Some Kind of Sympathy
Echoes of Broken Shadows: Seeking Sympathy in a Dark Melody
Lyrics
See that girl standing in my doorway
Observing a girl standing in the doorway
She wants my sympathy
The girl desires sympathy
Can’t she see that I’m battered from the storm
She doesn’t notice my emotional turmoil
She won’t stop drippin’ sweet dark gloom
She continues to exude melancholy
Now you want some kind of sympathy
Now you seek empathy from me
When I’m around
When I’m present
Can’t you see that girl standin’ next to me
Another girl is beside me
You’re draggin’ me down
You’re causing me distress
Won’t tell me why
Refusal to explain
See that girl walking’ up my walls
Noticing a girl scaling my walls
She wants my sympathy
She seeks my sympathy
Whispered reminders of not good enough
Reminders of inadequacy
Broken down like a smashed-up toy
Feeling broken and discarded
Goin’ down into the dark
Descending into darkness
Where there has never been light
A place devoid of light
Can’t sleep with the ghosts all around me
Unable to rest due to haunting memories
She wants my sympathy
She desires my empathy
Now you want some kind of sympathy
Now you want empathy
When I’m around
When I’m present
Can’t you see that girl standin’ next to me
Another girl beside me
You’re draggin’ me down
You’re causing me distress
Won’t tell me why
Refusal to explain
It was a dark and dangerous situation
Describing a perilous situation
We were so torn apart
Our emotional separation was severe
Dark was the city at night
The city was gloomy at night
Dark was your mind
Your mind was dark
Bittersweet spirit
A mix of bitterness and sweetness
Dangling from my mind
Dangling emotions bothering me
She wants my sympathy
She desires my empathy
Some kind of sympathy
Specifically, a certain type of empathy
Catch the moon still in the sky
Noticing the moon in the morning
As the mornin’ breaks
As the day begins
Her oral history of sadness
Her narrative of sorrow
Melts on the kitchen floor
Melting away
Now I see she means no harm
Realizing her intentions aren’t harmful
Orange sun splashin’ all around
Bright and vibrant surroundings
There’s no more grey dark clouds
The absence of gloom
Burnt shadows on my soul
Impacts on my spirit
Now you want some kind of sympathy
Now you seek empathy
When I’m around
When I’m present
Can’t you see that girl standin’ next to me
Another girl beside me
Can’t you see my girl standin’ next to me
Noticing my girl beside me
You’re goin’ away
You’re leaving
You’re goin’ away
You’re departing
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