Night Terror
Unveiling Shadows: Night Terrors and Betrayal in Katie Greenberg's Melody
Lyrics
Secrets have a cost, they're not for free
Secrets come with consequences and are not freely shared.
And if that's true, well, baby you owe me
The listener feels owed something due to undisclosed secrets.
You say you bear it all, but I can see
Despite claims of openness, the singer perceives hidden struggles.
You've got some ghosts and I think you'd agree
Suspicions of unresolved issues or past traumas in the partner's life.
I just wish you'd trust in me the way I trust in you
Expressing a desire for reciprocal trust in the relationship.
But you won't look at me
The partner avoids eye contact, possibly indicative of guilt or evasion.
Put away the odds and ends, turn off the TV
Suggesting a need to address and resolve lingering problems.
Just come clean
An appeal for honesty and transparency in the relationship.
I thought you were my dream
Initial belief that the partner was the ideal romantic connection.
But you keep me up at night
Partner's actions or issues causing sleepless nights for the singer.
And what kind of dream
Questioning the nature of the relationship and its impact.
Wakes you sweating in a fright
Comparing the relationship to a distressing dream.
Baby you're my night terror
Labeling the partner as a source of nighttime distress and fear.
You're my night terror
Reiteration of the partner being a recurring night terror.
All alone, the only noise, the phantom of your voice
Being haunted by memories or echoes of the partner.
That won't stop haunting me
The partner's influence continues to trouble the singer's thoughts.
This chill is all you've left behind, foggy state of mind
Describing a lingering emotional and mental impact after the relationship.
I can't break free
Feeling trapped and unable to move on from the emotional chill.
I thought you were my dream
Revisiting the disappointment of the failed idealized relationship.
But you keep me up at night
Continued disturbances in the singer's thoughts caused by the partner.
And what kind of dream
Reflecting on the unsettling nature of the relationship's impact.
Wakes you sweating in a fright
Comparing the partner's effect to a frightening dream.
Baby you're my night terror
Reiterating the partner as a source of nighttime fear and distress.
You're my night terror
Affirmation of the partner's role as a recurring night terror.
Baby you're my night terror
Repetition of the partner's impact on the singer's nights.
You're my night terror
Confirmation of the partner's continued role as a night terror.
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