Long Slow Burn
Lost in the Embers: June Felman's Long Slow Burn Unraveled
Lyrics
My breath is getting heavy
Expressing physical strain or emotional intensity in the relationship.
I can no longer hold
Feeling unable to endure or contain something any longer.
Your hands are here but they don't shield me from the cold
Physical presence of the partner doesn't provide comfort or warmth.
You squeeze the life out of me say its what you've been told
Partner's actions are suffocating, possibly due to external influence.
Your spit drips down my mouth I wish I were alone
Expression of discomfort or desire for solitude due to an unpleasant act.
It's this long slow burn
Describing the relationship as a prolonged and gradual emotional suffering.
We're always taking turns
Highlighting a pattern of shared experiences or responsibilities.
Yet i'm always the one who's losing
Feeling consistently on the losing side in the relationship.
Losing herself
Losing one's own identity or individuality within the relationship.
I want to be digestible
Expressing a desire to be easily understood or accepted.
For you i am amendable
Willingness to adapt or change for the sake of the relationship.
You look like you've been stuck and
Observing the partner's struggle or stagnation.
I pretend that i'm fine
Pretending to be fine despite internal struggles.
We've already decided i've the darker mind
Agreement or acknowledgment that the speaker has a darker perspective.
Don't call me baby, love we're only at the start
Warning against endearing terms, indicating the early stage of the relationship.
Yet it feels like we're ending
Contrasting the early stage with a sense of impending conclusion or negativity.
It's this long slow burn
Reiterating the theme of a slow and painful emotional process.
We're always taking turns
Highlighting the cyclical nature of shared experiences in the relationship.
Yet i'm always the one who's losing
Consistently feeling like the disadvantaged or hurt party.
Losing herself
Continued loss of self or individuality within the relationship.
I want to be digestible
Desire for easy understanding and acceptance by the partner.
For you i am amendable
Expressing adaptability or willingness to change for the partner.
I want you to know me but to know me is to wanna know less
Desiring understanding but acknowledging the difficulty of achieving it.
I wanna know you but to know you is to realize idk if I can
Expressing uncertainty about the possibility of truly knowing the partner.
It's this long slow burn
Reiteration of the prolonged and painful emotional experience in the relationship.
We're always taking turns
Highlighting the repeated cycle of shared experiences or responsibilities.
Yet i'm always the one who's losing
Consistently feeling like the one who suffers or loses in the relationship.
Losing herself
Continued loss of self or individuality within the relationship.
I want to be digestible
Desire for easy understanding and acceptance by the partner.
For you i am amendable
Expressing adaptability or willingness to change for the partner.
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