Apples to Oranges

The speaker mourns the implications or associations linked with the person's name.

The realization that things between them will never be as they once were.

Acknowledgment of differing perspectives in interpreting past events, causing unresolved pain.

The unresolved pain resulting from the different perspectives on past events.

Ruminating on whether the relationship is truly irreparable.

Questioning the permanence of the relationship's broken state.

If given the opportunity to time travel, contemplating warning oneself about the pain.

Wanting to caution the past self to avoid expressing emotions and refrain from certain actions.

Expressing the desire to withhold emotions and refrain from speaking to prevent pain.

And I'd hold my tongue

I'd hold my tongue

I'd hold my tongue

Choosing not to warn about the inevitable pain of the relationship.

Reflecting on the futility of gaining wisdom from painful experiences, anticipating reluctance to engage again.

No wisdom to be gained

You'll never wanna try again

Suggesting choosing relationships that feel safer, even if less appealing, to avoid future messiness.

So pick someone safer

Someone you like less

Implying a recognition of personal struggles and chaos in relationships.

You've always been a mess

Metaphorically describing the transformation of the relationship from something familiar to something entirely different, almost unnoticeable.

Apples to oranges, dust to dust

I'll finish this chapter alone if I must

Apples to oranges, not much in between

I blinked and must've missed the transformation it seems

Expressing contentment for having cared despite heartbreak, realizing the capacity to endure pain.

I won't believe that kind eyes are nothing but threats

Apples to oranges, I'm glad that I cared

'Cause now I know that heartbreak isn't too much to bear

Reiterating grief over the symbolic weight of the person's name and resisting self-blame and futile hopes.

I remember when I realized that they'll never be the same

I fight the thoughts that tell me I'm to blame

And I resist the urge to hope that you feel shame

Expressing a wish for a better explanation or closure and feeling left with incomplete understanding of the situation.

I really could've used just one more season

You told me it's normal, but I already know

I've spent my whole life watching how other people go

Recalling a conversation about happiness and willingness, pondering the turning point when willingness and happiness ceased.

Well I think I know exactly

When you stopped being willing

But when did you stop being happy?

Continuation of the metaphor, reflecting on the unnoticed shift from a familiar relationship to an unrecognizable one.

Apples to oranges, dust to dust

I'll finish this chapter alone if I must

Apples to oranges, not much in between

I blinked and must've missed the transformation it seems

Expressing nostalgia and longing for the past ('apples') and kind aspects of the relationship that are missed despite the transformation ('oranges').

Apples to oranges, I don't have regrets

(I miss the, I miss the kind eyes)

I won't believe that kind eyes are nothing but threats

(I miss the apples)

Apples to oranges, I'm glad that I cared

Recognizing that experiencing heartbreak has provided insight into enduring such pain.