Born To Be Alone
Born to Embrace Solitude: Unveiling Hidden Depths in Olive Bernard's Melody
Lyrics
When I first met you dear I didn't understand
Initial confusion about the speaker's feelings when meeting the person
Why I felt so certain I could place myself into your hands
Feeling a strong certainty about being in the hands of the person
I couldn't tell if all your warm was just naïveté
Uncertainty about whether the person's warmth is genuine or naive
I had some at sixteen but had to give it all away
Reference to the speaker's past experiences of giving away warmth at a young age
You wouldn't know
Assertion that the speaker was born to be alone, hidden from the person
You wouldn't know
-You wouldn't know that I was born to be alone
-'Cause all you know
The person only knows the selective pieces the speaker has chosen to reveal
Yeah all you know
-Is just the pieces I decided I would show
-If you want me bad
Emphasizing the loss of the opportunity for the person to have the speaker
If you want me so bad
-You've lost the chance you thought you had
-You've lost the chance you thought you had
-The secrets that I keep
Reference to the secrets held by the speaker as a protective measure
The only thing protecting me
Keeping secrets to protect oneself; mention of an ideological agreement if the speaker felt deserving
I hold them in my knuckles every night just like my keys
-Something you said to me about ur ideology
-If I felt I deserved you I'd have told you I agreed
-You wouldn't know
Reiteration of being born to be alone and the person's limited knowledge of the speaker's true self
You wouldn't know
-You wouldn't know that i was born to be alone
-'Cause all you know
-Yeah all you know
-Is just the pieces I decided I would show
-If you said something cruel I'd probably stay
Indicating a paradoxical response to cruelty and love, suggesting a complex emotional state
And when you tell me you love me I'll runaway
-I've spent so many years in and out of therapy
Years spent in therapy, reluctance to discuss personal issues, and acknowledging the person's efforts
Trying not to talk about what I know's really wrong with me
-I read you wrong to think that you were never hurt
-It's just that unlike me you took the time and really put in work
-I know for sure
Acknowledging the person's worth, expressing a sense of unworthiness compared to the person
I know for sure
-I know for sure that you're so much more than I deserve
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