Don't Explain
Unspoken Pain: Oleta Adams' Heartfelt Plea
Lyrics
Hush now, don't explain
Request for silence, no need to provide reasons
You're the cause of all my trouble and pain
Addressing someone as the source of troubles and pain
Unless you're mine don't explain
Desire for commitment before offering explanations
My love, my love, my love don't explain
Emphasis on preserving love without justifications
There is nothing with me not to gain
Expressing there's nothing to lose in the relationship
You know that I love you
Affirmation of love despite challenges
Look at what lovin' has done
Reflecting on the consequences of love
All my thoughts were real and so sincere
Assertion of genuine and sincere thoughts
I was so completely yours
Past commitment and complete devotion
You know, I hear folks cha-cha-chatter
Awareness of gossip and potential infidelity
And I know you cheat
Direct acknowledgment of cheating
Right or wrong right now doesn't matter
Minimization of importance of right or wrong at the moment
You're here with me, sit down, have a seat
Invitation to be present and share the moment
It's your time to feel the pain
Recognition of the other person's time for suffering
It's your time to reel, don't explain
Encouragement to experience the pain without explanations
Hush now, don't explain
Reiteration of the need for silence and understanding
There is nothing with me now to gain
Reaffirmation that there's nothing to gain from explanations
I'm gonna skip ?
Line skipped, not provided
Don't explain, don't explain
Final insistence on not explaining
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