Everything I Own
Cherishing Moments, Embracing Impermanence
Lyrics
Sometimes you get sad when we're together
Sometimes the speaker feels sadness when they are with someone.
Because you're not sure if you'll miss me when I'm gone
The sadness is related to uncertainty about whether the person will miss the speaker when they are no longer together.
Just try to appreciate what you got wile you got it
Encouraging the partner to appreciate the present moment and what they have while they still have it.
So if it ever goes away, you can say you enjoyed it while it lasted
Suggesting that by enjoying the present, they can have no regrets if it ever comes to an end.
Sometimes I don't feel like singing, I don't really like these songs
Expressing moments when the speaker doesn't feel like singing and dislikes certain songs.
Sometimes I don't feel like dancing, DJ please don't turn the beat on
Similar to line 5, expressing moments when the speaker doesn't feel like dancing and doesn't want the music to play.
Let's keep it quiet, keep me honest, and keep me true
Desiring honesty and authenticity in the relationship, maintaining a quiet and true connection.
Keep me in love; keep me believing it's with you
Expressing the hope to be kept in love and to believe that the love is with the current partner.
But who's gonna push my wheelchair around when I get sick?
Raising a question about who will take care of the speaker when they are sick in the future.
God forbid I ever stop feeling sorry for myself, for being selfish
Reflecting on the fear of losing self-pity and selfishness, which might be a source of comfort.
This is not the way I plan on living for the rest of my life
Rejecting the current way of living and expressing a desire for change in the future.
But for right now, it gets me by, it gets me by
Acknowledging that the current lifestyle is a temporary coping mechanism that helps the speaker get by.
It's reached the point in the night where I need to decide
Facing a decision point in the night between sleeping and witnessing the sunrise.
Whether I'm gonna fall asleep or watch the sunrise
Weighing the choice of embracing a new beginning (sunrise) or continuing with the current situation.
We're both into letting this develop
Both parties are open to the relationship evolving naturally.
But the sound of starting over always sounded much better
Expressing a preference for the idea of starting over rather than continuing the current state.
But I won't stop this, and you won't stop this
Committing to persist in the current situation, even if it may go further than desired by either party.
It'll probably go further than either of us wants it
Acknowledging that the situation might escalate beyond the comfort zone of both individuals.
It all comes down to the fact that I don't care to
Indicating a lack of willingness to sacrifice a good time for societal expectations.
Sacrifice a good time 'cause someone says I have to
Resisting societal pressure to conform and sacrifice enjoyment for conformity.
Next thing I know, I am removing all my clothes
Describing an unexpected turn of events where the speaker starts removing clothes.
And you are dancing around the room to some song on the radio
Depicting a scene where the partner dances to a song on the radio while the speaker undresses.
You say I deserve it, what's coming, the good and the bad
Partner acknowledging that the speaker deserves both the good and the bad consequences of their actions.
I don't regret it, how could it? You were the best I ever had
Expressing no regret for the past; acknowledging the partner as the best the speaker ever had.
I ever had, I ever had, I ever had, I ever
Repetition emphasizing the significance of the partner as the best the speaker ever had.
Who's gonna push my wheelchair around when I get sick?
Reiteration of the question about who will take care of the speaker when they are sick.
God forbid I ever stop feeling sorry for myself, for being selfish
Reiterating the fear of losing self-pity and selfishness, which has been a source of solace.
This is not the way I plan on living for the rest of my life
Reaffirming the desire for a different way of living in the future.
But for right now, it gets me by, it gets me by
Repeating that the current lifestyle is a temporary coping mechanism that helps the speaker get by.
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