Blood
Anemic Longing: Emotions Enshrined in 'Blood'
Lyrics
One pint when I leave tomorrow
Leaving with a commitment or memory symbolized by one pint.
One pint when I'm gone
Having another pint in the absence or departure.
Ten drops when I thought I saw you
Experiencing emotional pain or loss, represented by ten drops.
Ten drops when you're gone
Enduring the emotional aftermath when the person is gone.
One part when I say I love you
Expressing love, possibly in unequal parts.
One part when you don't
Not reciprocating love when expected.
One piece when I saw you walking
Feeling incomplete when witnessing the person with others.
But you were not alone
Discovering the person is not alone when seen walking.
And I cannot afford to lose you
Emphasizing the importance of not losing the person.
'Cause you are in my blood
Stating the person is deeply ingrained in the speaker's life.
But I'm anemic, pale and dreamy
Describing personal weakness, being anemic, pale, and dreamy.
It turns my thoughts to mud
Expressing how this weakness affects thoughts negatively.
Loneliness was not worth trying
Reflecting on the futility of pursuing loneliness.
Solitude is hard
Acknowledging the difficulty of being alone.
I'm inside of my head lately
Being introspective and mentally distant from the person.
Far away from you
Physically far away from the person.
I call your name from far out places
Calling out to the person from distant places.
Calling home for you
Longing for home and connection with the person.
But I'm anemic, pale and dreamy
Reiterating personal weakness despite the connection.
It turns my thoughts to mud
Repeating the negative impact on thoughts due to weakness.
But I could never, ever lose you
Asserting the enduring connection despite personal struggles.
Cause you are in my blood
Reiterating the deep, intrinsic connection with the person.
But I'm anemic, pale and dreamy
Recalling personal weakness and its impact on thoughts.
It turns my thoughts to mud
Repeating the negative influence of weakness on thoughts.
To mud
Continuing to emphasize the muddy nature of thoughts.
To mud
-One gift for the church of roses
Offering a symbolic gift to a place of beauty and serenity.
A knife that cuts the bone
Using a knife metaphorically to cut through challenges.
In white masks I see them dancing
Observing masked figures dancing, possibly indicating deception.
It's time for letting go
Declaring it's time to release or move on.
One gift for the church of angels
Presenting another symbolic gift to a divine place.
The veil that turns the lust
Referencing a veil associated with desire or secrecy.
All of them are up there floating
Noting the ethereal nature of beings in divine realms.
It's time for letting go
Reiterating the need to let go and move forward.
Letting go
Emphasizing the act of letting go.
Letting go
-Letting go
Final repetition of the theme of releasing and moving on.
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