If I Don't Have To
Unveiling Love's Sacrifice: Keaton Henson's Poetic Ode
Lyrics
You, I did it all for you.
I undertook all my actions for your sake.
I'll do my best to teach you to fly,
I will make an effort to guide you towards success or freedom.
Please don't cry or say goodbye.
Plea for emotional restraint; a request not to express sadness or bid farewell.
And I'll love you until the day I die.
Expressing commitment to love intensely until death.
Every night if that's alright.
Requesting affirmation for the proposed nightly routine, seeking consent.
Do you know who I am?
Questioning the listener's knowledge of the speaker's identity.
Do you know just what to do?
Inquiring about the listener's familiarity with the appropriate course of action.
Now you're all that I have,
The listener is now the speaker's sole possession or source of support.
Is it fair to love me too?
Raising the question of fairness in receiving love in return.
You, it hurts because of you.
Your presence is the cause of emotional pain.
And I'll kiss you through a hazmat suit,
Expressing a willingness to show affection even in challenging or hazardous circumstances.
That's what I'll do if I have to.
Committing to demonstrate love even under difficult conditions if necessary.
You seem to know who I am,
Suggesting that the listener has an understanding of the speaker's identity.
As though you know just what to do.
Implying that the listener knows the appropriate response or action.
Now you're all that I have,
The listener remains the primary source of emotional support.
Is it fair to love me too?
Raising the question of fairness in receiving reciprocal love.
And you, I did it all for you.
Reiteration that the speaker's actions were motivated by the listener.
And I'll love you if I don't have to.
Committing to love, even if it becomes unnecessary or unconditional.
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