Don't Take Chances
Emotional Crossroads: We Are the Ocean's Plea for Love
Lyrics
Don't take chances on me
There's a plea not to risk trusting or relying on the speaker.
I don't think I can let you go
Expressing uncertainty about being able to move on from the relationship.
I'll be right here for you
Commitment to being present and available for support.
(I'll be right here for you)
Reiteration of the commitment to being there for the person.
So just tell me and let me go
Requesting honesty and permission to move on if needed.
(So just tell me and let me go)
Repeating the plea for honesty and permission to move forward.
I don't think I can take it no more
Expressing reaching a breaking point or limit.
I've had enough,
Feeling emotionally drained and having had enough.
Forgive me if I can't hold my tongue
An apology for possibly speaking out emotionally.
And I'm giving up
Conveying a sense of giving up or surrendering.
All I wanted was to be by your side
Desire to be close to the person, seeking companionship.
All I wanted was to feel alive
Wishing to feel alive through the relationship.
Go, you come and go
Reflection on the person's inconsistent presence.
Will you forget, go
Questioning if the person will forget and leave.
You come and go
Reiterating the inconsistency in the person's presence.
Will you want to?
Asking if the person will eventually desire to stay.
Have I said enough?
Uncertainty about communicating feelings adequately.
I'm not sure
Expressing uncertainty about having expressed enough.
I can't bare this hurt inside
Intense pain or emotional burden that's difficult to bear.
If I kissed you
Contemplation of a hypothetical scenario (kissing) to gauge the person's feelings.
Would you know
Questioning if the person would recognize mutual desire.
That it's me that you want in your life
Expressing the speaker's wish to be wanted in the other's life.
So will you please take my hands tonight
Pleading for the person to hold hands as a sign of connection or reconciliation.
I've had enough,
Reiteration of feeling emotionally drained and having had enough.
Forgive me if I can't hold my tongue
Apology for possible emotional outbursts or inability to stay silent.
And I'm giving up
Conveying a sense of surrender or giving up.
All I wanted was to be by your side
Desire to be close to the person, seeking companionship.
All I wanted was to feel alive
Wishing to feel alive through the relationship.
I've had enough
Reiteration of feeling emotionally drained and having had enough.
Forgive me if I can't hold my tongue
Apology for possible emotional outbursts or inability to stay silent.
And I'm giving up
Conveying a sense of surrender or giving up.
All I wanted is to be by your side
Desire to be close to the person, seeking companionship.
All I wanted is to feel alive
Wishing to feel alive through the relationship.
So won't you please take my hands tonight
Requesting the person to hold hands as a sign of connection or reconciliation.
Tonight
Reiteration of the plea to hold hands, emphasizing urgency ('tonight').
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