This Feeling” by Dan Cooney is a deep and emotional song of the residual feeling left inside the psyche by some relationships. This song, through its lyrics, conveys a great sense of attachment attached to it and inner struggles of trying to move on yet being unable to shake off the feelings that come along with love from the past.

It goes, “And I felt like taking you off my phone, but I don’t think you’d notice.” That basically sets the tone for feelings of insignificance and frustration. Where the protagonist does think of cutting ties, a feeling that the other person may not even care increases the emotional intensity of any such situation. It really points to the imbalance in the relationship where one is still attached emotionally and another seemingly does not care.

In the lyrical aspect, repetition is key, bringing forth how the cycle of emotions described herein shall be continuous. The line “I’ll never shake this feeling” then repeats throughout, really driving home how, no matter how hard he tries, he can’t fully let go. That of seeing the person “in every season” insinuates time, further adding to this depth of connection.

Overall, Cooney ensures the lyrics of “This Feeling” are a potent method of breathing frustration, longing, and helplessness into the unresolved emotions. It is a very relatable investigation into poignancy: love does endure, even when that love is no longer returned.