Lyrics
Keep me locked up, keep me shut in
Expressing a desire to be confined or restricted
You can but my mind still roams free
Even if physically confined, the mind remains free
You can keep me caged, you can tell me to be quiet
Acceptance of being controlled or silenced
But I remember everything
Retaining memories despite external control
Please don't forget that you broke your own heart
Reminding someone of their responsibility for heartbreak
And don't forget that you lost your mind
Highlighting a loss of sanity or rationality
Please stop tellin' everybody that I did it for you
Disputing false claims about the speaker's actions
'Cause every step I take I'm always here behind you
Stating constant presence despite moving forward
And I don't need words or anything from you
Independence and lack of need for validation
And I wish I'd never felt it, kept on walking by
Expressing a wish to have avoided a certain experience
And I wish I'd never met you, kept on walking by
Regretting the encounter and preferring to move on
Keep me locked up, keep me shut in
Reiteration of a desire for confinement or control
But I remember everything
Emphasizing the retention of memories despite restrictions
Please don't forget that you sought your own heart
Pointing out self-inflicted emotional pain
And don't forget that you lost your way
Acknowledging a loss of direction or purpose
Please stop tellin' everybody that I did it for you
Rejecting false attributions of actions to the speaker
'Cause every step I take I'm always here behind you
Continued presence even when physically distant
And I don't need words or anything from you
Asserting independence and self-sufficiency
And I wish I'd never seen it, kept on walking by
Expressing regret about witnessing something
And I wish I'd never met you, kept on walking by
Regretting the meeting and desiring to move forward
And I wish I'd never tried it, kept on walking by
Regret over attempting something and wishing to move on
And I wish I'd never felt it, kept on walking by
Expressing regret over feeling something and moving on
Please stop tellin' everybody that I did it for you
Denying false claims about the speaker's actions once again
'Cause every step I take I'm always here without you
Highlighting continued existence without the other person
And I don't need words or anything from you
Reiterating independence and lack of need for validation
And I wish I'd never met you, kept on walking by
Expressing regret over the meeting and the desire to move on
And I wish I'd never felt it, kept on walking by
Regret over feeling something and the wish to move forward
And I wish I'd never seen it, kept on walking by
Regret about witnessing something and the desire to move on
And I wish I'd never met you, kept on walking by
Repeating the wish to have never met and moving forward
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