You trembled like you'd seen a ghost
And I gave in
I lack the things you need the most
You said, "Where have you been?"
You wasted all that sweetness to run and hide
I wonder why
I remind you of the days you poured your heart into
But you never tried
I've fallen from grace
Took a blow to my face
I've loved and I've lost
I've loved and I've lost

Explosions on the day you wake up
Needing somebody and you've learned
It's okay to be afraid
But it will never be the same
It will never be the same

You left my soul bleeding in the dark
So you could be king, ah
The rules you set are still untold to me
And I've lost my faith in everything
The nights you could cope
Your intentions were gold
But the mountains will shake
I need to know I can still make

Explosions on the day you wake up
Needing somebody and you've learned
It's okay to be afraid
But it will never be the same

And as the floods move in
And your body starts to sink
I was the last thing on your mind
I know you better than you think
'Cause it's simple, darling, I gave you a warning
Now everything you own is falling from the sky in pieces
So watch them fall with you, in slow motion
I pray that you will find peace of mind
And I'll find you another time
I'll love you, another time

Explosions on the day you wake up
Needing somebody and you've learned
It's okay to be afraid
But it will never be the same


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Explosions Lyrics as written by John Frederik Fortis Elena Jane Goulding

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    My Interpretation

    I feel like I could take clips of my life and put it in a video to this song. I've been married almost 2 years and the relationship has been on the rocks for 2 years.

    My husband disappeared one night and I couldn't get a hold of him.

    When he came home he trembled like he'd seen a ghost. He said nothing happened with the girl he was with the night before and I gave in.

    A couple of days later he tells me he wants a divorce. I lack the things he needs the most...that the relationship is dead. Where have I been? Why didn’t I see this coming?

    He wasted all his sweetness to run and hide. Instead of dealing with our problems, he went and found someone else.

    All I have done is pour my heart into this marriage and he never tried.

    He suddenly had an explosion of love for me. He decides he wants to get back together. He needs someone. But I feel like our relationship will never be the same because I no longer trust him.

    The night he cheated he said he decided that the marriage was over. But I didn’t know he felt this way. As I waited up for him, he left my soul bleeding in the dark, so he could be king by doing something to bring temporary happiness. Boundaries have been broken. He makes up the rules to the relationship and they are untold to me. I’ve lost my faith in trying to make us work. There are nights when he can treat me wonderful. His intentions are gold. But I always end up feeling shaken.

    He feels depressed about what he has done. His body sinks. That night he cheated, I was the last thing on his mind. I knew he cheated before he told me. I know him better than he thinks.

    Our relationship is falling from the sky in pieces. We stand back and watch them.. trying to figure out what we did wrong. We both have our own issues to work out. I pray that he finds peace of mind. We need to work on ourselves and once we do maybe I can find him another time. Maybe one day I will love him again another time.

    Explosions are the warm and fuzzies of being in love. I need to know I can still make him feel that. He thinks he is crazy and it is all my fault. I need to know that it isn't. That I am a positive thing in his life -- not a negative.

    midnightkittyon May 13, 2013   Link

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