This Time
Embracing Destiny: A Soul's Dilemma in Travis McNamara's 'This Time'
Lyrics
Are you busy
The speaker inquires if the listener is available or occupied.
Could I bend your ear a while
The speaker requests the listener's attention for a while.
There are things I'm mulling over
The speaker has thoughts they're contemplating.
And I cannot quite tell why
There's confusion or uncertainty about the speaker's feelings.
I can taste her on my lips
The sensation of another person remains on the speaker's lips.
I can smell her on my clothes
The lingering scent of someone else on the speaker's clothes.
And I'm scared she might be
Concern about the possibility that this person is what the speaker desires.
Everything I wanted
Expresses the fear that this person might fulfill the speaker's desires.
I was drinking on a heartache
The speaker was dealing with emotional pain and found solace in alcohol.
And it was cold and it was strong
The drink was intense and emotionally impactful.
And I wasn't really looking
The speaker wasn't actively seeking companionship.
For someone to come along
Unexpectedly, someone appeared in the speaker's life.
But she was talking to my friend
The person of interest was engaged in conversation with the speaker's friend.
At a bar across town
This conversation occurred at a different location.
And I wondered if I
The speaker questioned their own capability or bravery.
Even had the courage
Doubt about having the courage to pursue this potential connection.
Sometimes
A general observation about not having control over certain circumstances.
We don't get to choose
Implying that external factors can influence our lives.
Something else is
There's a hint of something significant happening beyond the immediate surroundings.
Moving in the distance
An encouragement to stay firm and attentive.
Hold tight
Suggesting the importance of listening and speaking from the heart.
Just keep listening and speaking
Emphasizing that emotional instincts should guide decisions this time.
Your heart can do the thinking
A passage of time - a few days have gone by since the previous events.
This time
The speaker receives a call from the person of interest.
A couple days had passed
An agreement is made to meet this person at a specific location.
I saw her calling on my phone
Observation of the person's excitement or happiness.
And I agreed to meet her
The setting where the meeting is supposed to happen.
On some downtown patio
The environment takes on a specific hue or mood.
And I saw her eyes light up
A reiteration of lack of control over certain circumstances.
As the sun was going down
Another nod to something significant occurring beyond immediate perception.
And everything looked blue
Encouragement to remain steadfast and attentive.
In the distance
Reiteration of the importance of emotional decision-making.
Sometimes
A repeat observation about lack of control over certain circumstances.
We don't get to choose
A restatement of something significant happening beyond immediate perception.
Something else is
Encouragement to persist in emotional intuition.
Moving in the distance
Reaffirmation of the importance of listening to one's heart.
Hold tight
Encouragement to let emotions guide decision-making in this instance.
Just keep listening and speaking
Implication to trust one's heart in making decisions this time.
Your heart can do the thinking
Reinforcement of the idea that emotions should guide actions now.
This time
Final affirmation of the importance of emotional decision-making.
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