Jokes On You
Love's Laughter Turned to Tears: Jokes On You by CrickCity & OneWayTB
Lyrics
I see it coming, know I I see it coming, know I
The speaker anticipates a situation or event and acknowledges awareness of it.
I see it coming, know I should play it smarter, but I don't
The speaker acknowledges the need to act more intelligently in the face of the approaching situation but admits to not doing so.
You doing things I see you switching out I'm hoping that you won't
Observing someone's actions and hoping they won't make negative changes.
You hear one minute then you disappear on me tell me where'd you go
Expressing frustration when someone suddenly stops communicating and questioning their whereabouts.
You make me laugh, you make me smile then you treat me like a joke, joke, joke, joke
Describing a fluctuating emotional experience where the person alternately makes the speaker happy and then treats them as a joke.
And you left me on read, delete the thread I gotta get you out my phone
Feeling ignored and wanting to remove the person from the speaker's life, both in messages and emotionally.
I gotta leave your ass alone
Deciding to end the relationship or connection with the person.
We be hustling, but the streets don't love us I been making money, never thinking much of it
Highlighting the challenges of a life in the streets, juxtaposed with making money without much reflection.
Gotta live life, cause the reaper could be coming and the price on my head way bigger than your budget, ay
Emphasizing the importance of living life fully due to the constant threat of death, and the speaker's life having a higher value than the other person's resources.
I ain't feeling like I used to I know the feeling when somebody wanna use you
Expressing a change in emotional state, no longer feeling as positive as before, possibly due to being used by someone.
If you was me, then what would you do? When everybody counts you out, you gotta pull through
Putting oneself in the speaker's shoes and questioning the listener about what they would do in the same situation where everyone underestimates them.
Ain't got the money like I used to I just cannot take a loss, I refuse to
Facing financial challenges and refusing to accept losses.
Damn, what I'ma say can't work no minimum wage
Expressing the inadequacy of low-wage work and the speaker's unwillingness to settle for it.
You think I'm feeling a way I'm feeling like giving you space
Denying negative feelings and expressing a desire to give the other person space.
But I don't You doing things I see you switching out I'm hoping that you won't
Repetition of observing changes in the other person's behavior and hoping they won't abandon the speaker.
You hear one minute then you disappear on me tell me where'd you go
Reiterating the frustration of sudden disappearance and seeking an explanation for the person's absence.
You make me laugh, you make me smile then you treat me like a joke, joke, joke, joke
Repeating the emotional rollercoaster caused by the person, going from laughter and joy to being treated as a joke.
Left me on read, delete the thread I gotta get you out my phone
Continuing to feel ignored and emphasizing the need to remove the person from the speaker's life.
I gotta leave your ass alone
Reaffirming the decision to end the relationship or connection with the person.
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