Waiting Alone
Eternal Waiting: Unraveling the Emotions Behind 'Waiting Alone'
Lyrics
Do you really never see me when you come home late at night?
Expressing frustration about not being noticed when the partner comes home late at night.
I'm always waiting alone for you
Highlighting the consistent feeling of waiting alone for the partner to return.
I am a son, your chosen one
Describing oneself as a son, emphasizing a close relationship; "your chosen one" suggests a special connection.
Don't think out loud, just trust my gun
Advising not to vocalize thoughts but to trust implicitly, possibly indicating a need for blind faith.
I never said I'd think things through
Admitting a lack of commitment to thorough thinking, a possible source of tension in the relationship.
I'd never wait on you
Asserting independence by stating a refusal to wait on the partner.
Do you really never see me when you come home late at night?
Reiterating the frustration of being overlooked when the partner returns late at night.
I'm always waiting alone for you
Reemphasizing the constant experience of waiting alone for the partner.
You used to make me feel so much alive
Reflecting on past moments when the partner made the speaker feel alive.
Now I'm waiting alone for you
Expressing a current state of waiting alone, contrasting with the previous aliveness.
Do you really believe my tongue?
Questioning the partner's belief in the speaker's sincerity.
I'm not afraid I've angered God
Asserting fearlessness in the face of potential divine consequences.
I never meant to hurt no one
Denying any intention to harm others, with survival as the motive.
It's how I stay alive
Explaining that avoiding harm is a key strategy for staying alive.
Do you really never see me when you come home late at night?
Repeating the feeling of being unnoticed when the partner returns late at night.
(Do you really even come home late at night?)
Pondering the partner's actual late-night returns, questioning their existence.
I'm always waiting alone for you
Reiterating the enduring experience of waiting alone for the partner.
You used to make me feel so much alive
Recalling past times when the partner made the speaker feel alive.
(I rarely feel like I'm alive)
Expressing a current lack of feeling alive, implying a change in the relationship.
Now I'm waiting alone for you
Continuing the theme of waiting alone for the partner.
'Cause I cannot cry over and over again
Expressing emotional exhaustion and the inability to repeatedly cry.
You've got to stop the lies about what's real and what's pretend
Urging the partner to stop fabricating lies and to distinguish between reality and pretense.
Do you really never see me when you come home late at night?
Repeating the frustration of being ignored when the partner returns late at night.
I'm always waiting alone for you
Reiterating the constant experience of waiting alone for the partner.
You used to make me feel so much alive
Recalling the past when the partner made the speaker feel alive.
(I used to make you feel alive)
Addressing the partner's past role in making the speaker feel alive.
Now I'm waiting alone for you
Continuing the theme of waiting alone for the partner.
(Waiting alone for you)
Concluding with a repetition of the enduring experience of waiting alone for the partner.
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