Narrow
Navigating Love's Turbulence: Mayday Parade's 'Narrow' Meaning
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What's this game that we pretend to play
Questioning the nature of a game they pretend to play in their relationship.
Always a day too late to try and pick up that weight
Expressing a sense of missed opportunities and regret, feeling delayed in addressing issues.
If you want me to try I will try until you're satisfied
Willingness to make an effort to satisfy the other person's needs or expectations.
Promise if things go right we can go back if you'd like
A promise to return to a positive state if things go well.
Stuck in between
Feeling stuck or conflicted between different emotions or situations.
Caught in the meantime
Experiencing a sense of waiting or uncertainty in the meantime.
Always alone even the one time this feeling's let me in
Consistently feeling alone, even when there's a chance for emotional connection.
So it has to be just like you had imagined it'd be
Describing an expectation that the situation should match a preconceived imagination.
With a rope in your one hand
Imagery of a difficult situation with a rope and a rock, possibly symbolizing challenges to overcome.
And a rock in the other you'd swim for the shore
Suggesting a struggle against obstacles and a desire to reach safety.
I don't belong here and you don't belong here
Feeling out of place or not belonging in the current circumstances.
Let's swim for the shore
Expressing a mutual desire to escape the current situation and move towards something better.
Stuck in between
Repetition of feeling stuck or conflicted between different emotions or situations.
Caught in the meantime
Reiteration of experiencing a sense of waiting or uncertainty in the meantime.
Always alone
Continued feeling of loneliness despite occasional emotional moments.
Even the one time this feeling's let me in
Repetition of the idea that this feeling has rarely been allowed to enter their life.
When you were outside
Recalling a moment when the other person was outside, and a desire to connect through communication.
I was screaming your name through the radio
Expressing a longing for the other person through radio communication.
And wouldn't I lie just to sing of your praise with hymns
Suggesting a willingness to exaggerate or bend the truth in praise of the other person.
When you were gone I forgot how to make anything at all
Reflecting on a period of emotional difficulty and confusion when the other person was absent.
You left before it was time to go
Noting the premature departure of the other person before resolving issues.
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