What We Do
The Sacrifices of Love: Unraveling Emotions
Lyrics
Something 'bout you baby
Expressing attraction or affection towards the subject.
You brought the color back to my life
The person brought joy and vibrancy into the speaker's life.
But I feel like you may be changing
Suspecting a change in the person, possibly in behavior or feelings.
You've not been straight with me lately
Feeling deceived or misled by the person recently.
Okay, okay
Expressing a sense of acceptance or agreement.
Take my breath away
Describing the intense effect the person has on the speaker.
(Looking at you
Reflecting on past moments with the person, questioning their attention.
Thinking 'bout her
-Reminiscing 'bout the night you first kissed me)
-Never thought I'd say
-(Are you even listening?
-No, you're not even listening
-You're not even)
-La-la-la-la-la, if she makes you happy
Expressing a willingness to let go if it makes the person happy.
I don't wanna be in your way
Not wanting to hinder the person's happiness.
Tryna let you go is killing me, but hey
Struggling with the emotional pain of trying to move on.
Look what we do
Describing the actions taken for the sake of love.
For love, for love
-For love, for love
-For love, for love
-The things that we do
-For love, for love
-For love, for love
-There's no happy endings
Rejecting the idea of always having a happy ending.
You don't always have to make things right
Advising not to force things to be right all the time.
No point in trying to change this
Accepting the natural course of events without trying to change them.
That's just the way it is
-It's okay, it's okay
Expressing reassurance or acceptance.
Take my breath away
Similar to lines 7-14, questioning the person's attention and communication.
(Looking at you
-Thinking 'bout her
-Reminiscing 'bout the night you first kissed me)
-Never thought I'd say
-(Are you even listening?
-No, you're not even listening
-You're not even)
-La-la-la-la-la, if she makes you happy
Reiterating the willingness to let go for the person's happiness.
I don't wanna be in your way
Not wanting to be an obstacle to the person's joy.
Tryna let you go is killing me, but hey
Expressing the difficulty of trying to move on.
Look what we do
Repetition of actions taken for the sake of love.
For love, for love
-For love, for love
-For love, for love
-The things that we do
-For love, for love
-For love, for love
-Hope she knows, boy, you're no ordinary guy
Acknowledging the person's qualities and past shared experiences.
Give her everything I always thought was mine
-Make her breakfast, you had some practice
-Those weekends in Paris, oh, whoa-oh
-La-la-la-la-la, if she makes you happy
Reiterating the willingness to let go for the person's happiness.
I don't wanna be in your way
-Tryna let you go is killing me, but hey
-Look what we do
Repeating actions taken for the sake of love.
For love, for love
-For love, for love
-For love, for love
-The things that we do
-For love, for love
-For love, for love
-(Thinking 'bout her
Reflecting on past moments and questioning the person's attention.
Reminiscing 'bout the night you first kissed me)
-Look what we do
Repetition of actions taken for the sake of love, mentioning the first kiss.
For love, for love
-For love, for love
-(You first kissed me)
-For love, for love
-The things that we do
-For love, for love
-(You first kissed me)
-For love, for love
Repeating the theme of the person not listening, possibly indicating emotional distance.
(Are you even listening?
-No, you're not even listening)
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