Like You
Surviving Shadows: Unveiling the Journey of Self-Discovery in Tamara Canada's 'Like You'
Lyrics
1,2,3,4
Counting the steps taken, possibly reflecting on a journey or progression.
1,2,3,4
Repetition, emphasizing the act of counting steps and creating rhythm.
Counting footsteps that I'm taking
Reflecting on the steps taken, possibly in a relationship or life journey.
Never thought I'd walk away my
Expressing surprise or unexpectedness about walking away from something.
Hands are bloody, fucking stained from
Metaphorically describing hands as stained, possibly from struggles or conflicts.
Fighting for all of the time you stole
Fighting to reclaim time that was taken away.
I, see now that I was your only life line,
Realizing that the speaker was the other person's lifeline.
I, see how I left you to learn to survive
Acknowledging leaving the other person to learn survival skills.
Can't find someone who was like you
Searching for someone similar to the person being addressed.
I'm on the run
Being on the run, possibly avoiding confrontation or seeking escape.
Only you
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the person being addressed.
Always find me, stay behind me
Describing the constant presence of the person in the speaker's life.
Over my shoulder
Feeling watched or followed, possibly haunted by the past.
It's always so cold
Describing a persistent emotional coldness or distance.
Can't find someone
Continuing the search for someone similar to the addressed person.
Who was like you
Repetition for emphasis on the uniqueness of the person being sought.
Like you
-Like you
-Like you
-Taking deep breaths just to pace myself
Describing a need to take deep breaths, possibly for self-control.
Paranoid that I gon' lose myself again
Expressing paranoia about losing oneself again.
Reminiscing on the days that I never knew you
Reflecting on past days when the person was not known.
Turn the clock back to a time when
Expressing a desire to turn back time to a point before knowing the person.
I knew I was above you
Asserting a sense of superiority over the addressed person.
Call it all mistake
Labeling past experiences as mistakes.
Get you out of my brain
Expressing a desire to remove the person from the speaker's thoughts.
But not knowing better is my burden to take
Accepting the burden of not knowing better in the past.
Oh
Expression of emotion, possibly relief or release.
I, see how I watched part of me almost die
Realizing the impact of the speaker's departure on a part of themselves.
I, now I see how you hate that I've left you behind
Recognizing the resentment from the addressed person for leaving them behind.
Can't find someone who was like you
Continuing the search for someone similar to the addressed person.
I'm on the run
Repetition of being on the run, possibly emphasizing the difficulty of escaping.
Only you
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the person being addressed.
Always find me, stay behind me
Describing the constant presence of the person in the speaker's life.
Over my shoulder
Feeling watched or followed, possibly haunted by the past.
It's always so cold
Describing a persistent emotional coldness or distance.
Can't find someone
Continuing the search for someone similar to the addressed person.
Who was like you
Repetition for emphasis on the uniqueness of the person being sought.
Like you
-Like you
-Like you
-1,2,3,4
Repetition, possibly serving as a transition or concluding element.
1,2,3,4
-1,2,3,4
Repetition, possibly serving as a transition or concluding element.</td
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