Mars Hotel
Love's Fragile Dance: Reflections on Mistakes and Longing
Lyrics
I saw her in an empty bar
I encountered her in a deserted bar
The smell of wine and cheap cigars
The atmosphere was filled with the scent of wine and inexpensive cigars
Trigger visions of her face to this day
Memories of her face still haunt me
We tried to dance for years to come
We attempted to dance for years to come
But two can't lead and waltz as one
However, a harmonious dance requires both partners to lead, and we couldn't achieve that
We loved and learned
We experienced love and gained wisdom from it
And learned to love
We learned to love, but our efforts were insufficient
But it was not enough
Our relationship was hindered by foolish pride
Foolish pride got in our way
Foolish pride became an obstacle in our journey
She could take my heart and soul
She had the power to take my heart and soul
She could take my hand to hold
She could hold my hand, but she chose to take advantage of me
But why'd she have to take advantage of me
Questioning why she exploited me despite having my heart and soul
I tried to pay for all the things
I attempted to provide everything she could desire or need
She could want or ever need
Requesting not to make me pay for past mistakes
Don't make me pay for all the past please
Asking not to be punished for historical wrongs
So now we're living far apart
Now we live separated by distance
I hope to god our paths don't cross
Hoping our paths don't cross, acknowledging potential shallowness
This may seem shallow..but her beauty makes me weak
Admitting her beauty's impact, making the narrator vulnerable
I long to hold her once again
Expressing a longing to embrace her once more
And reconcile and then give in
Desiring reconciliation and surrendering to the realization that mistakes were repeated
To realize that later on we made the same mistake
Acknowledging a repeated error later in the relationship
Hold on to the lessons you've learned
Advising to retain lessons learned from the past
She could take my heart and soul
Reiterating her ability to take the narrator's heart and soul
She could take my hand to hold
Reiterating her ability to hold the narrator's hand, but emphasizing the exploitation
But why'd she have to take advantage of me
Questioning why she chose to take advantage despite having the narrator's love
I tried to pay for all the things
Expressing an attempt to provide for all her needs
She could want or ever need
Requesting not to be burdened by the consequences of past actions
Don't make me pay for all the past
Asking not to pay for the mistakes of the past
So much to tow
Feeling overwhelmed by the weight of the relationship
Bogged down with all the history to hold
Burdened by the history of the relationship
The blame fell hard on me
Taking responsibility for the blame that fell on the narrator
Apologies were too short lived
Apologies were insufficient and short-lived
She never really could forgive mistakes
Highlighting the difficulty in forgiveness for mistakes
She took my heart
Stating that she took the narrator's heart
She took my soul
Stating that she took the narrator's soul
She took my fragile hand to hold
Stating that she took the narrator's fragile hand to hold
She took advantage all the time
Emphasizing that she took advantage consistently
I'll take her back cause her love makes me blind
Expressing a willingness to take her back despite the blindness caused by love
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