Corrupted Man
Echoes of Betrayal: Unveiling the Depths in Yağmur Pehlivan's Corrupted Man
Lyrics
I watched you leaving like a father, fall weather
I observed your departure with a sense of paternal concern during the autumn season.
The only skirt I have is for summer, doesn't matter
I only own a skirt suitable for summer, but its season is irrelevant.
I would wear it for you when it snows or when the rain pours
I would wear that summer skirt for you regardless of snow or rain.
If this was a burning room with passion fires and orange sparks
If this situation involved a room ablaze with passionate fires and orange sparks,
I'd tell you to lock the door yes I'd say it, shut up and lock it
I would instruct you to lock the door decisively, emphasizing its importance.
And I'd want to be the dust that covers your favorite book
I desire to be the dust that conceals your favorite book.
Be the oxygen in your lungs when you inhale smoke
I aspire to be the oxygen within your lungs when you inhale smoke.
Yes I would
Reiterating the willingness expressed in lines 6 and 7.
But it was too soon, too much, too far
However, the timing, intensity, and distance were overwhelming.
You could've been the one who stuck around
You had the potential to be the person who stayed by my side.
And you should know the anger inside of me doesn't leave easily as a corrupted man
My anger is persistent, akin to that of a corrupted man, and doesn't easily dissipate.
I took my long nights and made them into secret sins
I transformed my extended nights into concealed transgressions.
I took our situation and wrote a song about
I turned our situation into a song, expressing how you behaved to make me stay.
How you acted after getting me to stay
Detailing your continued hurtful actions and lack of change.
How you kept hurting me and just never changed
Reiterating the overwhelming nature of the situation in lines 9 and 16.
But it was too soon, too much, too far
You had the potential to be the person who stayed by my side.
You could've been the one who stuck around
Emphasizing the enduring nature of anger within me, similar to a corrupted man.
And you should know the anger inside of me doesn't leave easily as a corrupted man
Restating the persistence of anger, underscoring its difficulty to dissipate.
Doesn't leave easily oh
Reiterating the challenging departure of anger within, continuing the metaphor.
Doesn't leave easily oh
Continuing the theme of the enduring nature of anger within, using repetition for emphasis.
Doesn't leave easily as a corrupted man
Concluding with the lasting difficulty of anger departure, likening it to a corrupted man.
Doesn't leave easily as a corrupted man
Finalizing the comparison between the lingering anger and the difficulty of change in a corrupted man.
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