I Could Say
Embracing Freedom: Life After Love
Lyrics
I could say that I'll always be here for you
The speaker could claim to always be there for someone.
But that would be a lie and quite a pointless thing to do
However, such a statement would be false and purposeless.
I could say that I'll always have feelings for you
The speaker could profess enduring feelings for someone.
But I've got a life ahead of me and I'm only 22
But the speaker acknowledges having a future at 22.
Since you've gone I've lost that chip on my shoulder
The speaker no longer carries a burden since the person left.
Since you've gone I feel like I've gotten older
After the departure, the speaker feels a sense of aging.
Now you're gone it's as if the whole wide world is my stage
With the person gone, the world becomes a stage for the speaker.
Now you're gone it's like I've been let out of my cage
The departure is liberating, as if released from confinement.
You always made it clear that you hated my friends
The person disliked the speaker's friends and made it known.
You made me feel so guilty when I was running round with them
Feeling guilty was induced when spending time with those friends.
And everything was always about being cool
Life with the person was centered around the concept of being cool.
And now I've come to realize there's nothing cool about you at all
The speaker realizes that the person was not cool after all.
Since you've gone I've lost that chip on my shoulder
The departure alleviated the burden or chip on the speaker's shoulder.
Since you've gone I feel like I've gotten older
Feeling older after the person's departure.
Now you're gone it's as if the whole wide world is my stage
The world becomes a stage with the person no longer present.
Now you're gone it's like I've been let out of my cage
Freedom is felt as if released from a cage.
Since you've gone I've lost that chip on my shoulder
The sense of burden is further reduced since the person left.
Since you've gone I feel like I've gotten older
Continued aging and maturing emotionally post-departure.
Now you're gone it's as if the whole wide world is my stage
The world remains a stage without the person's presence.
Now you're gone it's like I've been let out of my cage
Continued sense of liberation and freedom from constraints.
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