Someone Who Isn't You
Chasing Shadows: Decoding the Intricate Emotions in Can't Swim's 'Someone Who Isn't You'
Lyrics
It's late at night and I'm feeling stuck
Expressing a feeling of being stuck and troubled late at night.
it's no surprise I've been keeping up with what you're doing, where you're going the plot thickened as it kept unfolding in front of me
Observing and keeping track of the other person's actions and movements, feeling the plot unfolding.
Was it all a scheme? Did it mean anything?
Raising questions about the authenticity and significance of the past experiences.
I'd write it off if I could write about anything else
Expressing a desire to move on from the subject and write about something else.
I used to call you late at night ask you what you're doing
Recalling a time when the speaker used to call the person late at night, showing an attempt to connect.
tried to make it right you always kept it moving
Acknowledging efforts to make things right, but the other person consistently moved on.
was someone in your bed my mind was always racing
Suspecting the presence of someone else in the other person's bed, causing inner turmoil.
it's all inside my head you always kept me chasing
Feeling a constant pursuit and emotional struggle inside the speaker's mind.
I used to call you late at night
Reiterating the past action of calling late at night, implying a persistent connection.
I guess you must've fell asleep
Realizing the other person might have fallen asleep, indicating a growing distance.
So it's come to this: a swing and a miss
Reflecting on a missed opportunity or failed attempt in the relationship.
it's no surprise that we'd end up split
Expressing that the end of the relationship is not surprising.
you tried confusing techniques you're using
Accusing the other person of using confusing tactics during the breakup.
so obvious but it was not my choosing to follow through
Noticing the obvious but feeling compelled to follow through with the breakup.
left a mystery, felt no sympathy
Describing the breakup as a mystery and expressing a lack of sympathy.
i wrote it off cause you're writing it with somebody else
Accepting the reality of the other person writing their story with someone else.
I used to call you late at night ask you what you're doing
Recalling a past habit of calling late at night, attempting to understand the other person's actions.
tried to make it right you always kept it moving
Reiterating efforts to make things right, but the other person remained distant.
was someone in your bed my mind was always racing
Expressing suspicions about someone else being in the other person's bed, causing internal turmoil.
it's all inside my head you always kept me chasing
Describing the emotional turmoil and pursuit within the speaker's mind.
I know the story's different when I'm not around
Acknowledging that the story changes when the speaker is not around.
cause I used to hear from you when the sun went down
Remembering a time when communication occurred regularly during the night.
and now the time has changed yea the time has changed
Noting a change in time and circumstances.
im saved in your phone with a different name
Revealing that the speaker's contact information is saved under a different name in the other person's phone.
Just a couple months it was feeling new
Reflecting on a period when the relationship felt new and fresh.
and everything you did yea I did it too
Admitting to mirroring the other person's actions during that time.
I know it's hard to choose yea it's hard to choose
Acknowledging the difficulty of making choices in the relationship.
I can't believe you did it but I'm starting to
Expressing disbelief at the other person's actions but slowly coming to terms with it.
What does he have that I ain't got?
Pondering the qualities of the new person in the other person's life.
Except you
Expressing the uniqueness of the speaker in comparison to the new person.
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