Picking Up The Pieces
Unveiling the Emotion Behind Unspoken Thoughts
Lyrics
I know there's something that you're thinking but you won't ask
The speaker acknowledges unspoken thoughts in the other person but anticipates they won't inquire about them.
Don't go, even if you're saying it's fine
Urges the other person not to leave, even if they claim everything is okay.
I know there's something that you're thinking but you won't ask
Reiterates the presence of unspoken thoughts in the other person and the expectation that they won't ask about them.
Don't go, even if you're saying it's fine
Reiterates the plea for the other person not to leave, even if they insist everything is fine.
Being alone is it a choice or a defect
Raises the question of whether being alone is a deliberate choice or an inherent flaw.
I can't feel and I need a valid reason
The speaker expresses an inability to feel and a need for a valid reason.
Is it something more than just my secrets
Questions whether there's more to the situation than the speaker's secrets.
I promise I'll convince you to leave this
The speaker promises to persuade the other person to leave the current situation.
So stop, and tell me where's my heart
Commands the other person to stop and disclose the location of the speaker's heart.
When do the feelings start
Ponders when the emotions will commence.
When I'm picking up the pieces
Expresses the speaker's state when collecting and dealing with fragments of a broken situation.
I know there's something that you're thinking but you won't ask
Repeats the acknowledgment of unspoken thoughts in the other person.
Don't go, even if you're saying it's fine
Reiterates the plea for the other person not to leave, despite their assurance that everything is fine.
I know there's something that you're thinking but you won't ask
Repeats the presence of unspoken thoughts in the other person and the expectation that they won't inquire.
Don't go, even if you're saying it's fine
Reiterates the plea for the other person not to leave, even if they claim everything is fine.
My threads are tearing but you're not a seamstress
Metaphorically describes the speaker's vulnerabilities, highlighting the inability to mend them like a seamstress would.
And you keep caring, trying to sew all my pieces
Indicates the other person's persistent care and effort to repair the speaker's broken self.
It's something chronic and not just a season
Suggests that the situation is chronic and not merely a passing phase.
This isn't going to change please believe this
Asserts that the circumstances won't change, urging the other person to believe this.
So stop, and tell me where's my heart
Commands the other person to stop and reveal the location of the speaker's heart.
When do the feelings start
Asks when the emotional response will initiate.
When I'm picking up the pieces
Reiterates the speaker's state when collecting and dealing with fragments of a broken situation.
I'm caught breaking another heart
Confesses to breaking another person's heart.
When do the feelings start
Asks when the emotional response will initiate in the context of breaking another person's heart.
When I'm picking up the pieces
Reiterates the speaker's state when collecting and dealing with fragments of a broken situation.
Picking up the pieces
Repeatedly emphasizes the act of picking up the pieces as a central theme.
I know there's something that you're feeling but you can't grasp
Acknowledges that the other person is feeling something but is unable to grasp it.
Let go, and give yourself some piece of mind
Encourages the other person to let go and find peace of mind.
So stop, and tell me where's my heart
Commands the other person to stop and disclose the location of the speaker's heart.
When do the feelings start
Asks when the emotional response will initiate.
When I'm picking up the pieces
Reiterates the speaker's state when collecting and dealing with fragments of a broken situation.
I'm caught breaking another heart
Confesses to breaking another person's heart.
When do the feelings start
Asks when the emotional response will initiate in the context of breaking another person's heart.
When I'm picking up the pieces
Reiterates the speaker's state when collecting and dealing with fragments of a broken situation.
I know there's something that you're thinking but you won't ask
Repeats the acknowledgment of unspoken thoughts in the other person.
Don't go even if you're saying it's fine
Reiterates the plea for the other person not to leave, despite their assurance that everything is fine.
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