Woes
Love's Struggle: Navigating Life's Hurdles with Atmosphere
Lyrics
She said that I'm a textbook narcissist
Refers to being labeled as a textbook narcissist.
I told her that she's toxic like carcinogens
Describes the partner as toxic, using a metaphor with carcinogens.
She kicked me out the house, I said karma is a bitch
After a conflict, acknowledges karma and experiences intimacy.
And then we made love under the stars and the wind
Describes making love under the stars and the wind after the conflict.
I must be dumb, she had a pocket full of horseshoes
Expresses feeling naive or foolish, symbolized by a pocket full of horseshoes.
Smile like orange juice, shining off my fangs
Describes a positive moment, comparing a smile to orange juice and fangs.
I'm tryna ascertain why everybody has to complain
Questions why people complain, even in good situations.
Even the sunshine, a dance in the rain
Encourages embracing both positive (sunshine) and negative (rain) aspects of life.
You can produce and direct your critique
Encourages expressing opinions but with a metaphor about skin getting thicker.
My skin stick with three Cs, it seem to get thicker every week
Metaphorically describes resilience to criticism, with skin getting thicker.
Feel free to express your speech
Encourages freedom of speech and expression.
We squeeze diamonds from the pressure as a stress release
Uses the metaphor of squeezing diamonds from pressure to describe stress release.
If you could flex that strength then you know how it goes
Encourages displaying strength in challenging situations.
We show up for each other and try to hold each other close
Emphasizes showing up for each other and providing support.
Both of us supposed to keep it under control
Both individuals are expected to maintain control in their relationship.
You can't love another life without a couple of woes
Highlights that challenges (woes) are inevitable in love.
I know you got a couple of those
Repetition emphasizing the inevitability of challenges in life.
I know you got a couple of woes
-Yeah, I know you got a couple of woes
-I'm like, whoa
Expresses surprise or realization, using the interjection "whoa."
Somebody better call an ambulance
Suggests a need for urgent intervention or help.
I'd have to be sick to think we'd ever need another jam like this
Expresses doubt about creating another successful piece of art.
And at the least, please, reach out to my management
Requests communication with management, mentioning a mundane mistake.
Tell 'em I forgot to leave the seat down in the can again
Apologizes for a common, forgettable mistake (leaving the seat up).
I'm sorry, I know I'm so unoriginal, plus I'm overly critical
Acknowledges own flaws, including being unoriginal and overly critical.
I'm a condescending contradiction
Describes oneself as a contradictory person who can be condescending.
Slip into the victim role if it remotely fits
Readily adopts a victim mentality if it fits the situation.
A shoulder full of chips, pulling luggage on my ego trip
Describes carrying the weight of an inflated ego and self-pity.
Apparently, I'm inherently chewing on my foot
Admits to self-sabotage and making foolish decisions.
Put a judge on the cover of my book
Uses satire, suggesting putting a judge on the book's cover.
Dad shorts in the streets, dad snores in the sheets
Describes a mundane, domestic scene with humorous elements.
With an orchestra of noise from the core of my sleep
Describes a noisy, restless sleep with an orchestra of noise.
Please, baby, keep me in your thoughts
Requests being kept in someone's thoughts, acknowledging difficulty.
I know it's gotta be almost impossible for you to water
Metaphorically asks for emotional support, referencing flowers in a pot.
All the flowers in my pot, I put the sour in the sauce
Admits causing trouble but deflects blame by adding sourness to the sauce.
And act like it's not my fault, that's just a product of my flaws
Accepts flaws and faults as a product of personal imperfections.
If you ever had a pulse, then you know how it goes
Addresses shared human experience of facing challenges (woes).
We show up for each other and try to hold each other close
Reiterates the importance of supporting each other through difficulties.
I ain't a prophet, it's a struggle to grow
Denies being a prophet and acknowledges the struggle of personal growth.
You can't love another life without a couple of woes
Emphasizes that experiencing challenges (woes) is integral to love and life.
I know you got a couple of those
Repetition reinforcing the idea that everyone faces challenges in life.
I know you got a couple of woes
-Yeah, I know you got a couple of woes
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