I Stop Time
Frozen Moments of Heartbreak: Ulrika Berg's 'I Stop Time' Reflections
Lyrics
I know I can't keep holding on to you
I acknowledge that I cannot continue clinging to you
Can life bring me something better to do
Is there something more worthwhile that life can offer me?
I travel, I work, I move but you're still there
Despite my travels, work, and movements, your presence persists
If you ever thought I'd be ok without you
If you ever believed I could be okay without you
You should try cry my tears on your own
Experience the difficulty of facing my emotional struggles alone
I was real, you was it, this is what I call love
I was genuine, you were significant, defining this as love
I don't wanna fall asleep at night
I prefer not to drift into slumber during the night
See me laugh all happy in your arms all night
Visualize me joyfully laughing in your embrace throughout the night
To wake up alone, with tears in my throat and remember
To awaken alone, choked with tears, and recollect
Can you please remember us
Please recall our shared memories
How we once made sense
Remember the time when our connection made sense
Before you took my smile away
Reflect on the period before you took away my happiness
Remember the time you said you never felt love this way
Recall the moment you claimed to have never felt love like this
I stop time each night I close my eyes
Every night, I manage to suspend time when I close my eyes
How could it be good when it hurt more than it should and
Questioning the goodness when the pain surpasses the expected
(Say what you want but I'm)
(Expressing resilience despite challenges)
I'm still here feeling
I'm still here, feeling the emotional aftermath
Now wherever I go, who ever I'm with, is never you
Regardless of where I am or with whom, it's never you
(Never you oh)
(Emphasizing the absence of the person)
This pain it stays like my bad tattoo
The pain lingers, akin to an indelible bad tattoo
(So bad)
(Expressing the severity of emotional pain)
I try to smile but man if they only knew
Despite efforts to appear happy, the inner struggle is hidden
I try to find my shine
Attempting to rediscover my inner radiance
But I lost it when you found a different one
I lost it when you found a different source of happiness
I stop time each night I close my eyes
Repeated: Every night, I manage to suspend time when I close my eyes
Love me guess I'm begging now
Expressing desperation, implying a plea for love
Can magic put a spell on you
Wondering if magic can influence emotions
See me this is how I look when I loose it
Depicting the visible impact of emotional distress
This is something new
Highlighting a novel experience in the aftermath of the relationship
Bring me something else to do
Seeking an alternative to occupy the mind
But dreaming of a love I knew with you
Dreaming of a love that existed with you
(Of a love I knew with you)
(Repeated: Of a love I knew with you)
See me this is how I look when I loose it
Revealing the outward appearance during moments of emotional breakdown
This is something new
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the current emotional state
Bring me something better than my love for you
Requesting something superior to the love experienced
Bring me something better than my love for you, yeah
(Repeated: Bring me something better than my love for you, yeah)
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