Safe yourself This song is about self-preservation and caution in love. It emphasizes the importance of protecting your heart and being patient rather than rushing into relationships that might hurt you. Let’s break it down: • Verses: The imagery of flickering sparks, fire, and velvet hands suggests temptation and fleeting romance, but also the potential for harm. The lyrics warn that superficial promises can leave invisible scars. • Prechorus: "Hearts are fragile / Glass on stone" reinforces the idea that emotional vulnerability must be handled carefully. • Chorus: The repeated refrain, "Save yourself / Save your heart," is a direct message: prioritize self-care over impulsive love. The line "Better to guard than love and be lost" sums up the song’s main theme. • Bridge: The lyrics acknowledge past regrets and mistakes, but remind the listener that true love is patient and worth waiting for. Overall, it’s a reflective, almost protective anthem about choosing caution over recklessness in romance, valuing emotional safety, and trusting that real love is worth waiting for. [Verse] A spark that flickers in the dark tonight Promises whispered But they're paper-light The fire burns It doesn’t ask who’s near Ashes fall They leave their scars unclear [Prechorus] Hearts are fragile Glass on stone Don’t let it break before it’s grown [Chorus] Save yourself Save your heart Hold it close Don’t tear it apart The weight of waiting’s worth the cost Better to guard than love and be lost [Verse 2] The sirens sing Their songs will pull you in Velvet hands They hide the cost of sin What’s the rush When forever waits A fleeting moment can rewrite fates [Bridge] Chains of regret They rust and bind Shadows linger They cloud your mind But love is patient Love is kind Wait for the one The one you’ll find [Chorus] Save yourself Save your heart Hold it close Don’t tear it apart The weight of waiting’s worth the cost Better to guard than love and be lost

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Andreas Boonstra