Lyrics
Please don't cry
Requesting not to cry
I don't wanna lie
Expressing a desire not to tell falsehoods
I don't wanna keep you stuck this time
Not wanting to keep the listener trapped in a difficult situation this time
With all my words
Acknowledging the impact of words
I know what will work
Claiming understanding of what will be effective
I know how to keep you in this hurt
Knowing how to maintain emotional pain
Till you're so tired
Describing a state of exhaustion
And no longer fight
Indicating a point of giving up the fight
Until I have dimmed the light inside
Expressing a desire to extinguish the inner light
That shined so bright
Referring to a previously bright inner light
And stronger than mine
Comparing the strength to that of the listener
It's getting too hard for me to hide the broken parts I was willing to keep
Struggling to conceal broken aspects
To stop myself from feeling like I could be weak
Using strength to avoid vulnerability
So I took all my strength out on you
Redirecting strength toward the listener
It was all that I knew
Highlighting a limited understanding or approach
I was willing to prove that the love I was given was true
Attempting to prove the sincerity of received love
In my heart
Referring to an emotional space
It was dark
Describing emotional darkness
So the light that you gave me was only revealing a truth
Acknowledging that received love revealed an uncomfortable truth
I have taken their hurt out on you
Admitting to projecting others' pain onto the listener
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