Beyond Belief
Unforgettable Love: Embracing Life's Strange Beauty
Lyrics
She's celebrated as a composer
Recognition of her as a skilled composer
Of dark poems
Description of her compositions being dark poems
But I knew as a dancer-by-night
Revealing her dual life as a dancer at night and a barista during the day
Barista-by-day
Highlighting the contrast between her night and day occupations
You see, that was New York
Setting the scene in New York during the pre-handheld computer age
The pre-handheld computer age
Explaining the era without handheld computers
By which I mean, as the sun rose we sense the coming day
Describing the anticipation of the coming day as the sun rises
With our hearts, with our face
Expressing the emotional connection with the approaching day
High point of the bridge above the East River
Referring to a significant location, the high point of a bridge above the East River
Where it was imparted to me
Recalling a moment of imparted wisdom
You may love many times but this one
Suggesting the possibility of loving multiple times
This one will be
Emphasizing the uniqueness of a particular love experience
Sweet and unforgettably
Describing the love as sweet and unforgettable
Strange as can be... beyond belief
Characterizing the love as strange and beyond belief
So now what light have we brought to this life?
Pondering the impact or contribution of light to life
I don't mean the numbers games, portfolios, the collection of "likes"
Excluding conventional measures like numbers, portfolios, and social media likes
For what was accused as weakness
Recognizing strength in what is perceived as weakness
In the end bears strength
Highlighting the strength that emerges from perceived weaknesses
If all the pain could've been for something
Contemplating the purpose of enduring pain
Where it was imparted to me
Repetition of imparted wisdom about love
You may love many times but this one
Reiterating the possibility of loving multiple times
This one will be
Reemphasizing the uniqueness of a particular love experience
Sweet and unforgettably
Repeating the description of love as sweet and unforgettable
Strange as can be... beyond belief
Reiterating the characterization of love as strange and beyond belief
I was accused of possessing too much
Being accused of having too much spirit
Too much spirit
Receiving criticism for possessing excessive spirit
Also, ineptitude for mechanistic designs
Being considered inept in mechanistic designs
Watched numbers on the page arrange themselves into patterns of flight
Observing numbers on a page forming patterns of flight
Help me never to strive
Expressing a desire to avoid striving in the face of external falsehoods
Amid the city of external lies
Rejecting the pursuit of success amid a city of external lies
I do not understand the basic principle that money-is-time
Confessing a lack of understanding of the concept that money equals time
And you soul-is-for-hire
Challenging the notion that one's soul can be bought
But I recall...
Recalling a specific memory
I recall the sense of your hand in mine
Recalling the sensory experience of holding hands
Of your hand in mine
Repetition of the sensory memory of holding hands
Your hand in mine
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