Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Echoes of Regret: The Battle Within
Lyrics
Say you’ll remember
Saying to remember a past promise or commitment.
When I
Reflecting on a specific time.
Could promise you all of my love
Recalling a time when love was promised.
Could never amount to enough
Expressing inadequacy in meeting expectations.
I know that’d you’d just given up
Recognizing that the person had given up.
And you just let go of me
Acceptance of being let go.
But I
Acknowledging excessive drinking.
I know I’ve been drinking too much
Feeling lost and disconnected.
Got lost now I’m so out of touch
Realizing the need for sobriety.
The silence should sober me up
Recognizing the impact of silence.
And cloud out your memory
Linking silence to memories.
Now I’m standing on the rooftop
Physically standing on a rooftop.
Screaming your name
Symbolic screaming for attention.
I never meant for this life
Unintended consequences of the current lifestyle.
To burst and decay
Expressing a desire for recognition.
Say you’ll remember me
Reiterating a plea to be remembered.
When the lights go down
Referencing a specific moment in time.
You know there’s no way out
Highlighting a sense of being trapped.
I hope I made you proud
Expressing a hope for validation.
Say you’ll remember
Repetition of the plea to be remembered.
When I
Recalling a time of mixing passion and vices.
Mixed passion with poison and drugs
Describing the accumulation of destructive habits.
The bottles kept piling up
Sensory experience of the impact of substances.
Felt smoke hit the back of my lungs
Linking substance use to personal suffering.
And burn through this misery
Continuing to stand on a symbolic rooftop.
Now I’m standing on the rooftop
Repeating the desperate call for attention.
Screaming your name
Reflection on unintended consequences.
I never meant for this life
Emphasizing the desire for recognition.
To burst and decay
Reiterating the plea for remembrance.
Say you’ll remember me
Referring to a specific moment of darkness.
When the lights go down
Highlighting the absence of escape.
You know there’s no way out
Expressing a wish for making someone proud.
I hope I made you proud
Repetition of the plea for remembrance.
Say you’ll remember
Addressing a future scenario of returning.
When I
Repeating the plea to be remembered.
Come crawling back for more
Acknowledging a return with humility.
I’m just the addict knocking at your door
Identifying as an addict seeking help.
So do as you please
Granting permission to take control.
Take apart what’s left of me
Surrendering what remains of oneself.
The water started shallow
Describing a gradual immersion into problems.
Now it's up to my neck
Portraying increasing difficulty.
I'm reaching out to nothing
Symbolizing a futile attempt to grasp stability.
Trying to catch my breath
Struggling to breathe, seeking relief.
Say you'll remember me
Repeating the plea for remembrance.
Say you'll remember me
Reiteration of the desire for recognition.
I'm just an addict knocking at your door
Repetition emphasizing the addict's persistence.
I'm just an addict knocking at your door
-I'm just an addict knocking at your door
-I'm just an addict knocking at your door
-I'm just an addict knocking at your
Repetition, reinforcing the addict's plea.
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