Here We Go
Navigating Love's Labyrinth: Arab Strap's 'Here We Go' Insights
Lyrics
How am I supposed to walk you home
Expressing uncertainty about how to accompany someone home.
When you're at least fifty feet ahead?
Feeling a distance, both physically and emotionally, from the person.
'Cause you walked off in a huff
Describing the person leaving angrily.
And I'm that pissed I can't remember what it was I said
Being so upset that memory of the cause of the argument is lost.
And I don't doubt you wouldn't touch him now
Expressing doubt about the person's intentions to interact with someone else.
But let's face it, you always used to go for that kind
Noting the person's past preferences in partners.
And if you ever really wanted two men at once
Addressing a hypothetical situation of the person being interested in multiple partners.
All I'm saying is I better be one of the guys you've got in mind
Asserting a desire to be one of the chosen partners.
Here we go, same time, same place
Beginning of a cycle or repetitive pattern in their relationship.
I don't like the way you kissed his face
Expressing discomfort or displeasure about the person's affection for someone else.
It's not that there's no trust as such
Clarifying that lack of trust isn’t the issue, but current intoxication hinders reconciliation.
I'd love to make up, but I've had too much
Wanting to reconcile but being too drunk to do so.
Now, you know fine well I'm staying
Stating the commitment to stay despite past threats to leave.
I've only ever carried out that threat once before
Recalling a past incident of attempting to leave but being unable to.
And even then I couldn't get far
Expressing physical limitation or emotional attachment preventing departure.
And your mom came and called me back before I'd even made it to the door
Someone intervened to prevent leaving, indicating a connection to the person's family.
Here we go, same time, same place
Repetition of a pattern in their encounters.
My embarrassment versus your damp face
Weighing personal embarrassment against the other person's emotional state.
We could talk down here or we could talk in bed
Suggesting locations for discussion but implying limitations on conversation.
But I'm afraid that's all, as I've already said
Indicating a boundary in communication, possibly due to previously stated reasons.
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