Silhouettes
Embracing Shadows: Love's Dance of Distances
Lyrics
Well, I know you won't admit this,
Acknowledgment that the person won't openly admit something.
but I am just a silhouette to you.
The speaker feels like they are just a shadow or insignificant to the listener.
Found comfort with my distance,
Expressing finding solace in maintaining a certain distance.
but you never let me stray out of your view.
Despite the distance, the listener keeps the speaker within their sight.
Who really needs the past,
Questioning the importance of the past when something new is enticing.
with the allure of something new?
The allure of novelty making the past less significant.
So, we split apart at last,
The speaker and the listener part ways.
I went back to the places that I knew
The speaker returns to familiar places from before they met the listener.
before you.
Reiterating a return to pre-relationship locations.
And you'll never have to see
Assurance that the listener won't witness a particular light surrounding the speaker.
the light that wraps itself around me.
The speaker remains hidden from the listener's perspective.
And I'll never have to know
The speaker won't explore the experiences and locations of the listener.
the faces and the places you go.
That you go (x4)
Repetition emphasizing the departure or movement mentioned earlier.
When I can't bear the resistance,
The speaker struggles with resistance but adapts to unfamiliar shapes.
I bend in shapes and ways that I never knew.
Committing to altering existence based on the listener's request.
But, I'll try to postpone my existence,
The speaker is willing to manipulate their emotions for the listener.
Yeah, I'll stop or start my heart, if you ask me to.
Expressing readiness to stop or start the speaker's heart if asked by the listener.
I'll stop my heart and then I'll wait for you.
Reiterating the willingness to wait for the listener.
I was sure I never would be sure we were in love
Initial uncertainty about being in love.
(Although its stark and black)
Despite love being stark and black, the speaker was sure.
I am sure I never will be sure of love to come
Anticipation of continued uncertainty about future love.
(There is one thing left to hold onto)
Emphasizing the importance of holding onto something.
After you
Reference to a future beyond the speaker and the listener.
And you'll never have to see
the light that wraps itself around me.
Reiteration of the hidden light from line 12.
And I'll never have to know
Reiteration of the speaker's lack of knowledge about the listener's experiences.
the faces and the places you go.
That you go (x4)
Repetition emphasizing the departure or movement mentioned earlier.
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