Survive You
Navigating Love's Maze: Monica Moser's Emotional Journey in 'Survive You'
Lyrics
I've tried to rip our pages out
I've attempted to remove our shared history.
But then our story won't close
Deleting our past makes it difficult to conclude our narrative.
I've tried to read new things
Exploring new experiences has proven futile.
But I just hear the same tale retold
Despite seeking change, I only encounter the same story retold.
Do I put you on the shelf?
Contemplating whether to distance myself from you.
Let you collect dust, grow old
Considering the option of leaving our relationship untouched.
Or do I carry you around
Deciding whether to carry the memories of us or not.
Till you grow easier to hold
Weighing the difficulty of holding onto our shared history.
Maybe it's not that the fog hasn't lifted
Suggesting that the emotional fog may persist.
It's that I still can't see a thing
Perceiving a lack of clarity rather than the fog lifting.
It's that I add more steel to my armor
Adding defensive layers to protect oneself, but feeling weakened.
And all it does is leave me weak
Expressing the ineffectiveness of building emotional defenses.
Cause I know the only way over is through
Acknowledging that overcoming challenges requires facing them.
But what I don't even have I can't stand to lose
Expressing the fear of losing something one doesn't possess.
Maybe it's not that I won't survive you
Suggesting the possibility that survival without the other is undesirable.
It's that I don't want to
Expressing a reluctance to endure life without the other.
If I dress in the same patterns
Reflecting on the consequences of maintaining the same behavior.
I'm never gonna wear new pain
Choosing familiarity over the potential for new emotional experiences.
If I keep using shades of you
Stating the risk of limiting love by clinging to past patterns.
I'll never paint love with new stains
Metaphorically referring to the difficulty of embracing new love.
If I keep looking for evidence
Expressing the futility of seeking proof in the wrong places.
I'm never gonna build a new case
Highlighting the difficulty of building a new emotional foundation.
That I as always worthy of that kind of love
Acknowledging personal worthiness of a particular kind of love.
I just looked in the wrong face
Realizing the mistake of investing love in the wrong person.
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