Thorn In Your Side
Love's Thorn: A Symphony of Betrayal and Heartache
Lyrics
It's 3 in the morning again
Expressing the late hour, suggesting a recurring situation.
You're going on and on
Describing continuous talking or complaining.
Ripping through the name of
Focusing on criticizing a specific person.
Some girl who did you wrong
Referring to a past wrongdoing by another woman.
You can't compare us, you say
Highlighting a claimed uniqueness or special quality.
I'm as special as they come
Asserting personal uniqueness or specialness.
In the same breath
Contradicting statements made in quick succession.
You convince me
Attempting to persuade despite contradictory statements.
A thorn in your side is all she'll ever be
Referring to the other woman as a persistent source of irritation.
Buried deep, piercing skin
Metaphorically describing the emotional pain caused by the other woman.
A thorn in your side is all she'll ever be
Reiterating the constant presence of emotional pain.
But you'll never take it out
Indicating an unwillingness to let go of the emotional burden.
Her number flashed on your screen
Pointing out evidence of communication with the other woman.
While you slept last night
Discovering messages during a vulnerable state (sleeping).
I found months of conversations
Realizing the extent of the betrayal through conversations.
When I thought that you were mine
Expressing a false sense of possession or commitment.
It cut me straight to my core
Feeling deeply hurt by the discovered deception.
To see how easily you lied
Expressing surprise and pain at the ease of deception.
How could I have
Questioning one's ability to foresee the betrayal.
Not seen this coming?
Reflecting on the failure to anticipate the situation.
A thorn in your side is all she'll ever be
Repeating the metaphor of the other woman as a persistent source of pain.
Buried deep, piercing skin
Reiterating the depth of emotional pain caused by the other woman.
A thorn in your side is all she'll ever be
Continuing to emphasize the enduring emotional burden.
But you'll never take it out
Reaffirming the unwillingness to let go of the emotional pain.
I tried to tear it from your skin
Attempting to remove the metaphorical thorn from the emotional wound.
Your secrets spilled red and
Revealing hidden secrets, possibly causing harm.
I'm infected from the outside in
Describing the negative impact of the revealed secrets.
The bitter branches cover me
Using metaphor to convey the spreading and engulfing nature of pain.
I hope that for every word I scream, you feel it
Expressing a desire for the other person to feel the emotional pain.
And all that you can think is
Anticipating the emotional impact of the speaker's expression.
A thorn in your side is all I'll ever be
Switching perspective, now identifying as the perpetual source of pain.
Buried deep, piercing skin
Repeating the metaphor for the speaker's own role as a source of pain.
A thorn in your side is all I'll ever be
Continuing to emphasize the enduring nature of self-inflicted pain.
Will you ever rip me out?
Posing a question about the possibility of being removed from the emotional burden.
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