Letters I Wrote
Embracing Light in the Shadows: Letters to Myself
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if you never see sunlight again
If you never see sunlight again
and the sun turns black and makes you so afraid
And the sun turns black and makes you so afraid
can you find the light
Can you find the light
within to fight the night
Within to fight the night
letters i wrote to myself
Letters I wrote to myself
daddy said son you don't know peace till you fight a war
Daddy said son you don't know peace till you fight a war
i told him it's a shame she still walked out the door
I told him it's a shame she still walked out the door
using only tears just to mop the floor
Using only tears just to mop the floor
but you peaceful now
Repeated affirmation of newfound peace despite past struggles
but you peaceful now
-but you peaceful now
-but you peaceful now
-if you never see sunlight again
If you never see sunlight again
make sure you stare the devil in the face
Make sure you stare the devil in the face
tell him you're only passing through the gate
Tell him you're only passing through the gate
and leave the rest to faith
And leave the rest to faith
letters i wrote to myself
Repeated reference to letters written to oneself, perhaps as a form of self-reflection or therapy
letters i wrote to myself
-letters i wrote to myself
-mammy said dry your eyes child
Mammy said dry your eyes child
you don't know pain, no not yet child
You don't know pain, no not yet child
i wasn't gonna be there forever
Recognition of impermanence and the inevitability of separation
you wasn't gonna be there forever
-let me tell you what you gon' find there
Reflection on the intense and potentially destructive nature of love, using the metaphor of making love to something on fire
let me tell you something about it
-making love to something on fire
-leave you reaching for the cold water
-you can love him till your heart blister
-you can give him all that you came with it
-but making love to something on fire
-leave you reaching for the cold water
-you can find a way to withstand it
-tell her that you really don't mind it
-but making love to something on fire
-leave you reaching for the cold water
-look inside and tell me i'm lying
-you can try your best to deny it
-but making love to something on fire
-leave you reaching for the cold water
-leave you reaching for the cold, cold water
-leave you reaching for the cold, cold water
-letters i wrote to myself
Reiteration of letters written to oneself, suggesting a personal and introspective journey
letters i wrote to myself
-letters i wrote to myself
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