Go Your Own Way
Emotional Journey: Navigating Love's Turbulence with Alec Arthur
Lyrics
Uh
Expression of hesitation or uncertainty
Yeah
Affirmative response or agreement
Uh
Reiteration of uncertainty or hesitation
Yeah
Reaffirmation of agreement
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Expressive sounds, possibly indicating emotional intensity or passion
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
-Can you feel my love?
Question about feeling love
Don't break my trust
Emphatic request not to betray trust
When I'm on these (Shh)
Reference to being under the influence (Shh may indicate secrecy or privacy)
I just need your touch
Desire for physical closeness or contact
'Cuz after all, babe
Acknowledgment of the need for independence and separation
Won't get too involved, babe
-We're both alone, babe
-Gotta go your own way
Emphasis on the necessity to go one's own way
I I don't even know how to love no more
Expression of uncertainty or lack of knowledge about love
Even though I wanna try so damn bad
Desire to try and love despite challenges
Know you don't really wanna cry anymore
Recognition that avoiding tears is preferable
Lies, they make you oh so sad
Lies causing sadness or emotional pain
Still think about the times we had
Reflection on positive memories
Shit still make me smile and laugh
Positive emotions from past experiences
Don't you dare forget me, baby, even if the past's the past
Request not to be forgotten despite the past
What's it to you if my fuckin' heart is made of glass?
Question about the fragility of the heart
Listen to me, lil baby, I took too many shots, I might just crash
Acknowledgment of potential consequences of reckless behavior
I was on the way to your house right then
Past intention to visit someone's house
Promise you I'll never do that again
Promise not to repeat a certain action
You told me loving me just way too much
Recognition of overwhelming love
That was the night I knew I did you in
Acknowledgment of causing harm or disappointment
Can you feel my love?
Repetition of the theme of independence and separation
Don't break my trust
-When I'm on these (Shh)
-I just need your touch
-'Cuz after all, babe
-Won't get too involved, babe
-We're both alone, babe
-Gotta go your own way
Reiteration of the imperative to go one's own way
Gotta go your own way
-You can't come close to me
Assertion of distance and a warning to stay away
Better get out my face
Command to leave or stay out of one's presence
Your new man took my place
Recognition that someone else has taken the speaker's place
(Go your own way)
Reiteration of the need to go separate ways
And I'll just go mine
Acceptance of current pain with confidence in future recovery
It hurts right now but I'ma be fine
-It hurts to say
Acknowledgment of emotional pain with a hopeful outlook
It hurts to think bout
-I'll be okay
-You're just my dream girl
Declaration of the person as a dream
I don't gotta break it down, you know just what I mean, girl
Assumption of shared understanding without explanation
I don't wanna face it but let's face it, you're my gone girl
Recognition that the person is no longer present
Can you feel my love?
Repetition of the theme of independence and separation
Don't break my trust
-When I'm on these (Shh)
-I just need your touch
-'Cuz after all, babe
-Won't get too involved, babe
-We're both alone, babe
-Gotta go your own way
Final emphasis on the necessity to go one's own way
Can you feel my love?
Repetition of key themes in the context of love and separation
Don't break my trust
-When I'm on these (Shh)
-I just need your touch
-'Cuz after all, babe
-Won't get too involved, babe
-We're both alone, babe
-Gotta go your own way
-So go your own
Final affirmation of the need to go one's own way
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