cryin with the homies
Love Lost in Ivy Halls: A Tale of Tears and Transfers
Lyrics
She said she doesn't like my apartment
She expresses dissatisfaction with the speaker's apartment.
She's got a boyfriend up in Dartmouth
She reveals having a boyfriend at Dartmouth.
She spilling wine on my cheap carpet
She spills wine on the speaker's inexpensive carpet.
She said he's gonna be an engineer
She mentions her boyfriend's ambition to become an engineer.
But it don't change the fact that he's not here
The boyfriend's absence doesn't change the fact that he's not with her.
He's got her hanging on the chandelier
The boyfriend has her engaged or captivated, possibly metaphorically hanging on the chandelier.
She said she doesn't wanna be with me
She declares she doesn't want a relationship with the speaker.
That she wants some security
She desires stability and security in a relationship.
She wants member of the bourgeoisie
She prefers a partner from the bourgeoisie, indicating a higher social class.
She said she just didn't get the hype
She doesn't understand the excitement or popularity surrounding the speaker.
And that I just was not her type
She insists that the speaker is not her type.
That's the first lie that she told me
The first lie she tells is claiming the speaker is not her type.
She said she made a mistake with me
She admits to making a mistake with the speaker.
So why does she keep calling me?
Despite the mistake, she continues to call the speaker.
A great boost for my self esteem
Her calls provide a self-esteem boost for the speaker.
And she said
Continuation of her statements.
Her boyfriends gonna transfer here
Her boyfriend plans to transfer as a teacher, not an engineer.
To be a teacher, not an engineer
She has the speaker emotionally entangled, swinging from the chandelier.
She's got me swinging from the chandelier
Continued impact of her boyfriend's transfer on the speaker.
She said we gotta finish by december
She sets a deadline to end their relationship by December.
Might as well end it when we hit november
Suggesting ending it even earlier, possibly in November.
It's got me cryin hanging with my homies
The emotional toll leads to the speaker crying with friends.
She said, she's spending her life with him
She envisions spending her life with her boyfriend named Tim.
What's she see in a guy named tim?
The speaker questions what she sees in a guy named Tim.
Is this another lie that she told me
The possibility of Tim being another lie she told the speaker.
She said she wants me comin over tonight
She expresses a desire for the speaker to come over tonight.
And i don't think that we're gonna fight
The speaker doesn't anticipate a fight during their meeting.
It's only gods name she'll be yellin see
Anticipating passionate moments during their meeting, invoking God's name.
She says this is gonna be the last time
She claims this will be the last time they meet.
She said that last time
Reflecting on a previous statement, she mentioned it being the last time.
Who's she been lyin to? herself or me?
The speaker questions whether she has been lying to herself or to the speaker.
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