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Box Up My Bones

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i could be eternity
a star inside my head
touching space an inch beyond my skin
my body as an edgeless, open wind

the clouds part and the sun comes out

and when i feel scared
i declare
i have everything i need
box up my bones
i'm free

haste to cure the old despair
no antidote, still i repair
someone said that bird has no wings
but i've seen it fly in dreams

the clouds part and the sun comes out

and if i feel scared
i declare
i have everything i need
box up my bones
i'm free

with an open heart
let go of your name
let go of your body
let go of your mind
let your self die

i'm on my way to love someone
on my way to love the one

and i don't feel scared
i declare
i have everything i need
there's just me being hard on me
box up my bones
i'm coming home
i'm free

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maninbrussels On Nov 12, 2011

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nieratko

2012-10-07 15:54:50

maninbrussels

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2011-11-12 22:49:01

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by Zix

10y ago

This song is simply about acceptance to love someone:

i'm on my way to love someone on my way to love the one

...and struggling in your thoughts about readiness to commit to that person and choosing love by encouraging yourself:

and i don't feel scared i declare I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED there's just me being hard on me

Once you start to love, you are free, love lets you reach eternity, it is something that sets you free beyond this world:

I could be ETERNITY a star inside my head touching space an inch BEYOND MY SKIN

box up my bones i'm coming HOME i'm FREE

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by Chattra

6y ago

To me this song describes someone finding acceptance in themselves and their imperfections, and realizing that they shouldn't dwell on the past and to let themselves go. "and when i feel scared i declare i have everything i need box up my bones i'm free" This part shows to me that the narrator wants to get rid of their regrets and their thoughts about what they could've had and let themselves realize that they have everything they need already.

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