Harmless Heart
Unveiling Love's Defense
Lyrics
You said you were afraid to trust
You mentioned a fear of trusting.
So sorry for yourself it must be hard
Expressing sympathy for your self-pity, acknowledging its difficulty.
Living inside your head
Commenting on the challenges of living within your thoughts.
And I'm no angel in disguise
Admitting imperfection, not claiming to be an angel in disguise.
I've had my share of alibis
Recognizing personal shortcomings and past excuses.
But I was true to you
Affirming fidelity and sincerity in the relationship with you.
I meant every word I said
Assuring that every spoken word was genuine and meant sincerely.
But what's the use when you believe
Raising a question about the usefulness when belief is selective.
Whatever you want to
Highlighting the freedom for you to believe whatever you choose.
You can run, you can hide
Emphasizing the inevitability of love finding you, even if you try to escape.
Love will still come to find you
Encouraging you to face love rather than evade it.
You can turn it away
Allowing the option to reject love, continuing to embrace pain.
Keep romancing your pain
Observing a tendency to romanticize and hold onto pain.
You're the best at self-defense
Acknowledging your proficiency in self-defense.
I'd say you've mastered the art
Noting your mastery in protecting yourself emotionally.
But baby, mine was a harmless heart
Asserting that the speaker's heart was innocent and without harm.
In your eyes I'm like the rest
Perceiving oneself as similar to others in your eyes.
You set me up to fail the test
Believing you orchestrated a situation for the speaker to fail.
And prove that you were right
Proving your preconceived notion that everyone disappoints.
Everyone lets you down
Generalizing that everyone lets you down.
The ghost of all that might have been
Referencing missed opportunities haunting your past.
Is tapping on your shoulder
Describing the persistent reminders of what could have been.
But you just keep right on movin'
Noting your continuous movement forward, not dwelling on the past.
You never turn around
Continuing without looking back at missed opportunities.
If you ever do
Speculating on the hope that you may eventually reflect.
I hope you'll see that I really love you
Expressing genuine love, hoping it becomes apparent upon reflection.
You can run, you can hide
Reiterating that love will persistently find you.
Love will still come to find you
Encouraging you not to evade love's pursuit.
You can turn me away
Allowing you the option to reject the speaker's love.
Keep romancing your pain
Observing the inclination to hold onto pain instead of accepting love.
You're the best at self-defense
Acknowledging your proficiency in self-defensive emotional strategies.
I'd say you've mastered the art
Reiterating your mastery in protecting yourself emotionally.
But baby, mine was a harmless heart
Affirming that the speaker's heart was innocent and caused no harm.
You're the best at self-defense
Repeating the observation of your skill in emotional self-defense.
I'd say you've mastered the art
Reiterating the acknowledgment of your mastery in emotional protection.
But baby, mine was a harmless heart
Affirming once again that the speaker's heart was innocent and harmless.
Baby, mine was a harmless heart
Concluding with a final assertion of the speaker's harmless heart.
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