On and Off
Eternal Dance of Love and Loss by Vain Pursuit
Lyrics
I aim to please
I strive to satisfy you
To keep you on my side
To maintain your support
But shit gets in the way
Obstacles hinder our connection
What else can I say
I express my limitations
You've got your blue jeans on
You are dressed casually
The tears are in your eyes
Tears fill your eyes
I don't want to say goodbye
I'm reluctant to bid farewell
If our love was all a lie
If our love was false
Our love was all a lie
A repetition that our love was untrue
Would you be my friend
Would you remain my companion?
On and off and on again
A cyclic pattern of relationship struggles
We are still here, let's try it again
We persist, let's attempt once more
On and off and on again
Repeating the cycle, giving it another try
We are still here, let's try it again
We endure, let's make an effort again
Was it the lies that made me leave
Was it falsehoods that led to my departure?
Or how hard we had to make believe
The difficulty of pretending affected us
Our cemetery love had risen once again
A metaphorical resurrection of our troubled love
Do you see the end?
Questioning if the end is apparent
Act it out, we know to pretend
We act out scenarios, adept at pretending
If you'd like we could try it again
Suggesting the possibility of trying again
On and off and on again
Repeating the on-and-off cycle
We can rewind at do it again
A desire to rewind and start anew
Do it again
Emphasizing the repetition, the longing to redo
Do it again
-This should die
A desire for an end to the cycle
I'll see you soon
An expectation of meeting soon
But not on our time
Not according to our predefined time
Then one afternoon
An unspecified future encounter
We'll exchange a glance and whisper to a lover
A moment of connection and communication
We used to know each other
Reflecting on a past intimacy
But our love was all a lie
Reiterating that our love was deceptive
Our love was all a lie
Stressing the falsehood of our love
And you're not my friend
You no longer hold the status of a friend
On and off and on again
The recurrent cycle continues
There is no hope to do it again
Expressing a lack of hope for a new beginning
On and off and on again
Reiterating the repetitive nature with despair
There is no hope to do it again
No optimism for a fresh start
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