Lyrics
Well here's the song you wish I wrote when I was seventeen
Reflecting on a song not written in adolescence.
Young enough to utter love, still not sure of what we mean
Expressing love at a young age with uncertainty.
Promises were soon to be forgotten
Expectations and commitments destined to be forgotten.
"Let's begin with your self-loathing"
Starting with self-loathing, possibly addressing personal struggles.
Taking pictures off the wall
Questioning choices and reminiscing through pictures.
Do you regret your choice of clothing?
Reflecting on regrettable clothing choices.
Act like I don't care at all
Projecting an indifferent attitude.
When you elaborate about him
Indicating disinterest when discussing another person.
Speak your mind
Encouraging honesty and openness.
I will write down every word
Commitment to recording spoken thoughts.
The best things left unsaid
Valuing unspoken words that remain unheard.
Go unheard
Emphasizing the power of unsaid things.
Well here's the song you wish I wrote when we would fall apart
Addressing a song one wishes was written during a breakup.
Struggling to find myself amidst a broken heart
Struggling to find oneself amid heartbreak.
Sunsets they attribute to the sadness
Associating sunsets with sadness and emotional pain.
Let's pretend you didn't matter, I'll pretend I didn't care
Pretending not to care about someone who mattered.
We can make up like we're friends
Suggesting reconciliation as friends.
And we can spend another year...
Contemplating spending another year together.
But I want to contribute to the madness
Expressing a desire to contribute to chaos or unpredictability.
Speak your mind
Encouraging open communication.
I will write down every word
Committing to recording spoken thoughts (repeated).
The best things left unsaid
Valuing unspoken words that remain unheard (repeated).
Go unheard
Emphasizing the power of unsaid things (repeated).
Inhale your brief desires
Inhaling fleeting desires.
Exhale your deepest sin
Exhaling deep-seated sins.
And I will breathe you in
Expressing an intimate connection with someone.
I will breathe you in
Reiterating the act of embracing someone deeply.
Throw keepsakes in the fire
Symbolically discarding sentimental items in the fire.
Exhale to feel again
Exhaling to experience emotions again.
And I will breathe you in
Reiterating the intimate act of breathing someone in.
I will breathe you in
Emphasizing the repeated act of embracing someone deeply.
And I'll hold you in!
Declaring an intention to hold onto someone.
You are my favorite nightmare
Labeling the person as a favorite nightmare, suggesting complexity.
Disguise you as a dream
Disguising the person as a dream, highlighting deception.
Things aren't always the way they seem
Emphasizing that things may not be as they appear.
You are the space in my bed
Describing the person as a significant presence in the speaker's bed.
And every place we've seen
Highlighting shared experiences and places.
It feels so good to intervene
Expressing satisfaction in intervening or being involved.
You are a flower that's in bloom
Comparing the person to a blooming flower while feeling stuck.
And I'm still stuck inside my room
Expressing a sense of confinement.
Writing songs about the past again
Continuing to write songs about past experiences.
You are the works of Claude Monet
Comparing the person to the works of Claude Monet.
With every word I wrote you to stay
Linking every written word to a plea for the person to stay.
So darling...
Endearingly addressing the person.
Won't you stay the night?
Requesting the person to stay the night.
Here's the song I wish I wrote when I was seventeen
Reiterating the desire for a song written at seventeen.
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