Bruises
Echoes of Love Lost: Lewis Capaldi's Emotional Journey in 'Bruises'
Lyrics
Counting days, counting days
Expressing the passage of time, possibly feeling the duration since the partner's departure.
Since my love up and got lost on me
Reflecting on the loss of love and the partner's disappearance.
And every breath that I've been takin'
Suggesting a struggle to breathe or live normally after the breakup.
Since you left feels like a waste on me
Feeling that every breath is wasted without the presence of the departed loved one.
I've been holding on to hope
Holding onto hope for the partner's return when they find peace.
That you'll come back when you can find some peace
Desiring the partner's comeback to bring meaning and completeness.
'Cause every word that I've heard spoken
Perceiving words as empty or meaningless since the partner's departure.
Since you left, feels like a hollow street
Feeling a sense of emptiness or desolation in the absence of the loved one.
I've been told, I've been told to get you off my mind
Receiving advice to forget, but struggling to erase memories of the departed love.
But I hope I never lose the bruises that you left behind
Expressing a desire to keep the emotional scars (bruises) left by the departed partner.
Oh my lord, oh my lord, I need you by my side
Yearning for the presence of a higher power or divine intervention in the absence of the loved one.
There must be something in the water
Suggesting external factors affecting emotions, like something in the water.
'Cause everyday it's getting colder
Describing a gradual emotional cooling or distancing.
And if only I could hold ya
Expressing a wish to hold the partner again to avoid emotional drowning.
You'd keep my head from going under
Believing the partner's presence would prevent emotional distress.
Maybe I, maybe I'm just being blinded
Considering the possibility of being blinded by positive memories of the past relationship.
By the brighter side
Acknowledging the brighter side of the past relationship despite its end.
Of what we had because it's over
Recognizing the finality of the relationship and its impact.
Well, there must be something in the tide
Suspecting a connection between emotions and external factors like tides.
I've been told, I've been told to get you off my mind
Reiterating the advice to forget, but expressing a desire to retain the emotional marks left by the partner.
But I hope I never lose the bruises that you left behind
Repeating the hope to preserve the emotional scars as a reminder.
Oh my lord, oh my lord, I need you by my side
Reiterating the yearning for divine presence in the absence of the loved one.
There must be something in the water
Connecting emotional changes to external factors, possibly water-related.
'Cause everyday it's getting colder
Describing a continued emotional cooling or distancing over time.
And if only I could hold you
Expressing a desire to physically hold the partner to avoid emotional distress.
You'd keep my head from going under
Believing the partner's presence would prevent emotional drowning.
Ooh
Repetition of vocalization, possibly reflecting emotional pain.
Ooh
-Ooh
-Ooh
-Your love I'm lost in
Repetition of the idea of being lost in the partner's love despite exhaustion.
It's your love I'm lost in
-Your love I'm lost in
-And I'm tired of being so exhausted
-It's your love I'm lost in
-Your love I'm lost in
-It's your love I'm lost in
-Even though I'm nothing to you now
-Even though I'm nothing to you now
Emphasizing the current insignificance to the departed partner.
There must be something in the water
Repetition of the impact of external factors on emotions and the desire to prevent emotional drowning.
'Cause everyday it's getting colder
-And if only I could hold you
-You'd keep my head from going under
-There must be something in the water
Reiterating the impact of external factors on emotions and the desire to avoid emotional distress.
'Cause everyday it's getting colder
-And if only I could hold you
-You'd keep my head from going under
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