Lyrics
I leave as I enter, another boy caught in-between
The speaker enters and leaves a situation, feeling caught in between.
Now all I can muster are whispers to your screams
The speaker can only offer quiet responses while the other person expresses loudly.
Don't you remember how you eased my disgrace?
Recalling how the other person helped alleviate the speaker's embarrassment or shame.
Don't you remember the love you saw in my face?
Remembering the affection and love the other person once recognized in the speaker's face.
Perfected in silence
Being highly skilled or refined in remaining silent.
A physical presence
A state of being physically present without necessarily being vocally or emotionally engaged.
I sought affection, but now I realize
Realizing that the search for affection was a mistake or misunderstanding.
A cold rejection, the movement in your eyes
Experiencing rejection through the other person's nonverbal cues.
But I can remember when you shook against me
Recollection of a time when the other person physically trembled against the speaker.
I can remember when I saw what love could be
Remembering a moment that revealed the potential of what love could be.
Perfected in silence
Being exceptionally skilled or adept in maintaining silence.
A physical presence
Being physically present while not actively engaging in communication.
Ain't what she did, it's the way that she did it
The importance lies not in what the other person did but in how it was done.
When I couldn't give, only she could forgive it
When the speaker couldn't provide something, only the other person could forgive it.
Ain't what she did, it's the way that she did it
The emphasis is on the manner in which the other person acted, not the action itself.
As long as I live, it's for me to relive it
Expressing a commitment to relive the experience as long as the speaker lives.
Silence
Reiterating the significance of silence.
Part of the answer is that there's really no escape
There's no easy way out of the situation being experienced.
Part of the answer is that life can have such perfect shape
Life can sometimes seem perfectly structured or well-formed.
Don't you remember all the nights you shared in my disgrace?
Recalling shared moments during difficult times.
Don't you remember that the love that filled this empty space
Remembering that love filled the emptiness within.
Was
Perfected in silence?
Questioning if love or connection was perfected through silence.
A physical presence
Being physically present yet expressing a silent nature or connection.
Perfected in silence
Repetition emphasizing the idea of perfected love or connection through silence.
A physical presence
Reiterating the concept of being physically present while maintaining silence.
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