Elephant
Unspoken Heartache: Navigating Loss and Longing
Lyrics
We're the elephant in the room
We are the unspoken issue everyone is aware of.
All these faces I once knew
Referring to people from the past.
You stole half of them and left me the rest
You took away a significant part of my connections, leaving me with the remainder.
They just took your side
Others sided with you without listening to my perspective.
Without even hearing mine
They did not consider my side of the story.
They won't even look me in the eyes
People avoid making eye contact with me, possibly due to the situation.
As if losing you's not enough
Losing you is already painful.
I've lost time in a world that I love
I've lost time in a world I cherish.
And there's pictures of you in the home where I grew up
There are reminders of you in my childhood home.
So we shake hands as acquaintances
We interact politely, like strangers.
Like we never held them as lovers
Acting as if we never had a deeper connection.
Like we don't still grieve this tangible love
We pretend not to feel the loss of our tangible love.
Oh baby I still grieve your love
Expressing ongoing grief for the lost love.
We're the elephant in the room
Reiterating the unspoken tension between us.
I feel alone when I'm not with you
I feel isolated when not with you.
All these feelings I never knew before loving you
Experiencing unfamiliar emotions since loving you.
Are you as happy as you look
Questioning if your apparent happiness is genuine.
I'd like to ask but I'm scared to try
Fearful of asking directly.
Baby you won't even look me in the eyes
You avoid eye contact, intensifying the emotional challenge.
As if losing you's not enough
Losing you is emotionally overwhelming.
I've lost time in a world that I love
Lost time in a beloved world due to the separation.
And there's pictures of you in the home where I grew up
Reminders of you in my childhood home persist.
So we shake hands as acquaintances
We interact formally, denying our past connection.
Like we never held them as lovers
Ignoring the fact that we were once lovers.
Like we don't still grieve this tangible love
Pretending that the tangible love we had is not missed.
Oh baby I still grieve your love
Continuing to mourn the lost love.
From this close I feel far away
Despite physical proximity, an emotional distance is felt.
My mind says no but my heart will stay
Internal conflict between mind and heart about staying.
As if losing you's not enough
The emotional toll of losing you is significant.
I've lost time in a world that I love
Time lost in a world that was once cherished.
And there's pictures of you in the home where I grew up
Reminders of you persist in my childhood home.
So we shake hands as acquaintances
Formal interaction, denying our past as lovers.
Like we never held them as lovers
Acting as if the deep connection never existed.
Like we don't still grieve this tangible love
Suppressing the acknowledgment of the lost tangible love.
Oh baby I still grieve your love
Continued mourning for the love that is no longer present.
We're the elephant in the room
Emphasizing the elephant in the room metaphor.
Everybody's gone it's just me and you
Others have left, leaving only the two of us to confront the issue.
Will we pretend that there's nothing wrong
Questioning whether to ignore the problem or discuss it.
Or talk this through
Considering the option of addressing and resolving the issue.
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