Don't Kiss Me
Navigating Self-Discovery: Maple Glider's Poignant Reflections
Lyrics
What age do you like me the best?
Reflecting on different stages of life and questioning at which age the speaker is preferred or liked the most.
Right before I put you to the test?
Suggesting a moment of evaluation or challenge, possibly in a relationship, and seeking acknowledgment or approval.
Back when I absorbed everything you said?
Nostalgically recalling a time when the speaker absorbed and valued everything the other person said.
What age do you like me the best?
A repetition of the first line, emphasizing the theme of age and preference in the speaker's reflection.
Don't kiss me
An explicit request or directive not to kiss the speaker, setting a boundary.
My safety should not have to be earned
Asserting that the speaker's safety should not be something that has to be earned.
I was just a baby until you made me into a lesson to be learned
Describing a vulnerability, likening the speaker to a baby who becomes a lesson for the other person.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Expressing a disconnection from one's own body, suggesting a lack of familiarity or comfort.
But definitely don't kiss me
Reiterating the plea not to be kissed, emphasizing the importance of maintaining boundaries.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Continuing the theme of detachment from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the aversion to being kissed.
But definitely don't kiss me
Repeating the refusal of physical affection, underscoring the discomfort or unease.
I want to know, does it make you proud?
Posing a question about pride, possibly seeking validation or acknowledgment from the other person.
In an escalated version of self-consciousness
Describing an intensified self-awareness or self-consciousness in the speaker's journey.
I wonder, do you see me now?
Pondering whether the other person now sees the speaker as they truly are.
Do you see me now?
Repeating the question, emphasizing the desire for recognition and visibility.
Don't kiss me
Repeating the directive not to kiss, maintaining the boundary and asserting the speaker's autonomy.
My safety should not have to be earned
Reiterating that the speaker's safety should not be conditional or earned.
I was just a baby until you made me into a lesson to be learned
Echoing the vulnerability of being a "baby" turned into a lesson, highlighting a sense of innocence lost.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Continuing the theme of detachment from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the discomfort with physical intimacy.
But definitely don't kiss me
Reiterating the plea not to be kissed, emphasizing the importance of maintaining boundaries.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Continuing the theme of detachment from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the aversion to being kissed.
But definitely don't kiss me
Repeating the refusal of physical affection, underscoring the discomfort or unease.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Emphasizing the persistent disconnection from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the aversion to physical contact.
But definitely don't kiss me
Reiterating the plea not to be kissed, emphasizing the importance of maintaining boundaries.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Continuing the theme of detachment from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the aversion to being kissed.
But definitely don't kiss me
Repeating the refusal of physical affection, underscoring the discomfort or unease.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Emphasizing the persistent disconnection from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the aversion to physical contact.
But definitely don't kiss me
Reiterating the plea not to be kissed, emphasizing the importance of maintaining boundaries.
Sometimes my own body, doesn't feel like my body
Continuing the theme of detachment from the speaker's own body, reinforcing the aversion to being kissed.
But definitely just leave me, to be on my own
Concluding with a firm request to be left alone, asserting the need for independence.
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