What If I Did Kill You
Embracing Life's Complexity: Love, Loss, and the Unanswered Questions
Lyrics
What if I did kill you after all
Contemplating the hypothetical act of killing someone
She wouldn't be mad at you anymore
Suggesting that the person being killed wouldn't be upset anymore
What if I did kill you after all
Reiteration of the idea of considering the act of killing
She wouldn't be mad at you anymore
Repeating the notion that the person's anger would cease
And I know that the world would still go round and round and round
Acknowledging that life goes on, even if the relationship ends
Even if we're not anymore around around around
Highlighting the continuation of the world despite the breakup
But ideas so grand won't help
Diminishing the significance of grand ideas in overcoming emotions
They won't erase the love I've felt
Recognition that profound thoughts cannot erase past love
So there's no point to kill
Asserting there's no purpose in committing murder
And there's no point to die
Stating there's no reason to contemplate suicide
It would not answer any questions like when or why
Emphasizing that death doesn't provide answers to life's questions
I have not lived a lie
Denying a life lived in deceit
So why do I have to hide
Questioning the need to hide when living truthfully
For me to live is to run
Expressing that living involves constant movement and escape
So I will run and run
Committing to running towards someone despite potential rejection
To you
Declaring the intent to run to the person mentioned
Even if it means to be rejected by you
Accepting the possibility of rejection in pursuing the relationship
To live is to be ashamed
Portraying life as a source of shame
To live is to be adored
Indicating that living involves both admiration and disdain
To live is to be hated
Suggesting that being hated is a part of life
To live is to be morned
Implying that living includes experiences of mourning
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