Read Your Mind
Unveiling Hearts: Short in the Sleeve's Melody of Vulnerability
Lyrics
Some other place, some other time
Expressing a desire for a different situation or time.
I would've just walked away
Indicating a willingness to walk away in a different scenario.
Too tired to care, too sure I'd find
Feeling too exhausted to care, confident in knowing everything.
That I'd seen it all anyway
Suggesting a sense of having experienced everything.
But the light in your eyes, the pull of your love
Noticing the captivating impact of the person's love unexpectedly.
Caught me so unaware
Feeling taken by surprise and unprepared.
Still I've got these scars, I know the cost
Acknowledging the emotional wounds but aware of the price paid for love.
Of laying my heart bare
Recognizing the vulnerability of exposing one's true feelings.
So don't just leave me hanging out to dry
Pleading not to be abandoned without resolution.
I'll try to be what you need but I can't read your mind
Expressing a willingness to fulfill needs but unable to understand unspoken thoughts.
No silly dreams, the stuff of the screen
Rejecting impractical or unrealistic dreams, emphasizing practicality.
Leave all that shit for the kids
Dismissing trivial pursuits, suggesting maturity over childish fantasies.
Let's make something now instead of spending our lives
Advocating for taking action in the present instead of pondering missed opportunities.
Wondering why we never did
Reflecting on the importance of creating rather than regretting.
I quit all the games, dropped all the lines
Abandoning manipulative games and insincere gestures.
Half promises worse for wear
Highlighting the consequences of unfulfilled promises.
'Cause I've got these scars, I know the cost
Acknowledging emotional scars and the cost of being emotionally vulnerable.
Of laying my heart bare
Recognizing the impact of exposing one's true feelings.
We're not getting any younger
Commenting on the inevitability of aging.
Let me in or throw me over
Asking to be included or decisively rejected.
So don't just leave me hanging out to dry
Reiterating the plea not to be left without resolution.
I'll try to be what you need but I can't read your mind
Committing to fulfilling needs but acknowledging the inability to understand unspoken thoughts.
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