Lyrics
You better run just as fast as you can, I've got no reason to try.
You should run away quickly because I have no motivation to make an effort.
You did it to me and I'm takin' a stand. You've got a reason to cry.
You caused harm to me, and now I'm standing up for myself. You have a reason to feel sorrowful.
Fairy stories in the penny arcade.
Imaginary tales or falsehoods in the amusement arcade.
You bought my love and I paid.
You manipulated my affection, and I paid a price for it.
I'm not trying to make history.
I'm not attempting to create a historical event or achieve something significant.
You could have been good to me. (music)
You had the potential to treat me well, but you didn't. (Instrumental interlude)
Fairy stories in the penny arcade.
Reiteration of imaginary stories or lies in the amusement arcade.
You bought my love and I paid.
Repeated mention of manipulating love and the associated cost.
I'm not trying to make history.
Reiteration that the speaker is not aiming for historical significance.
You could have been good to me.
Reiterating that the person could have treated the speaker well.
Spent my life a-makin' my love to you.
The speaker spent their life expressing love to the person.
I've got no reason to try.
Expressing a lack of motivation to make an effort.
Got no reason left for makin' you blue.
No remaining justification for causing sadness to the person.
You've got a reason to cry.
The person now has a reason to feel sorrowful.
Fairy stories in the penny arcade.
Continuation of false stories or deceit in the amusement arcade.
You bought my love and I paid.
Reiteration of the transactional nature of love, with a cost paid by the speaker.
I'm not trying to make history.
Emphasizing the lack of interest in making historical achievements.
You could have been good to me.
Repeating that the person had the potential to treat the speaker well.
You better run just as fast as you can. [Repeat: x3]
Repeated advice to run away swiftly.
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