I Say Fever
Love's Delay: A Symphony of Waiting and Longing
Lyrics
Before she met me she took herself to wait five years
Before meeting the speaker, the person waited for five years.
After I met her, her teacher said "Best wait five years."
After the speaker met her, her teacher advised waiting for five more years.
I ask my neighbors, they said it's wise to wait five years.
Neighbors suggest that waiting for five years is a wise decision.
I say "Fever."
The speaker exclaims "Fever."
I told a friend how I'm feeling and this made her sad
The speaker shared their feelings with a friend, making her sad due to concerns about her own desirability.
'Cause she fears that no man will ever desire her so bad.
The friend fears that no man will desire her as strongly as the speaker desires his love interest.
How dare I feel this and do naught but sit on my hands.
The speaker acknowledges the feeling but remains inactive.
I say "Fever."
The speaker exclaims "Fever."
Hold my heart like a hot potato,
Metaphorical expression: Handle the speaker's heart delicately like a hot potato.
Push the clock for an hour later.
Delay the inevitable, procrastinate by pushing the clock an hour later.
This is just code to decipher
The situation is like a code to be deciphered.
Found my ploughman, chased the piper.
The speaker found his ploughman (a companion) and chased the piper (pursued happiness).
That ended up.
The situation ended.
That's all now.
This is the conclusion; there is nothing more to say.
These are the ones who talk.
Those who talk but never act.
Never a lick, needs her to kiss him.
A person who never takes action expects others to initiate affection.
The first five years go by and we are no longer here.
Five years have passed, and the speaker and the person are no longer together.
I blame myself for not taking steps to draw her near.
The speaker blames himself for not taking steps to bring the person closer during the first five years.
I try to decide what to do now based on love not fear.
The speaker contemplates the next steps based on love rather than fear.
I say "Fever."
(Empty line)
(Four years)
Four years have passed (elapsed time).
Hold my heart like a hot potato,
Metaphorical expression: Handle the speaker's heart delicately like a hot potato.
Push the clock for an hour later.
Delay the inevitable, procrastinate by pushing the clock an hour later.
This is just code to decipher
The situation is like a code to be deciphered.
Found my ploughman, chased the piper.
The speaker found his ploughman (a companion) and chased the piper (pursued happiness).
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