Unsalted Butter
Emotional Struggle in Unsalted Butter: Holding on, Wasted Time
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You're so cold, right
You seem emotionally distant or unresponsive.
You've been cold all night
Your cold demeanor has persisted throughout the night.
Now you're holding on like you're holding a child
You're holding on tightly, as if embracing a fragile child.
Your eyes are shining
Your eyes reflect light, but it's dark outside; contradiction in emotions.
But it's dark outside
Despite your shining eyes, the external environment is bleak.
Do you feel alright?
An inquiry about your emotional well-being.
Making dinner dates?
Questioning the validity of making plans for dinner together.
What, are you blind?
A rhetorical question suggesting an obvious answer.
I hold down two jobs just to keep one from flying
The speaker works hard to prevent emotional turbulence.
It was late, my mistake
An acknowledgment of a mistake made late in the day.
A whole two hour left of daylight
A limited time frame before darkness sets in.
My dinner date was hung-up on sun
The dinner date's mood is affected by the absence of sunlight.
If you think you're gonna to be here long
A warning about a potential departure.
I'm gonna miss you so much when you're gone
Expressing the anticipated sense of loss when the person leaves.
All that wasted time
Reflection on time wasted, possibly in the context of the relationship.
They call it: Murdering your own apartment
Describing the neglect or deterioration of one's living space.
Daylight glows
Noticing the faint light of day.
The patterning is desolate
The environment is lonely and barren.
Now it's breakfast time
A shift to breakfast time, perhaps a new beginning.
You're holding Hollywood above my head
The person is imposing Hollywood (glamour or expectations) on the speaker.
Unsalted butter is my punishment
An analogy: Unsalted butter represents a form of punishment.
I'm gonna miss you so much when you're gone
Reiteration of the anticipated feeling of missing the person.
My dinner date was hung-up on sun
Recalling the impact of sunlight on the earlier mentioned dinner date.
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