Autumn Leaves
Embracing Change: Letting Go of Autumn Leaves
Lyrics
You think I'm gon wait for you
You believe I will patiently wait for you.
To pay attention to me
Waiting for your attention is not something I will do.
You think I'm gon beg you to
I won't plead with you to show me respect.
Respect me
Respect from you is something I won't beg for.
You think you gon waste my time and get sleep
Believing you can waste my time and sleep is absurd.
Nigga please
I dismiss such thoughts, expressing disbelief.
I'm en route to the garden and I ain't got no honey
I am on my way to a metaphorical garden, and I lack sweetness or affection.
If you want to go
If you wish to depart,
I will let you leave
I won't stop you; I'll allow you to leave.
Promise not to hold
I promise not to cling to memories like autumn leaves.
On to Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves symbolize letting go and not holding onto the past.
You will never know
You will remain unaware of what I hold dear beneath the surface.
What's under my tree
I won't cling to memories like autumn leaves.
Promise not to hold on to Autumn Leaves
Reiterating the commitment to letting go and not holding onto the past.
How could I forget
I acknowledge and recall experiences.
Let me reminisce
Reflecting on the past with a sense of nostalgia.
On what you were, someone
Describing the past lover as someone beautiful but immature and insecure.
Beautiful, immature, insecure
Highlighting flaws and describing the past relationship as a mess.
Mess
Referring to petty lies, alibis, and the aftermath of the relationship.
Petty lies, Alibis, Trash the city left
Emphasizing the negative impact left behind.
On the curb, let it burn
Discarding the remnants of the relationship, allowing it to fade away.
I'm sure you know the rest
Suggesting familiarity with the consequences of a failed relationship.
You were a disaster
Labeling the past lover as a disaster.
No happily ever after
Rejecting the notion of a happy ending with that person.
So if you want to go
If you wish to depart,
Then I will let your broke ass leave
I won't stop you, especially if you're financially struggling.
If you want to go
If you want to go,
I will let you leave
I won't hinder your departure.
Promise not to hold
I commit to not holding onto memories like autumn leaves.
On to Autumn Leaves
Reiterating the promise not to cling to the past.
You will never know
You will remain oblivious to what is cherished beneath the surface.
What's under my tree
I won't cling to memories like autumn leaves.
Promise not to hold on to Autumn Leaves
Repeating the commitment to letting go and not holding onto the past.
If you want to go
If you want to go,
I will let you leave
I won't hinder your departure.
Promise not to hold
I promise not to cling to memories like autumn leaves.
On to Autumn Leaves
Reiterating the commitment to letting go and not holding onto the past.
You will never know
You will remain unaware of what is cherished beneath the surface.
What's under my tree
I won't cling to memories like autumn leaves.
Promise not to hold on to Autumn Leaves.
Repeating the commitment to letting go and not holding onto the past.
When kingdom comes
Referencing a future event or change.
It all falls down
Symbolizing the collapse of everything when a significant change occurs.
You'll run, You'll run, You'll run
Anticipating a reaction of running away when faced with consequences.
If you know what's best for you then, finish what you've begun
Advising to complete what has been started, suggesting facing consequences.
Autumn Leaves
Reiteration of the theme of letting go, likened to autumn leaves.
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