I believe this is another amazingly on point and nuanced commentary on the insanity that follows emotionally abusive relationships. The abuser has no anxieties, no emotional pain, or salience/memory for that matter, so the survivor appears to be the crazy one, obsessed with the abuse and that buzzword that seems to ignite arguments about diagnosing people without a degree, etc. funny how you say the words domestic violence, abuse, abuse survivor and boom the subject changes. Anyways, I especially relate to her midnights becoming afternoons, complex PTSD often leads to this phenomenon, whether due to purposeful sleep deprivation by the abuser, or just hyper vigilance associated with the PTSD, along with the fear of facing people, especially your loved ones, who
Never actually understand, even if they try, because all they see is you, on fire, screaming about the arsonist that no one ever sees, and who has been spreading lies about your alleged mental instability, deceptive personality, etc. the whole time. While the last thing survivors need is more blame, our society supports a narrative that blames the objectively innocent party because the blatantly guilty party has spent their entire lives fabricating a persona and we’re just being human, and human psychology is quite counterintuitive especially in the context of trauma. Look at Amber Heard. Vilified and not believed, regardless of what any abuse survivor could recognize as a fellow survivor instantly. But Johnny depp is a malignant narcissist, a man, and wealthy as all get out. It’s sick.
Why is my heart so
Afraid of letting go
And why did I push you away
It's so simple to see
That we were meant to be
But why are three words hard to say
It's all in the game
It's all in the game of love
It's all in the game
After all of this time
Can't get you off of my mind girl
To you every girl I'd compare
Every night she's trying
To satisfy me
But we both know nothing's there
It's all in the game (why must I keep playing)
It's all in the game of love
It's all in the game (I know love is waiting)
I think it's time I should let you know
I'm going to love you the rest of my life
I can't believe I once let you go
No one's to blame
It's all in the game
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Afraid of letting go
And why did I push you away
It's so simple to see
That we were meant to be
But why are three words hard to say
It's all in the game
It's all in the game of love
It's all in the game
After all of this time
Can't get you off of my mind girl
To you every girl I'd compare
Every night she's trying
To satisfy me
But we both know nothing's there
It's all in the game (why must I keep playing)
It's all in the game of love
It's all in the game (I know love is waiting)
I think it's time I should let you know
I'm going to love you the rest of my life
I can't believe I once let you go
No one's to blame
It's all in the game
[Solo]
[Chorus]
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