Can't Turn Away
Unrequited Miles: A Journey of Love and Acceptance
Lyrics
Two hundred miles between us, I'd walk them all for you
Expressing a willingness to make a significant effort to bridge the physical distance for the person being addressed.
It's really so exciting to find someone new
Expressing excitement about discovering someone new in life.
And tell me that you're feeling the way I feel today
Requesting confirmation that the person feels the same way on the current day.
And tell me that you need me, tell me I'm okay. yeah
Seeking reassurance and affirmation of one's importance in the relationship.
I was your brief obsession, I really thought you cared
Reflecting on a past relationship where the speaker believed they were important to the other person.
But you're a well-versed actor who's emotionally impaired
Describing the other person as skilled in acting but lacking emotional connection.
You're brushing me off like I'm only here to bother you
Feeling dismissed and unimportant in the current interaction with the other person.
There's nothing going for us, but I can't accept that as true
Acknowledging the lack of positive prospects in the relationship but struggling to accept it.
I don't think that my face ever passes thru your mind
Expressing doubt that the speaker occupies the other person's thoughts or consideration.
I see you in the hallway we bump shoulders all the time
Noticing frequent physical proximity but perceiving a lack of genuine interaction or acknowledgment.
And I don't think you care enough to give me the time of day
Feeling unnoticed and unimportant, doubting the other person's interest or concern.
But I can't turn away
Despite feeling neglected, the speaker cannot disengage emotionally and remains unable to "turn away."
Now, I've gotten over you, it didn't take that long
Claiming to have moved on from the relationship with the other person relatively quickly.
If only I'd known from the start with you there's something wrong
Expressing regret for not realizing earlier that something was amiss in the relationship.
For every person in this world, there's someone who is meant to be
Asserting the belief that everyone has a destined partner, but realizing that the current person is not the right one.
And I realize that with you, is not the place for me
Recognizing that the current relationship is not where the speaker belongs.
EE-yay-ee-yeah
Ending with a vocalization, possibly expressing emotional intensity or closure.
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