Don't Play
Love's Warning: Adam Randy's Plea Against Heartbreak Games
Lyrics
Don't play with my heart, you're foolin' with fire
Cautioning against toying with emotions, warning about potential consequences.
cnd chasin' away a burning desire
Referring to the act of suppressing a strong, passionate longing.
Don't play with my heart, you're lookin' for trouble
Advising against engaging in risky behavior that may lead to problems.
If you try to stay, I'll just push you away
Expressing a readiness to create distance if someone tries to get too close emotionally.
So, I'm warning you now, don't play with my heart
Reiterating the warning not to play with emotions, emphasizing seriousness.
Don't play with my head, I know that you want to
Awareness of manipulative intentions and forewarning of potential consequences.
But baby beware, it'll come back and haunt you
Highlighting the negative repercussions that manipulative actions can have.
Don't play with my head, you'll surely be sorry
Stressing the certainty of regret if one chooses to manipulate thoughts and feelings.
If you want to play rough, I can be just as tough
Expressing readiness to be tough in response to any attempt to play with the mind.
You don't stand a chance, if you play with my head
Asserting the impossibility of success in manipulating thoughts.
I will go on living and won't make a sacrifice
Commitment to a self-sustained life without making unnecessary sacrifices.
I don't need you if you can't be true
Independence emphasized, asserting that loyalty is essential for a connection.
Hope you'll take my advice
Encouraging the listener to heed advice for their own benefit.
Don't play
Reiteration of the warning not to play with emotions, concise and direct.
Don't play with my love or toy with my affection
Warning against manipulating love and expressing the consequence of running away.
I'll be runnin' away in the other direction
Emphasizing the swift and definite reaction to playing with the speaker's love.
Don't play with my love, you'll regret it forever
Conveying the permanence of regret if one chooses to play with love.
I'll cast you aside with nowhere to hide
Portraying the action of discarding someone with no place to hide as a response.
There's no way to win, if you play with my love
Declaring the futility of attempting to win when playing with love.
Don't play with my trust, in the end it'll hurt you
Warning against manipulating trust and predicting eventual pain.
I'll treat you so bad and then will desert you
Describing a harsh treatment and subsequent abandonment as a consequence.
Don't play with my trust, you're giving me no choice
Stating a lack of options due to someone's manipulation of trust.
I'll leave you in pain and with nothing to gain
Predicting leaving with inflicted pain and no benefits from the manipulation.
It's all in your hands now, don't play with trust
Putting the responsibility in the hands of the other person regarding trust.
I will go on living and won't make a sacrifice
Reiteration of commitment to a self-sufficient life without unnecessary sacrifices.
I don't need you if you can't be true
Reiterating independence and the need for truthfulness in a relationship.
Hope you'll take my advice
Encouraging the listener to follow the advice provided for their own benefit.
Don't play
Final reiteration of the warning not to play with emotions.
Don't play your games with me girl, I'll stop you in your tracks
Warning against playing games, emphasizing the ability to stop manipulation.
Don't be a fool 'cause I can be cruel
Advising against foolishness and hinting at the potential for cruelty.
cnd I won't be comin' back
Declaring a decisive departure and a lack of return after manipulation.
I will go on living and won't make a sacrifice
Reiteration of commitment to a self-sufficient life without unnecessary sacrifices.
I don't need you if you can't be true
Reasserting independence and the importance of truth in a relationship.
Hope you'll take my advice
Final encouragement to heed the provided advice for personal well-being.
Don't play...
Concluding warning against playing with emotions.
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