Gravity
Embracing Fate: Vienna Teng's Poetic Reflection on Love and Resilience
Lyrics
Hey love,
Addressing a loved one, using the term "love."
Is that the name you're meant to have...
Questioning if "love" is the appropriate name for the relationship.
for me to call.
Asking if it's acceptable to use the term "love."
Look love,
Drawing attention to the loss of belief in their relationship.
they've given up believing,
Noting the abandonment of faith in their shared stories.
they've turned aside our stories of the gentle fall
Referring to the rejection of their narratives of a gentle fall.
But don't you believe them.
Encouraging not to believe negative influences.
Don't you drink their poison too.
Advising against succumbing to negativity.
These are the scars that words have carved
Describing emotional wounds inflicted by words.
on me.
Personal reflection on the impact of hurtful language.
Hey love,
Repeating the term "love" in communication.
that's the name we've long held back
Referring to a concealed truth within the relationship.
from the core of truth
Highlighting the core truth kept hidden.
So don't turn away now...
Urging not to turn away from the truth.
I am turning in revolution.
Expressing a personal revolution, possibly emotional.
These are the scars that silence carved
Noting scars inflicted by silence in the relationship.
on me.
Reflecting on the impact of silent suffering.
This is the same place.
Emphasizing the sameness of the emotional space.
No, not the same place
Clarifying a distinction, though subtle, in the emotional space.
This is the same place, love.
Reiterating that the emotional space is still love.
No, not the same place we've been before.
Highlighting a change in the emotional landscape.
Hey love,
Reaffirming the connection as a constant satellite.
I am a constant satellite
Describing the enduring nature of their connection.
of your blazing sun.
Acknowledging submission to the dominant influence.
My love,
Reiterating the acceptance of the lover's influence.
I obey your law of gravity.
Submitting to the force of the lover's law of gravity.
This is the fate you've carved on me...
Describing the fate shaped by the lover's influence.
Your law of gravity...
Repetition of the acknowledgment of the lover's law of gravity.
This is the fate you've carved on me...
Reiteration of the fate shaped by the lover's influence.
On me.
Final repetition of the impact of the lover's influence.
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