Your naked branches or your lips don’t feel the same In the bridge of the song, the artist sings:Īnd when the day comes, you’ve forgotten my nameĪnd I’ve drunk an ocean to try to quell the painĪnd in your autumn, when your colours have changed The use of “loving” shows that his love for her will always prevail regardless of how far she is from him. Even if she didn’t break up with him in a harsh way, just her absence in his life is enough to hurt him deeply. The imagery of this line shows the audience how intense the love was that the speaker had for his ex. The shadow of your heart, it cuts right through In the chorus of the song, the artist sings:

The speaker cares for his ex and fears someone else treating her poorly and shattering her heart. The use of the word “decent” shows that the artist is recognizing her new boyfriend as adequate but not as good as he is. The purpose of using the word “trembling” conveys the speaker’s nerves towards letting someone else have the heart of the person he loves. You place your life into his trembling hands In the second verse of the song, the artist sings: The song follows the story of letting go of someone and not recognizing the person they are when they return. The song conveys the experience of still loving someone so strongly even when they’ve moved on.

In the song, the speaker reminisces about his love for his ex and the feelings that come with seeing her with someone else. The song that I believe is poetry is Tor Miller’s “The Dirt” on his album American English.

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