Bridges
Building Bridges, Breaking Hearts: Unraveling the Pain in Leanne Marie's Song
Lyrics
Does your heart hurt a little when you hear my name
Expressing the emotional impact of hearing the speaker's name on someone's heart, possibly indicating pain or discomfort.
I never wanted to hurt you
The speaker expresses regret and asserts that causing harm was not their intention.
Something 'bout this whole thing it don't seem right
Suggesting a sense of unease or wrongness about the situation as a whole.
All you ever did was hurt me
Accusing the other person of consistently causing pain to the speaker.
Why did I let it get this far and
Reflecting on the progression of a problematic situation and questioning that choice.
How could you do this to me, me
Expressing disbelief or disappointment in the other person's actions.
I'm building bridges and you're building walls
Metaphorically describing a contrast in approaches to resolving issues, with the speaker building bridges and the other person building walls.
They just don't go hand in hand
Stating that building bridges and building walls are incompatible or contradictory actions.
It's one step closer and two steps back
Describing a struggle in moving forward, encountering setbacks in the process.
Every time we fall apart
Highlighting a pattern of falling apart or breaking up in the relationship.
All this pain and all the endless lies
Referring to the emotional pain and deceit experienced in the relationship.
And the sleepless nights, that I cry wishing somehow
Expressing the emotional toll with sleepless nights and tears, yearning for understanding.
You'd see instead of seeing through me through me
Yearning for the other person to see the speaker's true self rather than seeing through them.
Does your heart hurt a little when you hear my name
Repeating the impact of the speaker's name on someone's heart, emphasizing the emotional consequence.
I never wanted to hurt you
Reiterating the lack of intention to cause harm in the relationship.
Something 'bout this whole thing it don't seem right
Repeating the sense of unease or wrongness about the overall situation.
All you ever did was hurt me
Reasserting the accusation that the other person is responsible for causing pain.
Why did I let it get this far and
Revisiting the questioning of the speaker's choice to let the situation progress to this point.
How could you do this to me, me
Reiterating the disbelief or disappointment in the other person's actions.
You watched me running out into night
Describing an event where the other person observed the speaker leaving into the night.
It was dark out there place the blame
Attributing darkness to the situation and placing blame on the speaker.
On me on me
Emphasizing the attribution of blame to the speaker, repeating it for emphasis.
But it's not my fault this time
Denying responsibility for the situation this time.
I'm building bridges and you're building walls
Reiterating the metaphor of building bridges versus building walls and the incompatibility of the two.
They just don't go hand in hand
Reiterating the idea that building bridges and building walls cannot coexist harmoniously.
Does your heart hurt a little when you hear my name
Repeating the emotional impact of the speaker's name on someone's heart, emphasizing the recurring theme.
I never wanted to hurt you
Reaffirming the lack of intent to cause harm in the relationship.
Something 'bout this whole thing it don't seem right
Reiterating the sense of unease or wrongness about the overall situation.
All you ever did was hurt me
Restating the accusation that the other person is responsible for causing pain.
Why did I let it get this far and
Revisiting the questioning of the speaker's choice to let the situation progress to this point.
How could you do this to me, me
Reiterating the disbelief or disappointment in the other person's actions.
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