Falling Over
Love's Precipice: Embracing Wisdom Over Falling
Lyrics
I can hear the waves crashing. I can hear the wind moan
I am perceiving the sound of ocean waves crashing and the wind making mournful sounds.
I don't need to stand on the edge to know what's lying below
I don't require being at the precipice to understand what dangers or consequences exist below.
It's a long way down that face of stone
Describing the significant distance and potential danger from a steep and unyielding surface.
I can hear the waves crashing. I can hear the wind moan
Reiteration of perceiving the sound of ocean waves crashing and the wind's mournful sound.
The hair at the back of my neck came to attention
Sensation of alertness or tension, likely due to a heightened emotional state.
The second your eyes swept in my direction
The moment when someone's gaze catches attention and interest.
The night is young, and the air is electric
Emphasizing the youthful night and a charged atmosphere.
Make the hair at the back of my neck come to attention
A repetition indicating the intense impact of the moment.
My heart has broken and healed, broken and healed
Expressing a cycle of emotional pain, healing, and then experiencing hurt again.
From lovers who've revealed themselves to be temporary
Previous partners who revealed themselves as temporary, contributing to heartbreak.
So I won't be coming any closer
Declaring an intentional distance to prevent further emotional pain.
I've learned that cliffs are made for falling over
Realization that dangerous situations (metaphorical cliffs) are meant to be avoided.
Thank God I know better, or I would meet your gaze
Gratitude for having wisdom and avoiding potential emotional entanglement.
Let you buy me a whiskey, drink up every word you say
Resisting the temptation of engaging deeply by rejecting offers or advances.
In the morning light I'd ask you to say
Implies a desire to understand the truth or intentions in the sober light of day.
Thank God I know better, or I would meet your gaze
Reiteration of gratitude for avoiding a potentially harmful situation.
My heart has broken and healed, broken and healed
Reiteration of emotional cycles and past experiences of temporary relationships.
From lovers who've revealed themselves to be temporary
Reflecting on transient lovers contributing to emotional wounds.
So I won't be coming any closer
Declaring a boundary to avoid repeating past emotional hurt.
I've learned that cliffs are made for falling over
Acknowledging the realization that certain situations are meant to be avoided for self-protection.
You look like the kind I could lose my mind trying to analyze
Expressing a fascination or interest in someone who seems complex or challenging to understand.
That gets me every time
Emphasizing how the person's effect can be powerful and captivating.
The slightest breeze would come along and suddenly I'd be so far gone
A mere slight influence could cause a significant emotional reaction or attachment.
Barely hanging on
Feeling on the brink of emotional detachment or instability.
So I won't be coming any closer
Reaffirming the decision to maintain distance as a protective measure.
I've learned that cliffs are made for falling over
Reiteration of the understanding that certain situations are best avoided.
I can hear the waves crashing, I can hear the wind moan
Recurrence of the perception of crashing waves and mournful wind, reinforcing the atmosphere of danger or uncertainty.
I don't need to stand on the edge to know what's lying below
Reiterating the understanding of potential consequences without needing to physically be at the brink.
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