Nerve
Navigating Love's Maze: Jordan Rakei's 'Nerve' Unveiled
Lyrics
Once I bottled the canvas to my lover's heart
Expressing the act of capturing or containing the essence of the speaker's lover's emotions or feelings.
But the stow was too full, and that envelope had a letter
Describing an unsuccessful attempt to convey emotions due to a crowded emotional space, symbolized by the "stow" and an unread letter.
In that scarcely room
Referring to a confined or limited emotional space where communication becomes challenging.
Back in silence is when it all began falling apart
Highlighting a moment of silence as the starting point for the relationship's deterioration.
I was always a clumsy speaker, and we couldn't find one another
Acknowledging difficulty in communication, leading to a failure to connect emotionally.
In that scarcely room
Reiterating the challenges within the emotional space where communication is scarce.
Mark my words, I say I'm guilty of no poetry
Denying the presence of poetic expression and admitting guilt in the breakdown of the relationship.
I was working, I confess, see the courage in her eyes
Confessing to being occupied with work and recognizing the courage in the partner's eyes.
In that scarcely room
Emphasizing the limitations of the emotional space where the confession takes place.
There were words of disagreement
Describing verbal disagreements within the relationship.
But we talked to find the answers, in a mutual disposition
Choosing communication to seek answers and expressing a shared disposition to resolve issues.
In that scarcely room
Reiterating the challenges within the emotional space where communication is scarce.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself
Pondering the difficulty of finding a reason to love the partner when the speaker lacks self-love.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself, self
Repeating the struggle of reconciling self-love with the ability to love the partner.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself
Expressing the ongoing challenge of finding a reason to love the partner without self-love.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself, self
Repeating the struggle of reconciling self-love with the ability to love the partner.
Shout at me and there are traits of insecurity
Describing a reaction to criticism with traits of insecurity surfacing.
See the man had stole her fire, so it's her who put the flame out
Attributing the extinguishing of passion to a man who took away the partner's fire.
In that scarcely room
Highlighting a moment of tension, where the speaker's partner reacts to the theft of her passion.
Courted dress for the occasion, yet not filled with glee
Indicating a formal dress code for a significant event, but lacking genuine happiness.
His hands reaching for the curtain, she was quick to put the light out
Depicting a swift action to block out light, symbolizing the suppression of passion or love.
In that scarcely room
Emphasizing the challenges within the emotional space where communication is scarce.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself
Pondering the difficulty of finding a reason to love the partner when the speaker lacks self-love.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself, self
Repeating the struggle of reconciling self-love with the ability to love the partner.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself
Expressing the ongoing challenge of finding a reason to love the partner without self-love.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself, self
Repeating the struggle of reconciling self-love with the ability to love the partner.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself
Pondering the difficulty of finding a reason to love the partner when the speaker lacks self-love.
How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself, self
Repeating the struggle of reconciling self-love with the ability to love the partner.
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