Lyrics
You telling lies thinking I can't see
You're telling lies, assuming I can't see.
You don't cry 'cause you're laughing at me
You don't cry because you're mocking me.
I'm down (I'm really down)
I'm feeling low or depressed.
I'm down (down on the ground)
I'm physically down, on the ground.
I'm down (I'm really down)
Reiterating a sense of emotional and physical low.
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
Expressing disbelief at someone's laughter despite knowing about my low state.
(How can you laugh) when you know I'm down
Repeating the question of how someone can laugh when aware of my difficulties.
Man buys ring woman throws it away
A man buys a ring, and a woman rejects or discards it.
Same old thing happens every day
Highlighting the monotony of a repetitive and disappointing relationship pattern.
I'm down (I'm really down)
Reiteration of feeling emotionally low.
I'm down (down on the ground)
Reiterating being physically down on the ground.
I'm down (I'm really down)
Emphasizing the emotional low point.
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
Questioning the appropriateness of laughter in the face of personal struggles.
(How can you laugh) when you know I'm down
Repeating the question about the paradox of laughter during difficult times.
We're all alone and there's nobody else
Describing a situation where there's no one else around.
You still moan: "Keep your hands to yourself"
Despite solitude, there's still dissatisfaction or complaints about physical contact.
I'm down (I'm really down)
Restating the emotional low point.
I'm down (down on the ground)
Reiterating the physical low, being down on the ground.
I'm down (I'm really down)
Re-emphasizing the emotional distress.
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
Questioning the appropriateness of laughter in the midst of personal challenges.
(How can you laugh) when you know I'm down
Repeating the inquiry about laughter during tough times.
Don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Asserting the knowledge of being in a low state.
Don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Reiterating the awareness of being in a depressed state.
Down on the ground (I'm really down)
Further emphasizing the physical low, being down on the ground.
Don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Reiterating the knowledge of being in a deeply distressed state.
Down, down, down
Repeated emphasis on the feeling of being down.
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