Compromise
Unwavering Love in Compromise - Smile Empty Soul
Lyrics
Drive through your neighborhood
Expressing movement through the narrator's neighborhood.
You hide like I knew you would
Suggesting that the person being addressed is hiding as expected.
You don't ever call me
Pointing out the lack of communication from the addressed person.
You told me to stay away
Recalling an instruction or advice to stay away from the addressed person.
A game that you always play
Describing a recurring pattern of playing games in the relationship.
I know that you own me
Suggesting a sense of being controlled or owned by the addressed person.
And I'm staring at the walls again
Expressing a state of introspection and contemplation.
At these pictures that are in my head
Referring to mental images or memories the narrator is dwelling on.
When will you realize
Posing a question about the addressed person's awareness.
Now you're forever mine
Claiming a lasting connection with the addressed person.
You don't have to run
Asserting that the addressed person doesn't need to flee.
I won't compromise
Declaring a refusal to make concessions or settlements.
All that I know is right
Emphasizing a belief in the correctness of the narrator's knowledge.
You and I are one
Stating a sense of unity or oneness with the addressed person.
I write but you never do
Highlighting the narrator's one-sided communication through writing.
I smile when I think of you
Expressing a positive emotional response when thinking about the addressed person.
Wonder where you're hiding
Questioning the whereabouts of the addressed person.
And baby when you think of me
Pondering the emotional response of the addressed person when thinking about the narrator.
Do you cry or do you scream
Posing questions about the emotional state of the addressed person.
The path we walk is winding
Describing the unpredictable nature of the path or journey shared with the addressed person.
And I'm staring at the walls again
Reiterating a state of introspection and contemplation.
At these pictures that are in my head
Revisiting mental images or memories in the narrator's mind.
When will you realize
Repeating the question about the addressed person's realization of their connection.
Now you're forever mine
Reaffirming a claim of a lasting connection with the addressed person.
You don't have to run
Reiterating that the addressed person doesn't need to run away.
I won't compromise
Reaffirming the narrator's refusal to compromise.
All that I know is right
Restating the belief in the correctness of the narrator's knowledge.
You and I are one
Reaffirming a sense of unity or oneness with the addressed person.
Feeling like a loser
Expressing a feeling of inadequacy or defeat.
How could you just choose to leave
Questioning the addressed person's decision to leave.
And change another rule, so bad
Noting a change in the rules of the relationship.
Some day I will find you
Expressing determination to find the addressed person someday.
Then I will remind you
Asserting an intention to remind the addressed person of their value.
Babe you're the best thing that I have
Expressing admiration and stating the addressed person's importance.
When will you realize
Repeating the question about the addressed person's realization of their connection.
Now you're forever mine
Reaffirming a claim of a lasting connection with the addressed person.
You don't have to run
Reiterating that the addressed person doesn't need to run away.
I won't compromise
Reaffirming the narrator's refusal to compromise.
All that I know is right
Restating the belief in the correctness of the narrator's knowledge.
You and I are one
Reaffirming a sense of unity or oneness with the addressed person.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Concluding with an emphatic "Yeah" to reinforce the previous statements.
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