A Battle Won
Love's Cost: A Reflection on Stubbornness and Redemption
Lyrics
I drink coffee in the morning
I start my day with coffee
As she slams the bedroom door
She angrily closes the bedroom door
She had enough of me
She has reached her limit with me
She sure did let me know
She makes it clear how displeased she is
Oh the silence spoke out loud and clear
The silence after her departure is noticeable
Heard a tear hit the floor from here
Her tears are audible, emphasizing the emotional impact
Oh I can sure feel my stubborn ways
I recognize my stubborn behavior
Oh the things I do to prove I'm right
I do things to assert my correctness
Break her heart just to watch her cry
I hurt her to witness her pain
Leave her stranded on an island all alone
I leave her feeling isolated
I can't stand it when I'm wrong
I dislike being wrong
But being right ain't worth the cost
However, being right has its own price
Yeah 'cause sometimes a battle won is a battle lost
Acknowledging that winning a battle may result in losing something important
You always tell me that you love me
She reassures me of her love with sincerity
With conviction in your eyes
Expressing deep affection and loyalty
You're my best friend, my biggest fan
She is my close companion and supporter
And you're always on my side
Consistently being on my side
And the more I sit here all alone
My loneliness intensifies my self-disgust
The more this sad disgrace runs through my bones
A feeling of shame permeates my being
It cuts just deep enough to realize
Realizing the depth of my mistakes
Oh that the things I do to prove I'm right
Repeating the pattern of asserting my correctness
Break her heart just to watch her cry
Causing emotional pain for my own satisfaction
Leave her stranded on an island all alone
Leaving her feeling abandoned
I can't stand it when I'm wrong
Expressing discomfort with being wrong
But being right ain't worth the cost
Highlighting the cost of being right
Yeah 'cause sometimes a battle won is a battle lost
Reiterating that winning can lead to losing
Nobody in the world ever really wants to lose
Nobody desires to lose, emphasizing the universal sentiment
Yet what's the point in winning
Questioning the value of winning without mutual happiness
If I can't win with you
Winning is meaningful only if shared with a loved one
Yeah the things I do to prove I'm right
Repeating the destructive pattern of proving correctness
Break her heart just to watch her cry
Inflicting pain on her for my own validation
Leave her stranded on an island all alone
Leaving her isolated once again
I can't stand it when I'm wrong
Expressing aversion to being wrong
But being right ain't worth the cost
Stressing the high cost of being right
Yeah 'cause sometimes a battle won is a battle lost
Reiterating the theme that winning can result in loss
Yeah sometimes a battle won is a battle lost
A final acknowledgment that victories can be defeats
Yeah a battle lost
Concluding with the repeated idea that a battle lost accompanies a battle won
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