Give It Up
City of Stolen Moments: Embracing the Inevitable
Lyrics
We’d burn this city down to watch it glow
We would destroy this city just to witness its radiant glow.
I know that you love it
Acknowledging that the person addressed loves the destructive act.
You could never give it up, give it up
Expressing the belief that the person can't give up the destructive desire.
When every minute that we have we stole
Every moment we have together feels stolen or precious.
What I’d do to keep it
Willing to do anything to preserve those stolen moments.
I could never give you up, give you up
Unable to let go of the person addressed.
What would it take for us to leave it all
Questioning what it would take for both to abandon everything.
Cracks in the pavement that we trace like we own this town
Noticing and following cracks in the pavement as if claiming ownership of the town.
I’m thinking clearly or I just don’t know
Uncertain whether thinking clearly or feeling confused.
The world is ending but I can’t keep my mind off of…
Acknowledging the world's troubles but unable to divert thoughts from something else.
Blurry in this place that I don’t know, you say what you’re thinkin’
Feeling disoriented in an unfamiliar place, encouraging openness in communication.
I could never get enough, get enough
Expressing insatiable desire and inability to get enough of the person.
Going to my brain the chemicals
Referencing the impact of emotions on the mind, possibly alluding to love's influence.
Don’t know what I’m thinking
Confusion about thoughts and emotions.
I could never give it up, give it up
Reiterating the difficulty of letting go of the destructive desire.
What would it take for us to leave it all
Repeating the question about leaving everything behind for each other.
Cracks in the pavement that we trace like we own this town
Continued theme of claiming ownership of the town through observed cracks.
I’m thinking clearly or I just don’t know
Reiterating the uncertainty about clear thinking.
The world is ending but I can’t keep my mind off of…
Despite global issues, thoughts are consumed by someone specific.
Can’t keep my mind off of you
Unable to stop thinking about the person addressed.
And if this is life for us, you know it’s fine with me
Expressing contentment with the current state of life if shared with the loved one.
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