The Ballad of Alex
Love's Struggle: The Ballad of Choices and Heartbreak
Lyrics
I don’t know how you make conversation
The speaker is unsure about how to engage in conversation with someone.
You’re the only thing that’s on my mind
The person addressed in the song is the primary focus of the speaker's thoughts.
You spend all your time just getting wasted
The person spends a lot of time getting intoxicated or wasted.
I’ve been thinking I’ve been wasting mine
The speaker reflects that they might have been wasting their own time.
And you never had to choose
Repetition emphasizes that the person never had to make difficult choices.
And you never had to choose
-And you never had to choose
-And you never had to choose
-Between the good, bad and the “you”
The person never had to make a choice between good, bad, and the person addressing them.
Be my Yoko Ono
A reference to Yoko Ono, known for her association with John Lennon, possibly implying a desire for a deep connection.
I’ll be Moka Only
Comparison between the speaker and Moka Only, possibly suggesting a mismatch or difference.
I will leave you lonely
The speaker might leave the person feeling lonely.
Catch me bumping Double Fantasy
The speaker listens to "Double Fantasy," an album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, suggesting a connection to their relationship.
You and I are different frequencies
The speaker and the person addressed have different perspectives or vibes.
I’m down underground right now
The speaker feels emotionally low or disconnected, metaphorically underground.
Six feet down underground right now
-And whatever I choose, I’ll always be your blue
Regardless of choices made, the speaker will always represent sadness or melancholy for the person.
That one night, despite the lies, you know that I tried
Despite a night of falsehoods, the speaker genuinely tried.
So tell my mother that I love her
The speaker wants their love for their mother to be known.
I can’t hide here on the hill
The speaker cannot stay hidden or avoid facing a situation.
I’m in trouble, I need pardoned
The speaker is in trouble and seeks forgiveness or pardon.
My love left me for some will
The speaker's love interest left them for another's will or determination.
And now I’ve gotta move on
The speaker acknowledges the need to move forward despite difficulties.
Suicide on my mind got me clawing at my wrists just so I can feel
The speaker is in a state of emotional turmoil, possibly contemplating self-harm to feel something.
Yeah, this shit is for my lover. So take some cover
The speaker warns that the following content is intense and directed at their lover.
This bitch don’t play no games
Repetition emphasizes the speaker's fierce, raw, and untamed nature, suggesting a lack of inhibitions or restraint.
An animal. I am an animal
-This bitch don’t play no games
-An animal. I am an animal
-This bitch don’t play no games
-An animal. I am an animal
-This bitch don’t play no games
-An animal. I am an animal
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