Staring Each Other Down
Love's Silent Tango: Staring Each Other Down
Lyrics
You're hangin' on his arm
You are clinging to his arm.
She's holdin' mine
She is holding onto mine.
A fool must have said love was blind
Someone foolishly claimed that love is blind.
We're shouting I love you's
We are expressing love verbally.
With people all around
We are in a public space with others around us.
And they don't hear one sound
Despite our expressions of love, no one pays attention.
Let her eyes do the talkin'
Let her eyes convey the message.
And her eyes do the walkin'
Her eyes are doing the talking.
And her eyes do the slippin'
Her eyes are subtly betraying or slipping away.
Around staring each other down
Around, we are engaged in a silent confrontation or competition.
And we're both on to
We both understand the duration of a slow romantic song.
How long a slow song
Anticipating how long a slow song would last for us now.
Would be for us now
Our relationship is at a critical point, like a ticking time bomb.
This timebomb we're holding
This explosive situation is close to erupting.
Is so near exploding right down
Referring to the imminent breakdown or end of the relationship.
So let her eyes do the talkin'
Let her eyes continue to communicate.
And eyes do the walkin'
Her eyes are guiding our actions or decisions.
Her eyes do the slippin'
Her eyes are subtly betraying or slipping away again.
Around staring each other down
We are engaged in a silent confrontation or competition once more.
Staring each other down
Continuing the intense silent exchange or confrontation.
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