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Embracing Solitude: A Reflection on Secondhand Love and Isolation
Lyrics
I sit in wintertime with all the windows down
I find myself in wintertime with all the windows down
And then I wonder why I feel so cold
Wondering why I feel so cold
Dressed to the nine, but I am skin and bones
Dressed elegantly, but I am frail
I really feel I'll die before I'm old
Expressing a fear of dying young
And I recognize
Acknowledging
All my secondhand lovers
Reflecting on past relationships
Had no chance to prove themselves
Previous partners didn't get a fair chance to prove themselves
I reconciled
Coming to terms with past decisions
My burning bridges, pick up the pieces
Accepting the consequences of burned bridges, collecting remnants
Put 'em on a shelf
Putting those remnants aside
It's been three whole nights
Elapsed time since leaving personal space
Since I have left my room
Isolating oneself, avoiding social interactions
This socializing wrecks my comfort zone
Discomfort with socializing affecting personal space
When this worlds too bright for my vampire eyes
Feeling overwhelmed by the world, especially sensitive to brightness
My self-inflicted loneliness is home
Choosing self-imposed loneliness as a sanctuary
And I recognize
Acknowledging
All my secondhand lovers
Reflecting on past relationships (repeated)
Had no chance to prove themselves
Previous partners didn't get a fair chance to prove themselves (repeated)
And I reconciled
Coming to terms with past decisions (repeated)
My burning bridges, pick up the pieces
Accepting the consequences of burned bridges, collecting remnants (repeated)
Put 'em on a shelf
Putting those remnants aside (repeated)
And I recognize
Acknowledging
All my secondhand lovers had no chance
Reflecting on past relationships (repeated)
To prove themselves
Previous partners didn't get a fair chance to prove themselves (repeated)
I reconciled
Coming to terms with past decisions (repeated)
My burning bridges, pick up the pieces
Accepting the consequences of burned bridges, collecting remnants (repeated)
Put them on a shelf
Putting those remnants aside (repeated)
To meet the aching gaze of me, my dog and no one else
Confronting loneliness with the company of self and a dog
And no one else
Emphasizing the exclusivity of the current companionship
No one
No one else
Else
Emphasizing solitude
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