Look Away
Heartbreak Harmony: Moving On and Looking Away
Lyrics
When you called me up this morning
Receiving a morning call from the ex-partner
Told me about the new love you found
Ex-partner sharing news about a new love
I said I'm happy for you
Expressing happiness for the ex-partner
I'm really happy for you
Reaffirming genuine happiness for the ex-partner
Found someone else
Realization that the ex-partner has moved on
I guess I won't be coming around
Acknowledging that the speaker won't visit anymore
I guess it's over, baby
Acceptance that the relationship is over
It's really over, baby, whoa...
Emphasizing the finality of the breakup
And from what you said
Confirming the ex-partner's emotional recovery
I know you've gotten over me
Recognition that the ex-partner has moved on
It'll never be the way it used to be
Acceptance that the past relationship can't be revived
So if it's got to be this way
Resignation to the inevitability of the situation
Don't worry, baby, I can take the news okay
Assuring the ex-partner that the news won't hurt
But if you see me walking by
Describing a possible emotional moment for the speaker
And the tears are in my eyes
Expressing sadness with tears in the speaker's eyes
Look away, baby, look away
Suggesting to look away to avoid the speaker's pain
If we meet on the streets someday
Imagining a chance encounter in the future
And I don't know what to say
Uncertainty about what to say during a meeting
Look away, baby, look away
Reiterating the plea to look away during the encounter
Don't look at me
Expressing a desire to avoid being seen in emotional distress
I don't want you to see me this way
Clarifying the speaker's preference not to be observed
When we both agreed as lovers
Recalling an agreement to remain friends after a romantic relationship
We were better off as friends
Acknowledging that being friends is a better arrangement
That's how it had to be
Stating the necessity of the transition from lovers to friends
Yeah, that's how it had to be
Reiterating the inevitability of the decision
I tell you I'm fine
Asserting that the speaker is fine after the breakup
But sometimes I just pretend
Admitting to occasional pretense of being okay
Wish you were holding me
Expressing a longing for the ex-partner's physical presence
Wish you were still holding me, whoa...
Expressing a continued desire for the ex-partner's embrace
I just never thought
Reflecting on the unexpected speed of being replaced
That I would be replaced so soon
Expressing lack of preparedness for hearing the breakup words
I wasn't prepared to hear those words from you
Conveying surprise and emotional unpreparedness
I know I wanted to be free
Acknowledging the desire for freedom
Yeah, baby, this is
Concluding with a sense of resignation and acceptance
Comment