Time Being
Time Being: Reflections on Loss and Moving On
Lyrics
I've put in the hours
The speaker has invested a significant amount of time.
I've put in the effort
Effort has been dedicated to a particular endeavor.
It fucking feels like
The speaker expresses intense emotions, possibly frustration or exhaustion, due to the time spent.
I've been here forever
There's a feeling of an extended duration or an eternity in this situation.
I've put in the hours
Reiterating the invested time.
I'm done feeling sour
The speaker indicates the end of feeling bitter or resentful.
It fucking feels like
Similar to line 3, expressing a strong emotional experience of duration.
I've been here for...
The speaker suggests an ongoing or unending duration of their presence in a situation.
It was just a matter of time
Anticipation or expectation of someone leaving the speaker's life eventually.
Before you walked out, walked out of my life
Confirmation of someone departing from the speaker's life.
Lessons learned the hard way, always
Indicates a recurring pattern of learning through difficult or challenging experiences.
I bit my tongue
Refers to self-restraint or holding back thoughts or words.
I spoke too much
Having spoken excessively or beyond necessary limits.
What's done is done
Acceptance of irreversible actions or situations.
You chiseled the walls
Metaphorically, the person addressed made barriers that they are now destroying.
That you built up
Refers to the emotional defenses someone erected around themselves.
Around yourself
Further explanation of the emotional barriers set by the person.
And if you don't put the hammer down
Unless the person makes an effort to change or improve, they won't receive aid.
You won't get get any help
Continuing the idea that help won't be offered unless changes are made.
I gave you what you took for granted
The speaker provided something that was underappreciated or not valued.
I've never felt more abandoned
The speaker feels deserted or left alone more than ever before.
I gave you more than this
Expressing the speaker's belief that they gave more than the recipient deserved.
I gave you life
Metaphorically, the speaker gave life or substantial support to the recipient.
It was just a matter of time
Repetition of the anticipation of someone leaving the speaker's life.
Before you walked out of my life
Confirmation of someone departing from the speaker's life.
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