Turning Away
Love's Demise: Echoes of Indifference in Turning Away
Lyrics
My jokes don't work any more
Expression of humor or wit is no longer effective.
I must have told you that one before
Recognition of repeated jokes or stories.
Cause you're turning away, turning away
Noticing the partner's emotional withdrawal or distancing.
Turning away
Emphasizing the theme of emotional detachment.
You come and go as you please
Acknowledging the partner's freedom to come and go without restriction.
I don't make you weak at the knees
Admitting the inability to evoke strong emotions or attraction.
When you're turning away, turning away
Reiteration of the partner turning away emotionally.
Turning away
Reaffirming the theme of emotional detachment.
Some love affairs build a love
Some love affairs create lasting, meaningful connections.
That lasts for a lifetime
Highlighting the potential for enduring love.
Some love affairs fire a hate
Contrasting with love, some relationships breed persistent animosity.
That never burns out
Emphasizing the everlasting nature of certain negative feelings.
This love affair is dead
Declaring the end of the current love affair.
Because you are in indifferent
Pointing out the partner's indifference as a cause.
You won't say it but I am left in no doubt
Expressing certainty despite the partner's silence.
You used to say what you meant
Reflecting on a time when honesty was a characteristic of the partner.
But now you ooze contempt
Observing a shift to a disdainful attitude.
When you're turning away, turning away
Reiteration of the partner turning away emotionally.
Turning away
Reaffirming the theme of emotional detachment.
Some love affairs build a love
Repetition of the idea that some love affairs endure.
That lasts for a lifetime
Stressing the potential for lasting love.
Some love affairs fire a hate
Reiteration of the concept that some relationships sustain hatred.
That never burns out
Emphasizing the perpetual nature of certain negative emotions.
This love affair is dead
Declaring the termination of the current love affair.
Because you are in indifferent
Attributing the end to the partner's indifference.
You won't say it but I am left in no doubt
Expressing certainty despite the partner's silence.
My jokes don't work any more
Reiteration of the ineffectiveness of humor or wit.
I must have told you that one before
Recognition of repeated jokes or stories.
Cause you're turning away, turning away
Noticing the partner's emotional withdrawal or distancing.
Turning away
Emphasizing the theme of emotional detachment.
Turning away, turning, turning away etc
Continuation of the theme of emotional detachment.
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