Bleeding Out Loud
Echoes of Heartache: Bleeding Out Loud by Stephen Day
Lyrics
Wore my heart on my sleeve
Expressing vulnerability by openly showing emotions and feelings.
And told you I needed you
Communicating a need for the other person in the relationship.
Then wore that shirt to sleep in
Symbolizing emotional intimacy by wearing a significant item to sleep in.
And by morning you’ll leave
Anticipating the end of the relationship by the morning.
A piece of you part of me
Emphasizing the lasting impact of the person on the speaker.
I can hear it in your breathing
Noticing emotional distance through the partner's breathing.
When you let me go
Addressing the inevitability of being let go in the relationship.
Would you let me down slow
Requesting a gentle and gradual separation.
I’m bleeding out loud
Expressing emotional pain and vulnerability.
I’m already bleeding out now
Highlighting the ongoing suffering and emotional turmoil.
I can still hear you speak
Recalling past conversations and communication.
Giving all of your reasons
Listening to justifications and explanations from the partner.
As if I didn’t know
Indicating awareness of the partner's motives despite explanations.
And I start to believe it
Beginning to believe the partner's reasons, despite initial skepticism.
Reach out so I feel you
Desiring physical connection to confirm the partner's presence.
But I’m clinging to a ghost
Realizing the emotional unavailability of the partner.
When you let me go
Acknowledging the inevitable release from the relationship.
Would you let me down slow
Reiterating the plea for a slow and gentle departure.
I’m bleeding out loud
Reiterating the emotional pain and loud expression of suffering.
I’m bleeding out loud
Emphasizing the continued emotional bleeding and distress.
I’m already bleeding out now
Repeating the ongoing and immediate emotional suffering.
And I know it’s a dream
Recognizing that the current situation is a dream or illusion.
It’s been years now since the real thing
Highlighting the passage of time since the relationship was genuine.
But at night when I’m weak
Describing vulnerability during moments of weakness, especially at night.
My mind can run and make believe
Allowing the mind to create fantasies or illusions to cope with reality.
So when you let me go
Repeating the acknowledgment of the impending release from the relationship.
Would you let me down slow
Reiterating the desire for a gradual and gentle separation.
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