Back to Black
Love's Journey Through Shadows: Back to Black
Lyrics
Every night the same light shines
Every night, a consistent light is reflected from your eyes to mine.
From your eyes and back to mine
There is a reciprocal exchange of emotion between us through our eyes.
With a vision of the love
That exchange holds a perception of the love we believed was genuine.
We thought was true
However, the harsh realities of the world overshadow the love we once thought we shared.
But the darkness of the world out there
The darkness and negativity in the world affect the love we thought was ours.
Surrounds the love we thought we shared
Our perceived love is surrounded and tainted by the darkness of the external world.
And it all fades back to black
Ultimately, everything reverts to a state of emptiness and despair between us.
Tween me and you
Resulting in a bleakness between us, a return to a void.
But me and you we're not to blame
We aren’t responsible for this outcome.
Love always returns from where it came
Love tends to go back to its origins, despite our efforts.
Back to black and in the end
The cycle of returning to a state of despair and darkness is the ultimate outcome.
It's all the same
This repetitive cycle renders everything essentially unchanged in the end.
Now the darkness has slipped inside
Now, the darkness has infiltrated our relationship.
But neither one of us can hide
Both of us cannot conceal our feelings despite trying to act otherwise.
Though you act for me
Your behavior towards me mirrors mine towards you.
Just like I act for you
There's a mutual imitation or pretense in our actions.
But when out two fates did cross
When our destinies intertwined, we should have foreseen the price to pay.
We should have both guessed the cost
We should have anticipated that everything would revert to darkness.
That it all fades back to black
Ultimately, it all returns to a state of emptiness and nothingness.
And nothing's new
Nothing new emerges from this cycle of love and despair.
But me and you we're not to blame
We are not at fault for this recurring outcome.
Love always returns from where it came
Love naturally reverts to its origins despite our attempts to change it.
Back to black and in the end
The cyclical return to despair and darkness is an inevitable conclusion.
It's all the same
This repetitive cycle renders everything essentially unchanged in the end.
So if some mirror up on the wall
If a mirror reflected the love we once had,
Reflected the love that we once saw
We could stay there endlessly, frozen in that moment.
We could stand there forever
We would be unable to move forward.
And never move
However, the image of love in the mirror diminishes and doesn’t endure.
But loves' picture in the glass
It fades away, never maintaining its presence.
Fades away it never lasts
The reflection fades, signifying the impermanence of love.
It just all fades back to black
Ultimately, everything returns to a state of emptiness and falsity.
And nothing's true
No truth remains in this cycle of love and despair.
But me and you we're not to blame
We aren’t responsible for this recurring outcome.
Love always returns from where it came
Love naturally reverts to its origins despite our attempts to change it.
Back to black and in the end
The cyclical return to despair and darkness is an inevitable conclusion.
It's all the same
This repetitive cycle renders everything essentially unchanged in the end.
Back to black for me and you
The return to a state of despair and emptiness affects both of us.
Is back to blue
Returning to a desolate state affects both you and me.
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