A Softer War
A Softer War: Navigating Loss and Yearning for Connection
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See how caution ruined me
Reflecting on the impact of caution on the speaker's life.
From the person I could never be
Regret for not becoming a certain person.
Fighting truths I'd never know
Struggling with unfamiliar truths.
Finding truths of a failing home
Discovering harsh realities about a failing home.
Every year thought I'd be through
Expectations of overcoming challenges each year.
Live a life that was finally true
Desire to live a truthful life.
I fell so hard back to what I knew
Returning to familiar but negative patterns.
I was always lost to you
Consistently being lost or disconnected from someone.
I was always lost to you
-Come on sit here my sweet son
Inviting someone to sit and listen, possibly offering advice.
Come on sit here in the sun
Encouraging the person to enjoy life in the sun.
If you like you can always stay
Suggesting a place to stay, possibly the academy.
The academy won't turn you away
Implying acceptance and inclusion at the academy.
No one knows the truth of me
The speaker's hidden truth.
Never know what I can't see
Struggling with the unknown and unseen aspects of life.
Want to stay here find a home
Wishing for a stable home and companionship.
All I want is to be less alone
Expressing a deep desire to overcome loneliness.
All I want is to be less alone
-Living on this lonesome road
Describing a solitary journey.
Years are gone not going slow
Reflecting on the swift passage of time.
I was one of a thousand boys
Being one among many who suppress emotions.
Killing off his love for noise
Suppressing love for the sake of conformity.
Driving lost and going far
Wandering aimlessly and pursuing a failing dream.
Setting sights on a failing star
Setting goals on something destined to fail.
I was lost and wanting more
Feeling lost and defined by loss.
I was nothing more than loss
-I was nothing more than loss
Emphasizing the overwhelming sense of loss.
I was nothing more than loss
-See me out by the empty way
Being seen in a desolate place.
See the struggle when it's locked away
Revealing struggles when concealed.
See me fail when you cut the string
Experiencing pain when connections are severed.
All the pain that a loss can bring
Confronting the emotional toll of loss.
See me burn in a suburban forge
Symbolizing personal transformation in adversity.
See me quiet in a softer war
Engaging in a quieter, internal conflict.
See me fading in the brittle noise
Fading away amidst harsh external noise.
See me lost with all the hollow boys
Feeling lost alongside others who lack substance.
See me hoping like this time it would
Expressing hope despite repeated disappointments.
End with something like a final good
Desiring closure or resolution.
See me fail when you cut the string
Repeating the pain of severed connections.
We never knew what a loss could bring
Reflecting on the unknown consequences of loss.
I gave my lifetime away
Repeatedly giving away one's lifetime, possibly in vain.
I gave my lifetime away
-I gave my lifetime away
-I gave my lifetime away
-I gave my lifetime away
-I gave my lifetime away
-I gave my lifetime away
-I gave my lifetime away
Continuing the theme of surrendering a lifetime.
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