Lyrics
Be safe, I can't leave you this way
Expressing concern for the safety of the other person and a reluctance to part in the current state.
I promise you my silence if you promise you’ll be okay
Mutual agreement to maintain silence, with the condition that the other person ensures their well-being.
Okay?
A confirmation or seeking affirmation of the agreement to be okay.
Keep up, you can't keep me away
An assertion that the person being addressed should keep up and not distance themselves.
You know I'm worried about you still
Continued concern for the well-being of the other person, emphasizing ongoing worry.
Just promise me you’ll be safe
A plea or request for a promise to remain safe in the future.
I guess the time we spent together was the price of your pain
Reflection on the past, suggesting that the time spent together came at the cost of the other person's pain.
Another night alone, I contemplate disturbing your peace
The contemplation of intruding into the other person's peace during a lonely night.
I know it's over, what we did it was a time and a place
A realization that the relationship is over, acknowledging it as a momentary chapter in a specific time and place.
It's okay, you're busy getting over me
Acknowledgment of the other person moving on and being occupied with getting over the speaker.
It's okay, I'm just a line on your face
The speaker acknowledging their diminishing significance in the other person's life.
And with time, it will fade
Assurance that with time, the impact of the speaker on the other person's life will fade.
Just likе the bruises by your waist
Comparison of emotional wounds to physical bruises, acknowledging the speaker's responsibility.
It's my fault, I'm to blame
Admission of fault and self-blame for attempting to control the other person.
I triеd to hold you in place
Recognition of an unsuccessful attempt to hold onto the other person.
I wanted you for my own
Expression of desire for ownership of the other person.
But you always moved in your ways
Observation that the other person always maintained their independence.
I was a feeling you replaced, a temporary love, it’s me
Acknowledgment of being a temporary replacement for a previous emotional connection.
I’m the hold inside your chest, I know it well, I feel it too
Identification as the emotional burden within the other person, sharing a mutual understanding of that burden.
If you need someone to hold you down I'm here regardless
Offering support regardless of the other person's choice, emphasizing commitment.
Still if you don’t, it's cool, I'll leave you alone to be just promise
Respecting the other person's decision to be alone, with a request for a promise to stay safe.
You'll be safe
A final plea for the other person's safety, repeating the theme of the song.
(Keep me secret)
Repetition of the plea for safety, with a mix of lines suggesting secrecy, coolness, and the role of a keeper.
Act so cool with me
-(I’m your keeper)
-Safe behind the scenes
-(Keep me secret)
-Act so cool with me
-(I'm your keeper)
-Safe behind the scenes
-(Keep me secret)
-Act so cool with me
-(I'm your keeper)
-Safe behind the scenes
-Be safe, promise me you'll be safe (Keep me secret)
-Act so cool with me
-(I'm your keeper)
-Safe behind the scenes
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