Lyrics
Oh, I’ll never be the light for you
Expressing the inability to be a guiding light or a source of inspiration for someone.
Or be your shooting star
Continuation of the theme of not being able to fulfill the role of a shooting star, a symbol of hope or wish fulfillment.
How far from convincing you?
Raising the question of how distant or challenging it is to convince the other person.
Retrieve the way you...
Suggesting a need to retrieve or rediscover a certain way of being or a past state.
Don’t be afraid
An assurance to not be a source of harm or pain.
I'm not the one that hurts you
Clarifying that the speaker is not the cause of the listener's pain.
Past is not unmade
Acknowledging that the past cannot be undone or changed.
Just takes so much out of me
Expressing the emotional toll of dealing with the past.
Feel the hate beneath your skin
Sensing negativity or resentment beneath the surface.
Should you throw it away?
Pondering whether the listener should discard the negativity.
Life is cold and full of fears
Describing life as harsh and full of fears.
I could lead the way
Offering to guide or lead through the challenges of life.
Oh, I’ll never be the light for you
Reiterating the inability to be a guiding light or shooting star.
Or be your shooting star
Continuing the theme of being unable to fulfill a hopeful or inspirational role.
How far from convincing you?
Repeating the question about how difficult it is to convince the listener.
Retrieve the way you are
Emphasizing the need to retrieve or rediscover the listener's true self.
A bitter soul is hard to feed
Describing a bitter and challenging inner state that is hard to nourish.
About to die in pain
Expressing a feeling of imminent suffering or death.
Life is cold and full of fears
Repeating the idea that life is cold and full of fears.
I could show the end
Offering to reveal or show the end, possibly suggesting a resolution or closure.
Oh, I’ll never be the light for you
Reiterating the inability to be a guiding light or shooting star.
Or be your shooting star
Continuing the theme of being unable to fulfill a hopeful or inspirational role.
How far from convincing you?
Repeating the question about how difficult it is to convince the listener.
Retrieve the way you are
Emphasizing the need to retrieve or rediscover the listener's true self.
Oh, I’ll never be alive to you
Adding a twist by stating the impossibility of being alive to the listener.
Or be your shooting star
Repeating the theme of being unable to fulfill the role of a shooting star.
Now I’m far away from you
Expressing distance or separation from the listener.
To grieve your choice to die
Referring to the listener's choice to die and expressing grief or sadness about it.
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