For an Echo
Whispers of Unrequited Echoes
Lyrics
You came unannounced
You arrived unexpectedly
From out of nowhere
From an unknown origin
Stayed for a day
Stayed briefly
When I thought you'd said a year
Contrary to what was initially implied as a longer stay
Your rivers made me
Your accomplishments made me feel inferior
Ashamed of my streams
Comparing achievements, feeling embarrassed about mine
And I wrote you off as a
Dismissing you as a mere fantasy
Daydream
A dismissive attitude toward the person
I'll be your echo
Committing to be an echo, a reflection of the person
And to you I'll be bound
Pledging a strong connection
Won't look up
Choosing not to acknowledge directly
But you'll know I'm around
Presence felt despite not actively participating
When I was seven you poured
A childhood memory of having water poured on the hair
Water on my hair
An act resembling a baptism, perhaps unintentional
Unknowingly baptized in an
In a vintage chair
Old wicker chair
Symbolic experience in a particular setting
Read some lines from a book
Reciting words not belonging to the speaker
That wasn't yours
Expressing love but maintaining a scorecard
And told me that you love me
Professing love despite reservations
But you're still keeping score
Keeping track of perceived debts
I'll be your echo
Reiterating commitment to be an echo
And to you I'll be bound
Emphasizing the enduring connection
Won't look up
Intentionally avoiding direct interaction
But you'll know I'm around
Asserting presence through indirect means
I'll pay you back double
Promising to repay double of what is owed
What you owe me
A sense of confusion and loneliness in a seemingly hospitable environment
Confused and alone in your
Feeling lost and alone despite apparent hospitality
Hospitality
Unable to elicit a reaction
Can't get a rise
Committing again to be an echo
Out of me anymore
Reiterating the enduring connection
But I'll stand here all night
Choosing not to make direct eye contact
Not knowing what for
Assurance of being present in the vicinity
I'll be your echo
Final commitment to continue as an echo
And to you I'll be bound
Reaffirming a strong and lasting connection
Won't look up
Avoiding direct acknowledgment
But you'll know I'm around
Presence known through indirect signs
I'll be your echo
Repeating the commitment to be an echo
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