10 Seconds Too Late
Emotional Departure: 10 Seconds Too Late Reveals Heartbreak
Lyrics
Yesterday I walked away. Put up my flag.
Expressing the narrator's decision to end a relationship or situation and marking the beginning of a new phase.
It changed your face. Your smile decayed.
Describing the impact of the narrator's decision on the other person, causing a visible change in their facial expression.
From what I said.
Acknowledging that the narrator's words played a role in the negative change observed in the other person.
The smile just melted off your face
Visualizing the negative emotional impact on the other person, as their smile disappears and leaves a mark.
And stained your shirt.
Describing a lasting effect on the other person, symbolized by a stained shirt.
It burned a hold into your chest. Looks like it hurt.
Detailing the intensity of the emotional impact, imagining it burning a hole in the other person's chest.
You turned away to save your face, but to no avail.
Highlighting the futile attempt of the other person to preserve their dignity or composure by turning away.
Still have the marks
Acknowledging the physical evidence of the emotional turmoil, represented by marks on the narrator's carpet.
Of flesh and blood on my carpet.
Reiterating the presence of physical marks and emphasizing the real, tangible consequences of the emotional situation.
The smile just melted off your face
Repeating the description of the other person's smile melting off and staining their shirt, emphasizing the lasting impact.
And stained your shirt.
Reiterating the imagery of a burned hole in the other person's chest, emphasizing the depth of emotional pain.
It burned a hole into your chest. Looks like it hurt.
Re-emphasizing the futile attempt to hide emotions by turning away, suggesting a sense of vulnerability.
You turned away to save your face, but to no avail.
Continuing the narrative of the unsuccessful attempt to save face and highlighting the enduring marks on the narrator's space.
Still have the marks
Reiterating the presence of physical marks and underscoring the concrete consequences of the emotional situation.
Of flesh and blood on my carpet.
Repeating the description of the other person's smile melting off and staining their shirt, emphasizing the lasting impact.
The smile just melted off your face
Reiterating the imagery of a burned hole in the other person's chest, emphasizing the depth of emotional pain.
And stained your shirt.
Re-emphasizing the futile attempt to hide emotions by turning away, suggesting a sense of vulnerability.
It burned a hole into your chest. Looks like it hurt.
Continuing the narrative of the unsuccessful attempt to save face and highlighting the enduring marks on the narrator's space.
I didn't say anything.
Stating the narrator's silence during the described events, possibly reflecting on the consequences of their actions.
Just watched you melt.
Observing the impact of the narrator's decision without intervention, watching the other person experience emotional distress.
Just watched you melt away.
Repeating the observation of the other person's emotional breakdown, emphasizing the passive role of the narrator.
Yeah, I know I don't deserve you.
Expressing a sense of unworthiness on the part of the narrator in relation to the other person.
Yesterday I watched you leave 10 seconds too late. Yesterday.
Recalling a specific moment of regret, where the narrator watched the other person leave, realizing the mistake but too late.
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