Don't keep me dreaming
If all hope is gone
If it's all over
Don't keep me hanging on
How would you know when you are being lead on? What signs are you meant to be looking for that lets you know that something is amiss? Whatever dreams and hopes you have in your life, you will soon learn that you cannot pin them on anyone else, other than yourself. This idea that you will only find happiness when you find someone else to bring it to you, is false. Which is worse? Holding on when you should be letting go or being let go when you tried to hold on? A strong woman knows when to cut her losses and to walk away, or she could stay and hope for the best.
I can't stay
And dream my life away
In some kind of wonderland
Better to hurt me honestly
Than make a fool of me
My heart will understand
Sometimes you can be out of touch with reality. You live in conversations in your head and forget to have them out loud with people who are trying to communicate with you and understand where you are coming from. Maybe they think they know you better than yourself. How can they? You're still trying to figure out who you are and what you want to be able to develop about yourself. Sometimes it is better to be hurt upfront rather than giving people the benefit of the doubt. If they have a track record of treating you badly, then hello, no surprises there pal. When you worry about being made to look like a fool - does it matter? Is it even a thing? Save yourself the shame and embarrassment by not giving it another thought.
Make it easy on me
Just walk away and set me free
Don't try to do it gently
Just to please me
Make it easy, easy on me
Have you ever made it easy on others? You might be guilty of giving so much, too much, at your own personal expense. You might not realise that until you have been hurt too many times; resilience becomes your middle name. But just because you can handle being hurt by others, it doesn't mean that it is an enjoyable experience - far from it. How can you hurt someone gently? Hurt is hurt right? The scale of the action is dependent on its recipient. We forget that we have the power to walk away from situations if we so choose. We forget that we have the power to do things to please ourselves and not regret a single minute.
If it's the time to go
If it's the last goodbye
Never turn around
Don't want you to see me cry
You might have tried to say goodbye so many times that you have lost count. What makes it hard to leave? Why do you get into denial mode when you can clearly see the car crash coming in slow motion? Maybe they are hoping that you will find the courage to put a stop to things before the car crashes. When we don't want others to see us cry, it is because we refuse to show weakness and not being able to articulate in words, how best to say how you are feeling. But even if you did find the words to describe how you feel, is it enough to be heard? When we let our frustrations get in the way of resolving disagreements or clearing misunderstandings, we can never get to a resolution.
Don't make me stay
And wish my time away
In some fool's paradise
Don't give any hope to me
Spin any lines for me
Make the truth plain to see
When things changes and connections must naturally evolve, it is easy for doubt and regrets to surface. Investment of time and money that you have poured into fostering such relationships make you start to question whether your generosity is better placed on yourself. You can never rely on words. You must rely on the actions of the individual and how they treat you. Are we able to face the truth when it comes down to it? Well, no, if we are not in the business of telling the truth. Instead you just keep filtering yourself and choosing to bring out various versions of yourself to fit the context. Should we have to work that hard when we are afraid of the truth? We need to stop associating the truth as being something negative, because we are too busy trying to protect people's feelings (or our own, for that matter), rather than being authentic.
Make it easy on me
Just walk away and set me free
Don't try to do it gently
Just to please me
Make it easy, easy on me
I hope that you give yourself the opportunity to make things easy on yourself. Give energy to things that matter, to people whose energy matches yours. Learn to discern. That's a real tough one to do, but once you master that, the better off you will be. Do you want to be free? What does that even mean anymore? We can never be mentally, spiritually or physically free until we can figure out how to cultivate these in healthy ways first, alone. If you are in a relationship or have a connection that just feels like it is more trouble than it's worth, you need to make a decision. I just wonder if the universe will make it easy on me. . .