I Wanted You
Yearning Echoes: Unveiling Emotional Depths in Roe Kapara's 'I Wanted You'
Lyrics
Taste the words that fell from your Tongue
Taste the impact of the words you spoke
Bitter and cold just the way that you want
The words are harsh and unwelcoming, just as desired
You say I’m unclean and I’m buried in sin
Being accused of impurity and trapped in sin
You drink the lies that you tell to your kids
Drinking in the deceptive stories told to the children
I’ve been sittin’ in the cold
Experiencing a cold and lonely state
Happiest I wouldn’t know
Unaware of happiness, possibly due to the cold emotional state
And I’ve been myself for all these years
Remaining true to oneself over the years
Shadows open into fears
Shadows representing hidden fears emerging
Ball it up all into tears that I
Emotional turmoil expressed through tears
Finish off my selfish way
Ending self-centered behavior
I wanted you to stay
Expressing a desire for the person to stay
I wanted you to say my name
Desire for the person to acknowledge and say the speaker's name
I wondered if you’d change
Curiosity about whether the person would change
I wanted you to stay
Reiteration of the longing for the person to stay
The pain’ll help me grow
Belief that pain contributes to personal growth
With all the times you let me go
Reflecting on the repeated instances of being let go
I’m tired of the pain
Expressing exhaustion from enduring pain
I wanted you to stay
Reiteration of the desire for the person to stay
You’ve taken all my breath
Feeling breathless due to emotional exhaustion
He lies away and warms our bed
Partner lying away, possibly emotionally distant
And my only friend was wasted on you again
Loneliness as the only friend was wasted on the person
I’ve painted all these walls
Walls adorned with memories that cannot be erased
With memories that I can’t redraw
Unable to recreate or change those memories
You won’t call again, but baby I’d understand
Not expecting a call, but willing to understand if it happens
I wanted you to stay
Reiteration of the desire for the person to stay
I wanted you to say my name
Desire for the person to acknowledge and say the speaker's name
I wondered if you’d change
Curiosity about whether the person would change
I wanted you to stay
Reiteration of the longing for the person to stay
The pain’ll help me grow
Belief that pain contributes to personal growth
With all the times you let me go
Reflecting on the repeated instances of being let go
I’m tired of the pain
Expressing exhaustion from enduring pain
I wanted you to stay
Reiteration of the desire for the person to stay
I wanted you to stay
Repetition of the strong desire for the person to stay
I wanted to say my name
Desire to hear the person say the speaker's name
Of all the things you’d take
Expressing the importance of the person staying
I wanted you to stay
Reiteration of the strong desire for the person to stay
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