Written Guarantee
Embracing Surrender: A Written Guarantee of Reciprocity
Lyrics
Nothing happens when you're counting the cost
Emphasizes that nothing significant occurs when one is focused on calculating the expense.
You fill the basket when the bread gets tossed
Suggests that rewards come when one is open to receiving, likening it to filling a basket when bread is offered.
Castaway upon the waterfront
Describes a state of abandonment at the edge of the water.
Step right in and take whatever you want
Invites taking freely without limitations.
It's a written guarantee
Introduces the concept of a written guarantee, setting the theme for the song.
When I give it up to you
Expresses a reciprocal relationship, giving and receiving, forming the basis of the guarantee.
You give it back to me
-It's a written guarantee
Reiterates the idea of the written guarantee, reinforcing the reciprocal nature of the relationship.
When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-Full of feelings that I couldn't afford
Refers to emotions that were initially beyond affordability.
Till I up and threw my heart overboard
Describes a bold act of letting go of one's heart.
Take it all 'cause I remember when
Recalls sacrificing one's life to allow another to find theirs again.
I lost my life so you could find it again
-It's a written guarantee
Affirms the reliability of the written guarantee and questions the likelihood of disagreement.
When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-Who is gonna disagree
-When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-Nothing happens when I'm counting the cost
Reiterates that nothing significant occurs during cost calculation.
You fill the basket when the bread gets tossed
Reiterates the idea of receiving rewards when open to it, akin to filling a basket with tossed bread.
It's a written guarantee
Reiterates the reciprocal relationship and the assurance of the written guarantee.
When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-It's a written guarantee
-When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-It's a written guarantee
Continues to emphasize the reliability and reciprocity of the written guarantee.
When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-Who is gonna disagree
-When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-It's a written guarantee
Concludes by restating the theme of the written guarantee and the reciprocal nature of giving and receiving.
When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
-It's a written guarantee
-When I give it up to you
-You give it back to me
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