How I Long
Longing for Redemption: Mema Wilda's Poetic Journey of Love and Loss
Lyrics
My darling love
Expressing affection and endearment to a beloved person
I hereby give you me
Committing oneself entirely to the beloved
I'm broken up
Feeling emotionally shattered or hurt
But need to set you free
Desiring freedom for the beloved despite personal pain
I only fear
Feeling apprehensive about things beyond personal control
What I cannot control
Expressing anxiety about inability to manage certain aspects
But I am here
Asserting presence and dedication
I give me to you whole
Offering oneself completely to the beloved
But how I long to strongly change the past
Strong desire to alter past events
The low-key hymn I dearly wished would last
Expressing fondness for something cherished that didn't last
Oh I deserve to die in your arms
Expressing a deep emotional need to be close to the beloved even if it leads to demise
Oh I deserve to die in your arms
Reiterating the intense longing to be in the beloved's arms, despite consequences
I'm driven fast
Being driven swiftly by intense emotions and fears
By madness and by fear
Fear of a potential emotional breakdown or crash without the beloved's presence
I'm gonna crash
Expressing the fear of a personal downfall without the beloved
If I'll never have you near
Linking personal stability to the presence of the beloved
You only know
Belief that the beloved understands the speaker deeply
Everything I am
Belief that the beloved has significant influence over the speaker
You have control
Acceptance of the beloved's control over the speaker's life
My change to good or bad
Acceptance of the beloved's power to influence positively or negatively
But how I long to strongly make it right
Strong yearning to rectify past mistakes
So like a firefly without a light
Feeling lost and incomplete without rectifying past mistakes
Oh I deserve the fire burning in
Desiring intense emotions or passion, despite potential risks or harm
Oh I deserve the fire burning in
Reiterating the desire for intense emotions or passion, despite consequences
Oh double rainbows and the butterflies
Referencing fleeting and beautiful natural occurrences
So beautiful and live to shortly die
Highlighting the transient nature of beauty and life
The rounding cycle of the plants and seeds...
Describing the cyclical nature of life and growth
Cater carefully to all your needs
Advocating for caring attentively for oneself
Oh powered human beings and sewing machines
Referencing human empowerment and mechanical precision juxtaposed with internal worries
Clothe me up with deep anxieties
Describing internal emotional burden despite external appearances
But how I long to fight and break the cage
Expressing a strong desire to break free from constraints or limitations
The last book left on earth has lost a page
Metaphorically representing a loss or imperfection in life's experiences
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