pageantry
Farewell to June: Unraveling Love's Pageantry
Lyrics
Goodbye to the end of June
Expressing farewell to the end of June, indicating a transition or change.
Sun dances 'round the room
Describing the sun's movement in the room, possibly symbolizing warmth or positive energy.
I'll wait at a table for two
Waiting at a table for two, suggesting anticipation or hope for someone's presence.
Nighttimes stitched of warmth and bliss
Describing nighttimes filled with warmth and bliss, possibly recalling pleasant memories.
Spun into a milkweed dress
Metaphorically describing emotions woven into a delicate dress made of milkweed.
So easy to leave the rest
Expressing the ease of leaving behind the rest, possibly referring to letting go of other concerns.
Remember the way you used to smile
Recalling the way someone used to smile, mixed with a sense of beguiled sadness.
Full of a sadness beguiled
Describing a smile full of a deceptive or captivating sadness.
I might need a little while
Expressing the need for some time, possibly to process emotions or heal.
Forgive me
Asking for forgiveness.
But it'll take a minute
Acknowledging that forgetting and moving on will take some time.
To forget it
Highlighting the challenge of believing that love was merely a form of pageantry.
To believe your love was just pageantry
Repeating the struggle to believe that love was not genuine, emphasizing the emotional impact.
Forgive me
Apologizing again and seeking forgiveness.
But it'll take me a minute
Reiterating the time needed to adjust to a life without the person.
To live a life without you in it
Expressing the difficulty in believing that the love shared was only a form of display.
To believe your love was just pageantry
Emphasizing the struggle to accept the idea that the love was not sincere.
Oh, oh, oh
Repeating a vocalization, possibly conveying heightened emotion or intensity.
Oh, oh, oh
-Held my hand through wild schemes
Describing support through wild and self-centered romantic ideas.
And selfish lovestruck fantasies
Acknowledging a discrepancy in feeling the support when it was absent.
I felt it when you did not
Expressing being the discarded pieces and feeling the switching on and off of conscience.
I'm all the pieces that you've tossed
Reiterating being the pieces discarded by someone, possibly indicating emotional fragments.
Switch on and off your conscience
Describing the switching on and off of conscience with a sense of detachment.
Stars shine of indifference
Metaphorically describing stars shining with indifference, possibly representing emotional distance.
I felt it when you could not
Reiterating feeling the emotional distance when the person could not.
'Cause I'm all the pieces you've tossed
Emphasizing being the discarded pieces, underscoring a sense of emotional abandonment.
Forgive me
Seeking forgiveness again, implying ongoing remorse or guilt.
But it'll take me a while
Acknowledging the time required to complete a final round of emotional processing.
To make one last round the dial
Expressing the need for time to accept and understand the situation fully.
To believe your love was just pageantry
Reiterating the difficulty in believing that the love shared was merely a form of pageantry.
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