Abdication
written by Milo Black

Lyrics

There are things I can't say to you
I can't be what you want me to
I would love to just walk away
But you know I'd come back anyway

Your smile is like a ray of sun
You mean more to me than anyone
There is no-one else who penetrates
All the barriers that I create

I was looking for the missing piece
Someone who could make my life complete
Someone to share everything
Someone to heal my broken wings

I keep my heart buried underground
In a place where it can't be found
In a box with no lock or key
So that no-one can get to me

I've been hurt more times than I can say
Which is why I hid my heart away
There was no-one who took the time
To understand what was in my mind

I don't know why you knocked on my door
I know I'm not what you're looking for
But you turned the light on anyway
And you showed me another way.

You always know where to find
Everything I keep locked inside
There is nothing that you don't see
All the secrets inside of me

And now my heart belongs to you
You can do what you choose to do
I am no longer in control
Since you found where I hide my soul

I can't live in a hidden place
Where I never would see your face
There are chains that bind me to you
You can do what you choose to do

You can make my spirit fly
Or you can make me feel I want to die
You have my whole of me in your hand
I just want you to understand

Description

Milo says, "The centre of this song is in the lines "I am no longer in control" and "You can do what you choose to do." The conflicting and contradictory feelings in this song arise from the knowledge that emotions are not always rational. Head and heart are at odds with each other, and on this occasion, the heart wins. All the head can do is give in gracefully, abdicate responsibility to the heart, and hope that things work out. A song of powerlessness, resignation and acceptance ~ but not hopelessness."

Kim says, "Don't try this at home. Hanging the state of your emotions on the actions of others is risky, not fair to the other person, and sure to result in heartache."

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