Grateful
Embracing Shadows: Patrick Lammer's Grateful Journey
Lyrics
All those twisted years
Reflection on difficult and challenging years
I hate to talk about
Reluctance to discuss a painful topic
Don't ask me for it
Request to avoid inquiry or discussion
All those twisted thoughts
Reference to unsettling and troubled thoughts
Something went so wrong
Acknowledgment that something went awry
And it still can hurt, so
Recognition of lingering emotional pain
I would just be grateful if you tried
Expressing gratitude for the effort of staying
To stay another night
Desire for the person to remain for another night
As my lover
Addressing the person as a lover
I would just be grateful if you tried
Reiteration of gratitude for attempting to understand
To understand me right
Request for correct comprehension and support
And give me cover
Seeking emotional protection and shelter
All those stupid tricks
Reference to ineffective attempts to calm down
To try and cool me down
Describing futile efforts to reduce emotional intensity
But you see I'm still burning
Indication of persistent emotional turmoil
And sometimes I wake up
Occasional realization of haunting memories
To find phantoms all around
Perception of imaginary threats in waking moments
And when I think they're here to get me
Fear of being pursued by perceived dangers
I would just be grateful if you tried
Gratitude for assistance in dispelling fears
To make them go away
Request for help in banishing unsettling thoughts
Like mother used to
Comparing the request to a comforting maternal influence
I would just be grateful if you tried
Expressing thanks for creating a sense of safety
Pretending that we're safe
Engaging in a shared illusion of security
Like mother used to
Reference to a maternal figure providing protection
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