A Lot of Ink
Ink-Stained Confessions: Love's Perplexing Dilemma
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I'm lying to myself
I am deceiving myself
But I don't know if I'm prepared to listen
Uncertain if I'm willing to hear the truth
The answer is skin deep
The solution is superficial
Where can I find a simpler complexion?
Seeking a simpler understanding or situation
Maybe I can, maybe I can't
Uncertainty about capabilities or choices
Maybe a baby or maybe a plant
Consideration of different possibilities, including unconventional ones
I could buy a gun, a new pair of shoes
Contemplating drastic measures or material possessions
I'll make you unhappy
Expressing the potential to cause unhappiness
So don't make me choose
Reluctance to make a choice
Between the devil I know, the devil I don't
Weighing options between known and unknown challenges
A lover who loves me and a lover who won't
Contrasting lovers with different attitudes
Accept that I'm so confused
Acknowledging confusion about love
About love and love I have refused
Refusing certain types of love
I'll get a lot of ink out of our affair
Expecting to gain a lot of attention or discussion from the relationship
I'll get a lot of ink out of our affair
Anticipating more discussion about the relationship
It's over the kitchen sink with flowers in our hair
Describing a scene with memories, but expressing indifference
But baby, I don't care
Indicating a lack of concern
I want what I can't have
Desiring the unattainable
But if by chance I get it I don't want it
Not valuing what is obtained unexpectedly
I want to hold your hand
Expressing a desire for physical closeness
But holding hands holds
Highlighting the challenges that come with intimacy
More demands than answers
Implies that holding hands involves more difficulties than answers
Give me a kiss, give me a break
Request for a kiss and space
Give me a miss 'cause I won't stay awake
Asking to be left alone because of an inability to stay awake
Beyond the flattery dash caught in a crush
Referring to a moment of infatuation
A moment of pash before the pregnant hush
A moment of passion before a tense silence
Is it two hearts or three? Shaken or stirred?
Pondering the nature of a relationship
Give me an answer or give me the bird
Seeking a clear response or rejecting ambiguity
Oh, won't you tell me about the loves in your life?
Asking about past loves
You're nobody's fool and nobody's wife
Emphasizing independence
You, you execute love's pas de deux
Describing a dance of love but feeling ordinary
But you think you're just par for the course
Perceiving oneself as average in love
And your kisses have no strings attached
Highlighting detached affection
And your love is always left on the latch
Suggesting an openness in love but with reservations
You're such a sweet thing
Complimenting someone as endearing
Not a catch phrase or a dance craze
Noteworthy for genuine qualities rather than trends
But the nature of my success
Success causing emotional distress for others
Seems to make your tears jingles for singles
Others' tears turning into commercial success
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