Under Suspicion
Love's Crime Scene: Under Suspicion
Lyrics
Well I've been mistreated - been lied to and cheated
Expressing past experiences of being mistreated, lied to, and cheated.
Misled and abused - just like an old rag you threw away
Feeling discarded and mistreated, comparing oneself to an old rag.
First you filled me with thunder - then you let me go under
Describing a cycle of emotional intensity, from joy ("filled with thunder") to despair ("let me go under").
You can run - you can hide
Suggesting that the person can try to escape, but consequences will follow.
But you ain't going to get away
Emphasizing that avoiding responsibility won't be successful.
'Cause you're under suspicion of
Declaring that the person is suspected of leaving after causing emotional pain.
Leavin' the scene of a broken heart
Specifically accusing the person of leaving a broken heart behind.
Under suspicion of a hit and run love affair
Charging the person with engaging in a love affair and not having a conscience.
You ain't got a conscience and made
Asserting that the person lacks remorse, making the singer a victim.
Me the victim of a cruel and unusual crime
Describing the emotional impact as a cruel and unusual crime.
Now you're under suspicion - under suspicion
Reiterating that the person is now under suspicion for their actions.
Under suspicion of a hit and run love affair
Repeating the suspicion of engaging in a hit and run love affair.
No matter where you'll be going
Stating that the singer has ways of knowing the person's whereabouts.
I've got ways of knowin'
Suggesting a sense of inevitability in discovering the person's actions.
And somewhere down the line
Implying that consequences will catch up with the person in the future.
You're gonna have to pay.
Stating that the person will eventually have to face the repercussions of their actions.
'Cause you're under suspicion of
Reiterating the suspicion of leaving a broken heart behind.
Leavin' the scene of a broken heart
Specifically accusing the person of leaving a broken heart behind, again.
Under suspicion of a hit and run love affair
Repeating the suspicion of engaging in a hit and run love affair.
You ain't got a conscience and made
Charging the person with engaging in a love affair and not having a conscience, again.
Me the victim of a cruel and unusual crime
Asserting that the person lacks remorse, making the singer a victim, again.
Now you're under suspicion - under suspicion
Reiterating that the person is now under suspicion for their actions, again.
Under suspicion of a hit and run love affair
Repeating the suspicion of engaging in a hit and run love affair, again.
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