Southwards
Navigating Love and Regret: The Emotional Journey of 'Southwards'
Lyrics
The feelings I had for this place once unknown
The emotions I once had for this place were unfamiliar
Remain as feelings I fear, rather than a place to feel home
These emotions now cause fear, rather than a sense of home
And while seasons keep dying I already stopped trying
Despite the ongoing changes in seasons, I've given up trying
To get emotions in line every time your eyes hit mine
I no longer attempt to align my emotions whenever our eyes meet
It's decisions I've made that caused both love and hate
Decisions I've made have resulted in both love and hate
For all that I am, for all that I am
This encompasses all that I am
For all that I'm not, for ways that I cut
It includes everything I am not and the ways I hurt
For every feeling I choked and the promises I broke
Refers to the emotions suppressed and the promises broken
But to live not survive, it's just impossible
Living fully, not just surviving, seems impossible
But to live not survive as a part of this place
Living authentically as a part of this place is challenging
Is only bearable while I'm away
Bearing this existence becomes tolerable only when I'm away
While I'm away
During my absence
The feelings I had for this place once unknown
Reiterates the unfamiliar emotions for this place
Remain as feelings I fear, rather than a place to feel home
These emotions remain a source of fear, not a comforting home
And while seasons keep dying I already stopped trying
Despite seasonal changes, the effort to align emotions is abandoned
To get emotions in line every time your eyes hit mine
I've stopped trying to synchronize emotions when our eyes meet
It's decisions I've made that caused both love and hate
Reiterates that decisions made led to both love and hate
For all that I am, for all that I am
Reflects on everything that constitutes who I am
For all that I'm not, for ways that I cut
Includes aspects of myself that I am not proud of
For every feeling I choked and the promises I broke
Refers to suppressed emotions and broken promises
To live not survive, it's just impossible
Living fully, not merely surviving, seems unattainable
But to live not survive as a part of this place
Living authentically as part of this place is challenging
To live not survive, it's just impossible
Reiterates the difficulty of truly living, not just surviving
But to live not survive as a part of this place
Living genuinely as part of this place is a challenging endeavor
Is only bearable
Emphasizes that this existence is only bearable
Only bearable
Expresses the limited tolerability of this life
Only bearable
Reiterates the constrained bearability of the situation
While I'm away
Reiterates the challenges of this existence while I am away
I'm away
During my absence
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