Lyrics
as you sat there with your coffee looking up
Reflecting on a conversation while having coffee
you told me your life story, how there'd never be enough
Sharing a life story and feelings of insufficiency
glue to put you back together or ropes to tie it in
Feeling broken without solutions to mend
and so softly showed the scars
Revealing emotional scars gently
how you can begin to light
Finding a way to start anew
all these lights alone
Managing struggles independently
to wait
Patience in waiting
wishing you'd come home
Longing for someone's return
take a breath
Preparing for challenges ahead
you'll need it where you're going
Advising to improvise in the face of uncertainty
make it up as you go along
when she figures it out
Anticipating a realization or understanding
she'll be astounded to find that she
Surprise when comprehending a missed opportunity
never even had a chance
Regret over not having had a fair chance
she may never get around
Uncertainty about grasping the essence of life
what it's all about
Hoping for a quiet or less impactful realization
i just hope that the crash is not too loud.
Fearing the aftermath of a revelation
when she figures it out.
and they told you that it's cold
Warning about the harshness of distance
this far away from home
Sacrificing familiarity for an uncertain journey
but you sold all you know for a bus ride with no phone
Questioning past choices
now you lay on your back wondering what went wrong
Reflecting on regrets while lying down
all the letters that you sent me, they all went into this song
Transforming personal letters into a song
to me
all your lights are off
Feeling disconnected or closed off
to me
Being in a position of control or dominance
honey, you're on top
take a breath
-you'll need it where you're going
-make it up as you go along
-when she figures it out
-she'll be astounded to find that she
-never even had a chance
-she may never get around
-what it's all about
-i just hope that the crash is not too loud.
-when she figures it out.
-when she figures it out.
-you'll find out someday i know
Assurance of eventual understanding
just don't think i'll be here to
Unavailability in the future
make sure you make up your mind
Encouragement to decide decisively
you've only got to stop
Pause and contemplate
when she figures it out
she'll be astounded to find that she
-never even had a chance
-she may never get around
-what it's all about
-i just hope that the crash is not too loud.
-(and i hope i'm not around)
Personal hope to avoid witnessing a realization
when she figures it out.
you've got to stop.
Encouragement to halt or pause
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