Lyrics
You're one dotted line
You represent an unbreakable connection or commitment.
That I can't sign
I cannot commit to or agree with what you're offering or proposing.
Yet, I'm a boat
Despite my resistance, I am vulnerable, like a boat on water.
I gave you the remote
I handed you control, but I remain emotionally detached.
But, I'd never shed a tear
I won't cry for things I didn't understand or weren't communicated.
For words I didn't hear
I don't mourn unheard words; communication was unnecessary for me.
I never needed to
I never felt the need for extensive communication.
You left me in need
Your departure left me in a state of lack or want.
And it's the best way to go
Leaving is the best course of action for you.
I hadn't finished yet
I wasn't done yet; maybe I am too slow in understanding or expressing.
Maybe I'm too slow
A sense of self-reflection on personal pace and progress.
I know you never meant to hurt
Understanding that you didn't intend to cause pain.
It's just the way you string your words together
The pain is in how you articulate your thoughts or feelings.
I know many will give it
Aware that many will make an effort.
I know someone will mean it
Believing someone will genuinely mean what they say.
I know somewhere it must be true
An acknowledgment that there must be truth somewhere.
I make a fist
I'm ready to confront or fight.
It won't hit home
My efforts won't have a significant impact.
Changed my mind
A change of perspective or decision.
Wasted time and now it's blown
Time was wasted, and now it's irretrievable.
Now I'm jealous of the rain
Feeling envious of something pure and unashamed (rain).
For it hasn't any shame
Rain falls without inhibition, unlike my situation.
It falls where it likes
Reflecting on the randomness of life.
Is this all that it could be?
Questioning if this is the extent of what life offers.
Is it so hard to read me?
Frustration at not being easily understood.
I look but I do not see you
Searching for someone but unable to perceive them.
(Oh, will it ever, ever go?)
(A question about the persistence of a challenging situation.)
I know wanting won't get it
Understanding that desire alone won't achieve goals.
(Oh, will it ever, ever go?)
(Reiteration of the difficulty in overcoming obstacles.)
So far and close on my bedding
The emotional distance in close proximity to comfort (bedding).
(Oh, will it ever, ever go?)
(Repeating the uncertainty of the situation.)
I don't know who I'm letting in
Uncertainty about the individuals allowed into one's life.
(Oh, will it ever, ever go?)
(A persistent questioning of the uncertainty.)
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