Casual Affair
Casual Affairs: Love's Cruel Game of Lost Souls
Lyrics
I love him, he doesn´t like me much
The speaker loves someone who doesn't reciprocate the same feelings.
He let´s me hang around
The person being loved allows the speaker to be around, despite the lack of mutual romantic interest.
To give him something sweet to look at
The speaker provides a visually pleasing presence for the person they love.
Go home, get back to your woman
A warning to leave and return to one's committed partner before being labeled negatively.
Before she calls me a filthy whore
Fear of being called a derogatory term by the committed partner if not gone.
Get back, go home to your lover
Reiterating the need to return to the committed partner and not create further complications.
Don´t make me sneak out through
A plea not to force the speaker to leave secretly through an undignified exit.
The backdoor once again
Reference to a recurring act of sneaking out, emphasizing the clandestine nature of the relationship.
It´s a casual affair
Describing the relationship as casual, suggesting it lacks commitment or seriousness.
One that won´t go anywhere
Expressing the belief that the casual affair won't develop into a deeper connection.
It´s a pointless game
Characterizing the relationship as a futile or purposeless game.
We´ve both been destined to lose
Both participants are destined to lose in this relationship, implying an inevitable negative outcome.
I need him, he doesn´t need me back
The speaker needs the person they love, but the feeling is not mutual.
I´m such a cruel masochistic maniac
Describing oneself as a cruel and masochistic individual in the context of the relationship.
Go away, get back where you came from
Urging the person to leave and regretting allowing them to enter in the first place.
Shouldn´t have let you come inside
Expressing regret for letting the person into the speaker's life.
Truly thought you could´ve been someone
Initially believing the person could be dependable and trustworthy.
On whom I could rely
Highlighting the disappointment in the person for not living up to expectations.
It´s a casual affair
Reiteration of the casual and non-committal nature of the relationship.
One that won´t go anywhere
Repeating the belief that the relationship won't progress to a more serious stage.
It´s a pointless game
Emphasizing the futility and lack of purpose in the ongoing relationship.
We´ve both been destined to lose
Reiterating the inevitable loss both participants will face in this relationship.
Oh it´s a casual affair
Describing the casual affair as one that will leave the person feeling lost and exposed.
One to leave you lost and bare
Highlighting the negative consequences, trouble, and shame associated with the affair.
All it´s trouble, all it´s shame
Expressing the emotional and psychological harm caused by the relationship.
Leaves a bitter, nasty bruise
Describing the lasting impact of the affair through the imagery of a bitter and nasty bruise.
I´ll go home, get back to my senses
Deciding to go home and regain one's senses before irreversible damage is done.
Before I lose myself for good
Acknowledging the need to avoid losing oneself permanently in the destructive relationship.
I´ll get back to sitting on fences
Returning to a state of neutrality and indecision, represented by sitting on fences.
Once again
Repetition of the theme of returning to a familiar state, implying a cyclical nature of the speaker's experiences.
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