Strings
Entangled Desires: Luke Frees' Melody of Favors and Strings
Lyrics
It was what you wanted
Expressing fulfillment of a desire in the past.
Now it's what I need
Transitioning from desire to necessity.
Are we together or not
Pondering the status of the relationship.
I'm feeling stuck in between
Feeling emotionally conflicted or trapped.
At first I really fought it
Initially resisting a situation or feeling.
I like having you around
Enjoying the presence of someone.
But soon enough I spotted
Discovering a one-sided aspect of the relationship.
This one-way street downtown
Noticing an imbalance in the relationship dynamics.
And it's hard and it's hardly the end of the road
Facing challenges, but it's not the end.
But I can't let go just yet
Struggling to let go despite difficulties.
And you know it, I've told you, it's bold of you
Acknowledging boldness in requesting attachment.
To ask me to stay attached
Highlighting the complexity of the relationship.
It's just favors for favors
Describing the relationship as transactional.
And a spiderweb of strings
Metaphorically representing the complexity with strings.
Do you only want a man
Questioning if materialism defines the connection.
Who's gonna get you everything?
Exploring the expectation of providing everything.
Some cheap entertainment
Characterizing the relationship as superficial.
For the price of honesty
Weighing the relationship against honesty.
And up till now that wasn't a hard sell to me
Reflecting on the past ease of accepting the arrangement.
I put my phone on silent
Attempting to block external disturbances.
And try and cut out the noise
Seeking solitude to reminisce about past joys.
Remembering in the quiet
Nostalgically recalling past pleasures in silence.
The things I used to enjoy
Confronting negative consequences of setting boundaries.
But putting up boundaries seems to make it worse
Experiencing emotional and physical pain from attachment.
Wrapped around your finger till blood vessels burst
Expressing the difficulty of detaching emotionally.
And it hurts to feel
Acknowledging the emotional pain.
Like all I do is annoy you
Feeling like a source of annoyance in the relationship.
And it's hard and it's hardly the end of the road
Facing challenges, but it's not the end.
But I can't let go just yet
Struggling to let go despite difficulties.
And you know it, I've told you, it's bold of you
Acknowledging boldness in requesting attachment.
To ask me to stay attached
Highlighting the complexity of the relationship.
It's just favors for favors
Describing the relationship as transactional.
And a spiderweb of strings
Metaphorically representing the complexity with strings.
Do you only want a man
Questioning if materialism defines the connection.
Who's gonna get you everything?
Exploring the expectation of providing everything.
Some cheap entertainment
Characterizing the relationship as superficial.
For the price of honesty
Weighing the relationship against honesty.
And up till now that wasn't a hard sell to me
Reflecting on the past ease of accepting the arrangement.
It was what you wanted
Expressing fulfillment of a desire in the past.
And now it's what I need
Transitioning from desire to necessity.
I used to come when you called
Recalling past responsiveness and obedience.
I used to follow your lead
Recalling a time of following someone else's lead.
You said you felt too exhausted
Acknowledging exhaustion and desire for freedom.
That you wanted to be free
Expressing fulfillment of a desire in the past.
It was what you wanted
Transitioning from desire to necessity.
Now it's what I need
Finalizing the transformation from desire to necessity.
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