Lying to Myself
Embracing Illusions: The Dusky Lanes' Lyrical Confession
Lyrics
Light up the room babe
Expressing the impact of someone's presence by suggesting they light up the room.
When you walk in
Highlighting the positive effect when the person enters the room.
This world is yours
Suggesting a sense of empowerment and ownership of the world upon entering.
If you want it
Implies the ability to shape and control one's surroundings.
Was there a moment
Raising the question of whether there was a significant moment shared between the speaker and the addressed person.
For you and I
Questioning the authenticity of a shared experience between the speaker and the person in question.
Was it just wish
Wondering if the shared moment was just a product of wishful thinking.
Wishful thinking
Acknowledging the possibility of self-deception.
There's no denying
Acknowledging a truth: the speaker has been dishonest.
I have been lying
Confessing to the act of lying.
Lying to myself that you're mine
Admitting to self-deception about possessing the person.
Your eyes they calm me
Highlighting the calming effect of the person's eyes on the speaker.
Cool like to see
Describing the person's eyes as cool and calming to observe.
Distance between us
Expressing a desire to reduce the distance between the speaker and the person.
I want closer
Expressing a longing for greater closeness.
If I let you slip
Warning against letting go and losing the person.
Slip to the night
Referring to the danger of losing the person to the night, metaphorically suggesting a potential separation.
I won't forgive my hesitation
Expressing regret for any hesitance that might lead to losing the person.
There's no denying
Reiterating the admission of dishonesty.
I have been lying
Restating the confession of lying to oneself about possessing the person.
Lying to myself that you're mine
Reaffirming the self-deception about ownership of the person.
There's no denying
Reiterating the acknowledgment of dishonesty.
I have been lying
Restating the confession of lying to oneself about possessing the person.
Lying to myself that you're mine
Reaffirming the self-deception about ownership of the person.
Come around tonight
Inviting the person to spend time together tonight.
Lay by my side
Expressing a desire for physical closeness by asking the person to lay by the speaker's side.
Nobody needs to know
Emphasizing the secrecy of the relationship, suggesting a desire for privacy.
Come around tonight
Repeating the invitation for the person to come around tonight.
Lay by my side
Reiterating the desire for physical closeness.
Nobody needs to know
Emphasizing the need for secrecy in the relationship.
That you're mine
Declaring a possessive sentiment, stating that the person is owned by the speaker.
That you're mine
Repeating the possessive declaration.
All mine
Concluding with a strong assertion of ownership over the person.
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