Lyrics
Let's level set, this isn't what we meant
Expressing a need to clarify the current situation, acknowledging it's not what was intended
Before I say something that I'd come to regret
Prior to saying something regretful, emphasizing the importance of caution
Cause we want different things, you'd always say so
Highlighting differing desires or goals between individuals, something often communicated
And I never understood how you'd purport to know just what I want
Expressing confusion about how the other person claims to understand personal desires when it's not apparent
When I never did
Stating a lack of clarity or understanding about personal desires
But I still don't
Continuing the lack of understanding or clarity about the other person's perspective
And I never will
Expressing a persistent disbelief in ever comprehending the other person's viewpoint
Let's level set, it was the right decision
Reiterating that a certain decision was the correct one
Which I repeat to anyone who's bold enough to seek me out
Stating a repetition of the decision to those who inquire, seeking a straightforward response
And get the closest thing to a straight answer
Expressing the difficulty in providing a direct response, resorting to vague assurances
As if these constant platitudes would somehow make this go down smooth
Suggesting that repeated vague assurances don’t make the situation easier to accept
And they never do
Emphasizing the ineffectiveness of these assurances in soothing the situation
It didn't matter
Implying that certain actions or decisions didn't have an impact
And it never will
Asserting the belief that these actions won't matter in the future either
And I'd never tell you just how to remember me
Refusing to dictate how the other person should remember the speaker, feeling it's selfish
Cause it felt selfish after everything we'd seen
Explaining reluctance to influence the other's memory due to the shared experiences
One more vacation that you never came back from
Recalling a situation where the other person didn’t return from a vacation
Just gone away
Describing the person's absence following the vacation
It drags me down
Expressing feeling weighed down by something
It holds me back
Indicating that something is holding the speaker back
We can't deserve
Reflecting on the idea that one cannot expect or receive what hasn't been earned
What we didn't earn
Emphasizing the necessity of earning something before deserving it
We didn't earn
Reiterating the idea of not having earned something, hence not deserving it
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