Losing
Emotional Odyssey: Surrendering to the Abyss in Sweet Water's 'Losing'
Lyrics
It was cold that night when you sang your song
Reflects on a cold night when someone sang a song.
It didn't take you long to put me away
Expresses a quick rejection or dismissal by the singer.
Something about you bothered me
The person's demeanor or something about them bothered the singer.
I didn't like you, I didn't want to stay
The singer didn't like the person and didn't want to remain in their presence.
But you took me by the arm
The person physically grabbed the singer.
You bit me and told me to stay calm
The person's action of biting and asking the singer to stay calm.
Ooh are you gonna save me?
Questioning if the person will rescue or save the singer.
Ooh you're crazy
Describing the person as crazy.
I give in
The singer gives in to something.
Now here I go again
Expresses a sense of repetition or falling into a similar situation again.
I can't see nothing
Feeling blinded or unable to perceive clearly.
Goodbye
Goodbye or departure from something.
Well, I told myself that I was taking it slow
The singer convinced themselves they were being cautious.
While I climbed into your bed
The singer entered the person's bed.
I bit my lip 'cause I was getting scared
The singer bit their lip due to fear.
I didn't know what you wanted
The singer was unsure of the person's intentions.
Then you held me so I couldn't leave
The person physically restrained the singer.
You tore my clothes and threw them back at me
The person forcefully removed the singer's clothes.
You kissed me so I could not breathe
The person's actions made it difficult for the singer to breathe.
Oh you're crazy
Reiterating the description of the person as crazy.
I give in
The singer gives in again.
Now here I go again
Repetition of falling into a similar situation again.
I can't see nothing
Feeling blinded or unable to perceive clearly, still.
Oh 'cause I'm losing
Expresses the feeling of losing something.
I'm still losing
Reiterating the feeling of ongoing loss.
I want it all right now
Desire to have everything immediately.
Ain't no sense in waiting long
Impatience and unwillingness to wait for something.
'Cause tomorrow, it may never come
Emphasizes the uncertainty of the future.
You know I won't feel you when you're gone, that's right
Anticipating the absence of feeling something when it's gone.
Yeah, yeah
I give in
Repeating the act of giving in.
Now here I go again
Reiteration of falling into a similar situation again.
I can't see nothing
Continued inability to perceive clearly.
Oh, 'cause I'm losing
Expressing ongoing feelings of loss.
I'm still losing
Reiterating the ongoing state of losing something.
I want it all right now
Desire to have everything immediately, again.
Ain't no sense in waiting long
Repetition of impatience and unwillingness to wait.
'Cause tomorrow, it may never come
Emphasizing uncertainty about the future, repeated.
You know I won't feel you when you're gone
Anticipating the absence of feeling when something or someone is gone, repeated.
Yeah, I won't feel...
Reiteration of the absence of feeling something when it's gone.
I won't feel...
-Yeah
Losing
Summarizes the ongoing feeling of losing something.
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