Lyrics
I'm reading old letters
Reflecting on past correspondences
I thought it would be better
Anticipated improvement in emotions
You said that you loved me
Recollection of expressions of love
You wrote it down
Love documented in written form
My body is weak
Physical and emotional vulnerability
And if my body is sick
Reluctance to face challenges
I don't want to get out
Desire to avoid external engagement
I don't want to stay at home ( I don't want to be alone)
Aversion to solitude and the home environment
I don't want to burn them
Reluctance to destroy the letters
I don't want to read them
Reluctance to revisit the content
Old letters
Reiteration of the presence of old letters
I don't want to read them
Repeated reluctance to read the letters
But I do
Admission of succumbing to the urge
And I burn
Symbolic act of destroying the letters
For you
Enduring emotional pain for the past love
I'm reading old letters ( I know that I shouldn't)
Repetition of reading old letters against better judgment
I thought it would be better ( if I put them away)
Maintaining the struggle of emotional detachment
You said that you loved me ( I take them again)
Recollection and recommitment to past expressions of love
You wrote it down ( they take away the pain)
Seeking solace and healing through revisiting love expressed
And I burn
Symbolic act of enduring emotional pain
Yes I burn
Acknowledging the persistent emotional burn
For you
Enduring emotional pain for the past love
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