Iris
Eternal Yearning: Embracing Love's Fragility in Patrick Russell's 'Iris'
Lyrics
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Expressing a willingness to sacrifice anything, even an eternal state, to be close to the person being addressed.
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
Believing that the other person can sense the speaker's emotions or presence in some unspoken way.
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
Describing the person as the closest thing to heaven the speaker will ever experience.
And I don't want to go home right now
Expressing a reluctance to leave the current moment or situation, possibly with the person mentioned.
And all I can taste is this moment
Focusing on the present experience and the sensation it brings, possibly emphasizing the intensity of the moment.
And all I can breathe is your life
Feeling that the essence of life is drawn from the presence of the person being addressed.
And sooner or later, it's over
Acknowledging the inevitable end of a particular situation or relationship.
I just don't wanna miss you tonight
Expressing a desire not to miss the person when the situation or relationship comes to an end.
And I don't want the world to see me
Preferring to keep personal feelings and vulnerabilities hidden from the world.
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
Anticipating that the world may not comprehend or empathize with the speaker's emotions.
When everything's made to be broken
Highlighting the fragile nature of everything, suggesting that it is prone to breaking or falling apart.
I just want you to know who I am
Desiring the addressed person to understand the speaker's true self amid the fragility of existence.
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Accepting the inevitability of emotional expressions such as tears and facing the truth in one's lies.
Or the moment of truth in your lies
Emphasizing the difficulty in resisting or suppressing genuine emotions.
When everything feels like the movies
Comparing life experiences to the dramatized nature of movies, possibly suggesting the surreal or staged quality of certain moments.
Yeah, you bleed just to know, you're alive
Acknowledging the willingness to endure pain or challenges in order to feel alive.
And I don't want the world to see me
Reiterating the desire to keep personal emotions and vulnerabilities hidden from the world.
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
Expressing doubt about the world's capacity to understand the speaker's emotions and experiences.
When everything's made to be broken
Reiterating the theme of the fragile nature of everything, suggesting the inevitability of breaking.
I just want you to know who I am
Expressing the fundamental desire for the addressed person to truly know and understand the speaker's identity.
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