The Test
Love's Exam: Navigating Intimacy and Estrangement
Lyrics
Look like a lush. Talk like a tease
Appearance and communication suggest contradictory qualities - appearing intoxicated but speaking seductively.
The way you like it
Expressing a preference or desire for a certain manner or behavior.
In front of your house, alone on the street
Being outside your house, isolated on the street.
You ask me to come inside
Inviting someone into your home or life.
Asleep through all our classes
Unconscious during school lessons or disregarding responsibilities.
You hang me out to dry
Leaving someone vulnerable or exposed without support.
If this is a test
Questioning the situation as a trial or examination.
I?m losing my shit
Feeling extremely distressed or anxious due to the situation.
Would it kill you to care
Wondering if the other person could show concern or interest.
As much as I did?
Questioning the level of care or investment compared to one's own.
If this is a test
Considering the possibility that efforts are futile or wasted.
I'm wasting my breath
Feeling that communication or attempts are not making a difference.
You're a stranger I know well
Perceiving the other person as familiar yet distant or unknown.
And not at all
Contrasting familiarity and unfamiliarity within the same person.
Heart on a hook thrown out to the sea
Feeling emotionally exposed and vulnerable, like an object cast aside.
Your basement busy
Someone's lower level, likely a place of emotional turmoil or chaos.
Sitting in the dark, I turn the radio off for a
Sitting in darkness, isolating oneself from external distractions.
Phone call you'll likely miss
Expecting a call but anticipating it will be ignored or overlooked.
Wake me when it's over
Requesting to be awakened once a distressing situation concludes.
The last sound of goodbye
Final sounds indicating departure or the ending of a relationship.
Let's imagine the end before we even begin
Considering the conclusion before the commencement of an event or relationship.
You said
Quoting a statement made by the other person.
You're a stranger I know well, and not at all
Reiterating the contradiction of knowing someone yet feeling distant or unfamiliar.
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