Lyrics
I've driven round in circles for three hours
The speaker has been driving aimlessly for three hours.
It was bound to happen that I'd end up at yours
The speaker anticipated ending up at the current location.
I temporarily forgot there's better days to come
The speaker momentarily forgot that better days are ahead.
I thought that I would give it just one more chance
The speaker decided to give a relationship or situation one final chance.
'cause I want, tonight, what I've been waiting for
The speaker desires tonight what they've been waiting for.
But I found, tonight, what I'd been warned about
The speaker discovered tonight what they were cautioned about.
You think you are complicated, deep mystery to all
The person being addressed thinks of themselves as a complex mystery.
Well it's taken me a while to see, you're not so special
After some time, the speaker realizes the person isn't as special as they seemed.
All energy no meaning, with a lot of words
The person lacks depth and meaning, using many words without substance.
So paper thin that one real feeling, could knock you down
The person is emotionally fragile, easily affected by genuine feelings.
And I've seen, tonight, what I'd been warned about
The speaker experiences what they were warned about.
I'm gonna leave, tonight, before I change my mind
The speaker decides to leave tonight before changing their mind.
So see you when you're 40, lost and all alone
The speaker plans to see the person when they're 40, lost and alone.
Being comforted by strangers you'll never need to know
The person will find comfort in strangers, never needing to know them.
Not sad because you lost me
The speaker won't be sad about being lost but about the person thinking it's cool to be sad.
But sad because you thought it was cool to be sad
The person believes misery sets them apart, but the speaker wouldn't notice them.
You think misery will make you stand apart from the crowd
If the person passed by the speaker, they wouldn't stand out.
Well if you had walked past me today I wouldn't have picked you out
Reiterated: The speaker wouldn't have noticed the person today.
I wouldn't have picked you out
-I wouldn't have picked you out
-Now I've seen, tonight, how could I waste my time
The speaker realizes they shouldn't waste time on the person.
And I'll be on my way, and I won't be back
The speaker is leaving and won't return.
'cause I've seen, tonight, what I've been warned about
The speaker sees tonight what they were warned about.
You're just a boy, not a man, and I'm not coming back
The person is characterized as just a boy, not a man, and the speaker won't return.
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