You're Not Mine
Unrequited Echoes: Love's Silent Struggle in Serenity Haes' 'You're Not Mine'
Lyrics
Walking down all alone
Walking alone, contemplating solitude
Then suddenly I feel home
Feeling a sense of belonging suddenly
Could it be you now
Questioning if the feeling is related to someone specific
Wondering just how
Curious about how the connection was established
You got yourself in my mind
Reflecting on someone who occupies thoughts
Close but yet no where near
Close proximity but emotional distance
In my thoughts I can hear
Hearing thoughts, possibly of the distant person
Could it be you now
Revisiting the question of a specific person's involvement
Wondering just how
Contemplating the duration of the emotional connection
Long it will last this time
Uncertainty about the longevity of the emotional bond
Oh I know that you're not mine
Acknowledging the realization that the person is not romantically committed
And someday yeah with those eyes
Anticipating a future where the person looks at someone else
You'll look at someone new
Expecting the person to move on and find someone new
But I only look at you
Expressing exclusive focus on the person despite potential changes
And you'll never call me yours
Accepting that the person will not claim the speaker
And someday I'll close this door
Planning to close emotional doors in the future
When you look at someone new
Envisioning the person looking at someone else romantically
I'll only look
Emphasizing exclusive focus on the person
At you
Reiterating exclusive attention to the person
Maybe in another life
Fantasizing about a different life where a romantic connection is possible
I could be by your side
Imagining being with the person in an alternate reality
It's only a dream now
Recognizing the dream-like nature of the possibility
Wondering just how
Curious about the complexities of loving someone deemed wrong
Loving you is so wrong
Acknowledging the perceived moral dilemma in loving the person
And I never meant to fall in love
Unintentionally falling in love with someone unavailable
With someone I can't have
Expressing the difficulty of loving someone out of reach
With all that I've been through
Highlighting the speaker's resilience despite challenges
I can't touch
Acknowledging the inability to physically reach the person
The one person I'll never catch
Expressing the frustration of not being able to attain the person
Oh I know that you're not mine
Repeating the realization that the person is not romantically committed
And someday yeah with those eyes
Envisioning the person looking at someone new in the future
You'll look at someone new
Anticipating the person moving on romantically
But I only look at you
Reiterating the exclusive focus on the person despite potential changes
And you'll never call me yours
Accepting that the person will not claim the speaker
Call me yours
Emphasizing the desire for the person to call the speaker 'yours'
And someday I'll close this door
Planning to emotionally distance when the person looks at someone else
When you look at someone new
Anticipating the person's romantic gaze at someone new
I'll only look
Reiterating exclusive focus on the person
At you
Reiterating exclusive attention to the person
At you
Repeating exclusive attention to the person
At you
Emphasizing exclusive focus on the person
I'll only look
Continued emphasis on exclusive focus on the person
At you
Final emphasis on exclusive attention to the person
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