Serenity
Unveiling the Weight of Unrequited Love: Serenity by Lena Fayre
Lyrics
When you said you wanted me
Feeling committed or determined when the person expressed their desire for a relationship with the speaker.
I swore I would give anything
The speaker pledged to give anything to fulfill the desire of the person who wanted them.
When you said you needed me
Believing the person's assertion of needing the speaker in their life.
I thought I would give everything
The speaker felt inclined to offer everything they had in response to the person's perceived need.
But you, you
The person being referred to.
But you, you
The person being referred to, reiterated for emphasis.
You know that your love will never be enough
Acknowledgment that the love from the person will always fall short or not meet the speaker's needs.
You know that your love will never be enough
Reiteration of the inadequacy of the person's love for fulfilling the speaker's needs or desires.
You wanted my all, but I’m a loaded gun
The person desired all of the speaker's commitment, but the speaker feels dangerous or unstable in that level of commitment.
I don’t need your anything
Rejecting the idea of needing anything from the person; feeling better without dependence.
I’m better off when I am free
The speaker feels happier and more liberated when not tied to the person.
Please take back your everything
Asking the person to take back all they've given; feeling burdened by their presence or offerings.
Your light weighs heavily on me
Feeling overwhelmed or burdened by the emotional weight or influence of the person's presence.
But, you know that your love will never be enough
Reiteration of the insufficiency of the person's love for meeting the speaker's needs or desires.
You know that your love will never be enough
Emphasizing the lack of fulfillment from the person's love for the speaker.
You wanted my all, but I’m a loaded gun
Reiteration that the speaker feels dangerous or unstable in providing all of themselves to the person.
You wanted my all, but I’m a loaded gun
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