Sway
Emotional Tumult: Grasping the Depths of Love
Lyrics
Don't stray, don't ever go away
Expressing a desire for the person not to leave or distance themselves.
I should be much too smart for this
Acknowledging a sense of intelligence but feeling emotionally vulnerable.
You know it gets the better of me
Admitting that emotions can overcome reason or control.
Sometimes, when you and I collide
Describing a moment of collision or intense interaction between the speaker and the other person.
I fall into an ocean of you, pull me out in time
Immersing deeply in emotions, with the need for rescue from overwhelming feelings.
Don't let me drown, let me down
Pleading not to be abandoned and to be lifted from emotional depths.
I say it's all because of you
Attributing emotional states or experiences to the influence of the other person.
And here I go, losing my control
Noting the loss of self-control in the face of emotions.
I'm practicing your name so I can say it to your face
Practicing saying the other person's name, possibly as preparation for a significant conversation.
It doesn't seem right, to look you in the eye
Feeling uncomfortable making direct eye contact.
Let all the things you mean to me
Expressing the difficulty of verbalizing the significance of the other person.
Come tumbling out my mouth
Describing the struggle to articulate deep emotions.
Indeed it's time to tell you why
Recognizing the need to communicate and explain emotions.
I say it's infinitely true
Asserting the truth and authenticity of the feelings.
CHORUS
Repeating the plea for the person to stay and not leave intermittently.
Say you'll stay, don't come and go
Requesting commitment and consistency in the relationship.
Like you do
Commenting on the inconsistency or unpredictability of the person's behavior.
Sway my way, yeah I need to know
Expressing a desire for the person to be swayed or influenced by the speaker.
All about you
Expressing a curiosity and need to understand the other person more deeply.
And there's no cure, and no way to be sure
Describing a sense of uncertainty and confusion, questioning the reasons behind emotional turmoil.
Why everything's turned inside out
Expressing the disorientation and chaos within the speaker's emotions.
Instilling so much doubt
Noting the introduction of doubt and insecurity.
It makes me so tired - I feel so uninspired
Feeling fatigued and lacking inspiration due to emotional turmoil.
My head is battling with my heart
Describing an internal conflict between rationality and emotions.
My logic has been torn apart
Highlighting the internal struggle and conflict.
And now it all turns sour
Expressing a negative turn of events or emotions.
Come sweeten every afternoon
Inviting sweetness or positive experiences to counteract the negativity.
Chorus x2
Repeating the chorus, emphasizing the importance of the person's influence.
It's all because of you
Reiterating that the emotional experience is because of the other person.
It's all because of you
Repeating the assertion that the emotions are a result of the other person's influence.
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