Higher
Elevating Emotions: Oscar Louis's 'Higher' Unveils a Journey of Self-Discovery
Lyrics
I stopped on trusting you a while ago
I stopped trusting you some time ago.
And it's a feeling that just won't go away
A persistent feeling lingers despite the passage of time.
But while we're here together let me say
While we're currently together, I want to express something.
Let's use each other one more day
Let's mutually use each other for one more day.
Up at the function hiding from something
At a social event, avoiding or escaping from something.
One of us had to get higher
One of us had to elevate or get higher.
Hand on my shoulder
A gesture of connection, someone placing their hand on the speaker's shoulder.
Pull me in closer
Drawing in closer physically or emotionally.
One of us had to get higher
Reiterating the idea that one of them needed to rise or get higher.
Higher
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing the desire for elevation.
You looked defeated when it went my way
Observing a defeated look when things favored the speaker.
Thought you would suck it up and celebrate
Expectation of the other person to cope and celebrate despite the loss.
But you never even called to say how are you
Surprise at not receiving a call to inquire about the speaker's well-being.
I'm by myself and I just don't care anymore
Feeling indifferent and not caring while being alone.
Do you even care at all
Questioning if the other person cares at all.
Up at the function hiding from something
Returning to the social function, still avoiding or escaping from something.
One of us had to get higher
Reiteration of the need for one of them to rise or get higher.
Higher
Emphasis on the desire for elevation.
Hand on my shoulder
Continuation of physical closeness, with a hand on the shoulder.
Pull me in closer
Reinforcing the idea of pulling in closer emotionally or physically.
One of us had to get higher
Restating the necessity for one of them to rise or get higher.
Those memories are settled in
Memories are firmly established or settled.
My jealousy is menacing
The speaker's jealousy is a threatening force.
You told me who I had to be
Being instructed on who and where the speaker should be.
Where I had to be
Directive on the speaker's identity and location.
Those memories are settled in
Memories persist, and the other person's jealousy is viewed as a remedy.
Your jealousy is medicine
The other person's jealousy is seen as a form of healing or medicine.
You told me who I had to be
Directive on the speaker's identity and location repeated.
Where I had to be
Reiteration of where the speaker should be.
Over you
Declaring a separation or moving beyond the other person.
On a high
Being in an elevated or positive state, moving past the previous situation.
Only us
Emphasizing that the positive state is exclusive to "us."
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