CONFESSION
Love Unraveled: A Heart's Confession in Rachael Sage's 'CONFESSION'
Lyrics
I took you for granted every day of my life
I have not appreciated you enough throughout my life.
From the moment I met you
Since the first moment we met, I believed we would eventually marry.
I believed you would one day be my wife
Currently feeling scared and broken because you're now happy without me.
Now I’m scared and I’m shattered
Expressing the emotional pain and fragmentation I'm experiencing.
‘Cause you’re finally happy
You've found happiness, and that realization is difficult for me to accept.
And I’ve gotta learn to let you go
I need to learn to let go of you and move on.
But where will I go now
A question reflecting uncertainty about the future without the relationship.
I am but we were and I’m tired of wanting
Reflecting on the past, acknowledging the shared identity, and expressing fatigue from unfulfilled desires.
It hurts more than I’m capable of flaunting
The pain is more intense than I can outwardly show.
And I need to be loved
Expressing the fundamental need for love.
By somebody but you’ve been my only friend
You've been my only friend, but I need love from someone else.
Didn’t call you enough
Regretting not communicating enough with you.
Should’ve cried instead of acting so tough
Recognizing the need to express vulnerability instead of appearing strong.
Didn’t tell you I loved you even half of the time
Admitting a failure in expressing love consistently.
Could’ve shared things you might’ve liked
Realizing missed opportunities to share important aspects of life.
To know about but I was afraid
Fearful of revealing certain things due to the potential consequences.
Of losing everything I’d assumed
Fearful of losing everything I assumed would always be there.
Would just be waiting one day
The assumed future is now uncertain.
I am but we were and I’m tired of wanting
(Reiteration of the fatigue from unfulfilled desires expressed in lines 9 and 21)
It hurts more than I’m capable of flaunting
(Repetition of the intensity of pain expressed in lines 10 and 22)
And I need to be loved
(Reiteration of the fundamental need for love expressed in lines 11 and 23)
By somebody but you’ve been my only friend
(Repetition of the need for love from someone else expressed in lines 12 and 24)
Inspiration… confession
(Transition or reflection, possibly indicating a turning point)
She’s someone I’d wanna talk to
Expressing a desire to talk to someone else.
If I didn’t know she’d caught you
A realization that this person is already involved with someone else.
Like a firefly inside a jar
Using metaphorical imagery to depict observation and realization.
I see you become who you really are
Witnessing the true nature of the person, possibly after the end of the relationship.
Hanging high from the rafters
Metaphorically describing the person's vulnerability or fragility.
You’re as gossamer as laughter
Comparing the person's essence to something delicate and ethereal.
With a cobweb of questions
Describing a web of unresolved questions in the person's eyes.
Glistening in your eyes
Visualizing the reflective quality of unanswered questions in the person's eyes.
I am but we were and I’m tired of wanting
(Reiteration of the fatigue from unfulfilled desires expressed in lines 9, 21, and 36)
It hurts more than I’m capable of flaunting
(Repetition of the intensity of pain expressed in lines 10, 22, and 37)
And I need to be loved
(Reiteration of the fundamental need for love expressed in lines 11, 23, and 38)
By somebody but you’ve been my only friend
(Repetition of the need for love from someone else expressed in lines 12, 24-25, and 39)
Inspiration… confession
(Reiteration of the transition or reflection expressed in line 26)
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