I did the best that I could do
Recognizing personal effort and intent to do one's best in the relationship.
But I could never give enough to you
Acknowledging a limitation in the ability to meet the partner's needs.
And every part you didn't break I tried to break myself
Expressing self-destructive tendencies, trying to break oneself emotionally after the partner's departure.
When you left me, when you left me
Reflecting on the emotional impact of being left by the partner.
But I'm out of love, out of guides
Reiterating a sense of being devoid of love, guidance, rules, and boundaries.
I'm out of rules, I'm out of lines
Highlighting a lack of order or structure in life.
It's on me
Taking accountability for the situation.
I'm out of days, I'm out of nights
Expressing a shortage of time and opportunities, with too many past mistakes.
Too many wrongs to make it right
Reiterating the impossibility of correcting past wrongs.
This time
Indicating ongoing emotional pain and vulnerability.
But I'm out of love, out of guides
Emphasizing the continued sense of being without love, guidance, rules, and boundaries.
I'm out of rules, I'm out of lines
Reiterating a lack of order or structure in life.
It's on me
Taking responsibility for the current state of affairs.
I'm out of days, I'm out of nights
Feeling a shortage of time and opportunities, burdened by past mistakes.
Too many wrongs to make it right
Acknowledging the impossibility of correcting past wrongs.
This time, I bleed
Repeating the theme of enduring emotional pain and vulnerability.
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