Feel Like
Chasing Maybes: Nostalgic Love and Fate in 'Feel Like'
Lyrics
Miss the days when we were crazy
Expressing nostalgia for the past when life was more adventurous and carefree.
Love drunk and a little bit lazy
Recalling a time of love and leisure, possibly intoxicated with emotions.
Getting high off all of the maybes, baby
Feeling exhilarated by uncertainties and possibilities, especially in a romantic context.
Scared stupid about coming home late
Expressing anxiety about returning home late, possibly fearing consequences.
Pray to god that we'd end up great
Praying for a positive outcome in the future, hoping for greatness.
Thinking we could actually control our fate, yeah
Believing in the illusion of control over destiny or life's course.
You don't wanna start a fight I get it
Acknowledging a desire to avoid conflict and understanding the partner's perspective.
You don't want to make me cry I get it
Recognizing a reluctance to cause emotional pain or distress.
But, I just wanna give you something you've been missing for too long
Expressing a longing to provide something the partner has been lacking for a significant time.
You make me feel like
Introducing the central theme of the song, the partner's influence on the speaker's emotions.
Where are we, where are we, where are we going?
Pondering the direction of the relationship and expressing a sense of loneliness despite physical presence.
I see your face but I feel so alone right here
Noticing the partner's presence but feeling emotionally distant or isolated.
Right here, right here, oh
Repeating the feeling of emotional detachment, emphasizing the loneliness.
I feel like we could do better than this
Expressing a belief that the relationship has the potential for improvement.
I don't even remember the last time we kissed
Highlighting a lack of recent romantic moments, specifically the absence of kisses.
And you're sitting right here, right here, right here
Observing the partner's physical presence without emotional connection.
You don't wanna start a fight I get it
Reiterating an understanding of the desire to avoid conflict.
You don't wanna make me cry I get it
Acknowledging the partner's reluctance to cause emotional distress.
But, I just wanna give you something
Reiterating the wish to provide something lacking in the relationship.
You've been missing for too long
Stressing the duration of the partner's absence of the missing element.
You make me feel like
Repeating the central theme of the partner's impact on the speaker's emotions.
Thought that I was living in a dream
Reflecting on a past belief that life was ideal, possibly in the context of the relationship.
Thought that this was more than I deserved, baby
Realizing that the current situation may not align with previous expectations.
You got me like ooooo, yeah yeah
Expressing a strong emotional reaction to the partner, emphasizing the impact.
Oooooo yeah yeah
Repeating the emotional reaction, intensifying the expression.
Oooooo yeah yeah yeah
Further emphasizing the strong emotional response to the partner.
Yeah yeah
Summarizing the heightened emotional state caused by the partner.
You make me feel like
Reiterating the partner's influence on the speaker's emotions.
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