Lyrics
How could I know that it was not forever?
Expressing ignorance about the impermanence of the relationship.
How should’ve I acted devoid of passion?
Reflecting on how actions could have been different without intense emotions.
I didn’t know that it had all gone
Realization that everything has ended.
I didn’t want to fuck it all up
Expressing a desire not to ruin everything.
She was a devastating thunderstorm
Describing the person as a powerful force, perhaps with emotional intensity.
And the calmest sea I’d ever seen
Contrasting the person's intensity with a calm demeanor.
Our days were furious like a giant swarm
Recalling intense and turbulent days.
My days just died in sins
Personal days marked by sinful actions and emptiness.
She was a painful injury
Characterizing the person as a source of pain.
And the sweetest rum I’d ever tasted
Describing the person as both painful and sweet.
Our joy was full of miseries
Reflecting on a joyous period filled with difficulties.
My joy had been already wasted
Personal joy already wasted or lost.
She was, she was
Repetition for emphasis on the person's impact.
A dying rose in a desert
Metaphorically describing the person as a dying rose in a desolate environment.
That I had created around her tiny
Describing the creation of a metaphorical desert around the person's spirit.
Precious spirit
Highlighting the preciousness of the person's spirit.
I was, I was
Repetition emphasizing personal lifelessness.
A pile of lifeless ashes
Describing the self as incapable of feeling the person's spirit.
That could not feel her tiny
Emphasizing the inability to connect with the person's spirit.
Precious spirit
Reiteration of the preciousness of the person's spirit.
How could I know that it was not forever?
Repetition of the earlier realization of impermanence.
How should’ve I acted devoid of passion?
Reflecting on actions that could have been different without intense emotions.
I didn’t know that it had all gone
Reiteration of not knowing that everything has ended.
I didn’t want to fuck it all up
Expressing a desire not to ruin everything.
She was, she was
Repetition for emphasis on the person's impact.
The cause of my insanity
Describing the person as the cause of personal insanity.
The star shining for a lonely sailor
Metaphorically describing the person as a guiding star for a lonely sailor.
On winter nights
Setting the scene of a lonely sailor on winter nights.
I was, I was
Repetition emphasizing personal loneliness.
That lonely drunk sailor
Describing oneself as a lonely drunk sailor.
Who could not save the heat
Metaphorically expressing an inability to preserve warmth on winter nights.
On winter nights
Reiteration of the difficulty in retaining warmth.
I said "forgive me"
Expression of regret and a plea for forgiveness.
She said "ok, honey"
Response from the person, accepting the apology.
Here we go again
Indicating a repeated cycle or recurrence of events.
"No"
Expressing a negative response, possibly indicating a continuation of problems.
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