Lyrics
Say it like you mean it even if you don’t.
Say things sincerely, even if feelings may not align.
Tell me everything I want to hear.
Share all the comforting words I long to hear.
Tell me everything will be the same, that I won’t be alone.
Assure me that everything will remain unchanged and that I won't face solitude.
Say it will be fine.
Promise that everything will be okay.
I can’t take another let down.
Express inability to handle more disappointments.
Give me something solid I can feel beneath my feet.
Provide me with something tangible to rely on.
Give me something I can stand on before you go.
Offer me stability before you depart.
Know this son, the hard truth of life,
Acknowledge, as a life lesson, that departures and endings are inevitable.
is that everyone leaves and everything dies.
Highlight the harsh reality that everyone leaves and everything eventually comes to an end.
There is no exception to the passing of time.
Emphasize the universality of the passage of time without exceptions.
Every last leaf will fall and light will fade from your eyes.
Illustrate the transient nature of life, where every leaf falls, and light fades from one's eyes.
You never told me that anything was easy.
Reflect on the absence of assurances that life is easy.
Sometimes I wish you had. It might have been nice
Express a desire for comforting statements, even if they may not be entirely true.
to feel safe inside, but I guess everything is
Acknowledge the hindsight realization that everything appears different in retrospect.
different looking back.
Underline the changed perspective when looking back on past experiences.
Know this son, the hard truth of life,
Reiterate the lesson about life's inevitabilities, emphasizing departure and mortality.
is that everyone leaves and everything dies.
Restate the idea that everyone departs, and everything has its end.
There is no exception to the passing of time.
Reaffirm the inescapable nature of time's passage without exceptions.
Every last leaf will fall and light will fade from your eyes.
Repeat the imagery of falling leaves and fading light as symbols of life's transience.
Fall away.
Conclude with the phrase "Fall away," suggesting a continuation of life's inevitable changes.
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