Drowning in Plain Sight
Love's Elusive Embrace: A Journey Through Heartache and Longing
Lyrics
I punch out and walk through with everyone else too
I finish work and walk out with everyone else.
My car starts on the third try, same old store and same old things I buy
My car starts after a few attempts, and I go to the familiar store to buy the usual things.
I see my street and my house in front of me
Upon reaching my street, I see my house in front of me.
My heart starts racing and I can't breathe
My heart races, and I struggle to breathe, possibly due to anxiety or anticipation.
Cause they're all waiting on me
Others are waiting for me, adding pressure or expectation.
Past the buildings being put up and being torn down
I pass by construction sites and demolition, witnessing changes in the surroundings.
Past the marinas and then the coast comes around
I pass marinas, and the coastline appears, indicating progression in the journey.
The kid's ice cream is melting my husband's beer is getting warm
Observing mundane scenes like melting ice cream and warm beer, reflecting the passage of time.
The phone starts ringing an hour after I should have been home
A phone call reminds me of responsibilities or missed obligations an hour after I should have been home.
I see cargo ships passing the gas gauge is on empty but I don't stop driving
I see cargo ships, the gas gauge shows empty, but I resist stopping as it may lead to a breakdown.
Cause the second I do I swear I'll lose my mind
Stopping might trigger a mental breakdown or emotional turmoil.
If only for a moment, just one time
A desire for a fleeting moment of past love and comfort.
I had love that would hold me and get me through the night
Recalling a love that provided solace and support through difficult times.
I'd be okay if just for a minute
An acknowledgment that brief moments of love could make everything okay.
I felt love like fireworks inside me and kindness engulfing me
Yearning for love that feels intense and all-encompassing, like fireworks and overwhelming kindness.
Love that's never cruel, belittling or criticizing or
Describing the ideal love as never being cruel, belittling, or critical.
Makes you feel so small you might as well not be there at all
Rejecting love that makes one feel insignificant or invisible.
I just want love to remind me that love can still find me
A simple wish for a reminder that love can still find its way into the speaker's life.
Please hurry up I feel like I'm drowning in plain sight
An urgent plea for love to come quickly, expressing a sense of drowning in plain sight without it.
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