Scared of Boys
Confronting Shadows: Overcoming Fear in Relationships
Lyrics
There's no need to be so frightened
Assuring someone that there's no need to feel frightened.
There's no need to be so scared
Reiterating that there's no need to be scared.
No need to fear the darkness
Encouraging not to fear the darkness when alone.
When there ain't nobody there
Highlighting the absence of anyone else when feeling scared.
It's not easy being with you
Expressing difficulty in being with someone who is terrified of the speaker.
When you're scared to death of me
Acknowledging the partner's intense fear of the speaker.
I'm aware of all your problems
Claiming awareness of the partner's problems and sensitivity.
And your sensitivity
Recognizing the dangerous nature of life, especially for girls.
I know that life is dangerous
Understanding the partner's vulnerability and acknowledging that some damage may never heal.
More dangerous for girls
Pointing out the increased danger for girls in life.
I know that you feel vulnerable
Acknowledging the partner's feelings of vulnerability.
The damage never heals
Recognizing that certain damages may be irreversible.
All the demons of your childhood
Referring to unresolved issues from the partner's childhood.
Gone the same way as your toys
Noting the disappearance of childhood innocence, paralleled with the loss of toys.
You're still having nightmares
Highlighting ongoing nightmares despite the passage of time.
And now you're scared of boys
Connecting the partner's fear of boys to lingering childhood demons.
I know that you have drawn the line
Acknowledging the partner's boundaries and weariness of being used.
You're tired of being used
Expressing the speaker's sense of being penalized despite the partner's past experiences.
But it's me now being penalized
Highlighting the speaker's perception of being abused in the relationship.
It's me that's now abused
Acknowledging the partner's need to protect themselves from lies.
I know you must protect yourself
Understanding the partner's past bad experiences and the possibility of them recurring.
From all the wicked lies
Revealing a previous negative encounter that may affect the partner's trust.
You had a bad experience
Acknowledging a traumatic experience in the partner's past.
And it might happen twice
Recognizing the potential for a similar negative experience to happen again.
I know that you have suffered
Acknowledging the partner's past suffering at the hands of brutal men.
At the hands of brutal men
Rejecting the stereotype and asking not to be treated as one of those brutal men.
Don't treat me like a leper babe,
Reiterating the difficulty of being with someone who is overly reactive to noises.
I ain't one of them
Asserting that the speaker is not one of the brutal individuals the partner fears.
It's not easy being with you
Echoing the earlier sentiment of the challenge in being with a partner who is scared.
When you jump at every noise
Highlighting the partner's heightened sensitivity to every noise.
You once feared being lonely
Pointing out the partner's past fear of loneliness.
But now you're scared of boys
Observing the shift to the partner being scared of boys now.
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