Lyrics
Everything I do goes the wrong direction
Expressing frustration with a consistent pattern of actions going in the wrong direction.
Everything I say is wrong
Acknowledging a tendency to say things that are perceived as incorrect.
Why can’t I get real affection
Expressing a longing for genuine affection and questioning why it is elusive.
Why do I sing this song?
Raising the question of why the singer is expressing their emotions through this song.
They don’t know me
Highlighting a lack of understanding from others about the singer's true self.
They don’t know my life
Emphasizing the misconception or lack of knowledge about the singer's life.
They don’t love me when I’m wrong
Not feeling loved when making mistakes.
They don’t love me when I’m right
Not feeling loved even when doing things right.
That’s why I scream... softly in the night
Introducing the coping mechanism of screaming softly in the night due to feelings of loneliness and rejection.
I scream... softly in the night
Repeating the coping mechanism, emphasizing the emotional release during the night.
Softly in the night...
Reiterating the act of screaming softly in the night.
Maybe I don’t know myself
Expressing uncertainty about self-awareness.
They can’t help me...
Recognizing that others may not be able to assist in the singer's struggles.
Can I help myself?
Pondering the ability to self-help in the given circumstances.
These feelings I have
Reflecting on the authenticity of the emotions experienced.
Are they real?
Questioning whether the feelings are genuine or possibly a product of imagination.
Are they a dream?
Posing the uncertainty of the emotional state being a dream.
Can I wake up from this dream?
Expressing a desire to wake up from the uncertain emotional state.
They don’t know me
Reiterating the lack of understanding from others about the singer's true self.
They don’t know my life
Reemphasizing the misconception or lack of knowledge about the singer's life.
They don’t love me when I’m wrong
Repeating the feeling of not being loved when making mistakes.
They don’t love me when I’m right
Repeating the feeling of not being loved even when doing things right.
That’s why I scream... softly in the night
Reintroducing the coping mechanism of screaming softly in the night due to feelings of loneliness and rejection.
I scream... softly in the night
Repeating the coping mechanism, emphasizing the emotional release during the night.
Softly in the night...
Reiterating the act of screaming softly in the night.
Softly in the night Ooh...
Adding an emotive element with an extended "Ooh..." sound in the night.
I scream... softly in the night
Repeating the coping mechanism of screaming softly in the night.
Softly in the night...
Concluding with a repetition of screaming softly in the night.
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