Can't Come Back
Unraveling Emotions: Kevin Garrett's Reflection on Love and Loss
Lyrics
Let’s focus
Expressing a desire to concentrate or direct attention.
On the story the way it unfolded
Highlighting the importance of focusing on the unfolding story.
Like the laundry we aired then we coped with
Drawing a metaphor comparing past difficulties (laundry) and coping.
There’s not much left to spare if it’s broken
Suggesting that there's little to salvage if something is broken.
But there’s a lot written down
Noting that there is a significant amount of information or emotions recorded.
Please show me
Requesting to be shown how one is not just another part of someone else's narrative.
How I’m not another verse in your poem
Expressing the idea that decoding a poem does not require wakefulness.
I don’t have to be awake to decode it
Stating that a connection is only as strong as the effort put into it.
Cos the fabric’s only thread til you sew it
Highlighting the fragility of relationships and the need to mend them.
And there’s a lot laying around
Implies the presence of unresolved issues or emotions.
Don’t wanna waste your time
Expressing a reluctance to waste someone's time.
Running through the back of my mind
Referring to introspection or contemplation in the mind.
This happens every night
Indicating a recurring pattern of a particular situation happening nightly.
I keep on saying I’m fine but
Asserting a false sense of well-being despite internal struggles.
Days gets longer oh the farther I count
Describing the elongation of time as difficulties intensify.
While my dreams are hardly drowning you out
Conveying that dreams are not sufficient to drown out problems.
And I swear we can’t fix something we cannot figure out
Asserting the difficulty of solving a problem without understanding it.
But I’ll know it and you’ll know it when it all settles down
Anticipating a realization when things calm down.
But we can’t come back now
Emphasizing the irreversibility of a situation.
Don’t bother
Advising against bothering or worrying.
Every now and again I get caught up
Occasionally getting entangled in difficulties or issues.
I’ll be done at the end of this bottle
Indicating the consumption of alcohol as a coping mechanism.
I know I’m close when my friends call it a problem
Recognizing proximity to a problem when friends express concern.
And that’s when I’ll come around
Committing to addressing the issue when ready.
Don’t wanna waste your time
Repeating the reluctance to waste time, now from the perspective of the other person.
Running through the back of your mind
Reiterating the theme of thoughts recurring in the mind.
This happens every night
Reaffirming the nightly recurrence of a problematic situation.
I keep on saying I’m fine but
Insisting on being fine despite inner turmoil.
Days gets longer oh the farther I count
Describing the elongation of time in the face of difficulties.
While my dreams are hardly drowning you out
Acknowledging that dreams are insufficient to drown out problems.
And I swear we can’t fix something we cannot figure out
Reiterating the challenge of fixing something without understanding it.
But I’ll know it and you’ll know it when it all settles down
Expecting mutual recognition when things calm down.
But we can’t come back now
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of the current situation.
My way is your way out
Expressing a shared path to a solution or resolution.
You’ll stay, I’ll still fade out
Anticipating that one person will persist while the other fades away.
Last line is my wake up
Highlighting a significant realization or awakening.
Lost time, it’s all made up
Acknowledging the creation of fictional or illusory time.
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