Silent Treatment
Navigating Love's Silence: Eric Bellinger's Silent Treatment
Lyrics
You been giving me the silent treatment
You have been deliberately not communicating with me.
Oh, oh, oh, oh and it's all bad
This situation is entirely negative and unpleasant.
Your body language tellin' on you
Your body language is revealing your emotions.
I can't take this any longer
I cannot endure this silence any longer.
What happened to the best friend I ever had?
Reference to a past close relationship and questioning its current state.
Now all I got is questions, like, "Why you mad?"
Expressions of confusion and frustration about the partner's behavior.
You actin' so different, I can't tell
You are behaving in a way that is unfamiliar to me.
I ain't do the dishes, I disrespect your wishes
Listing specific actions that may have caused the silent treatment.
Ain't leave the seat up but you don't care
Mentioning small actions that could have led to the current situation.
Uh, where's your heart? 'Cause it's not here
Questioning the emotional connection, implying a lack of emotional presence.
Losing my focus, I'm just hopin' I'm not goin' through the motions like
Expressing a fear of going through the motions without genuine emotions.
Bababababa
Repetition of sounds, possibly reflecting emotional turmoil or confusion.
Bababababa
-Goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-Goin' through the motions, yeah
-Bababababa
-Goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-You been givin' me the silent treatment
Reiteration of the silent treatment being received.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, I don't like that
Expressing displeasure with the silent treatment.
Sex don't help the situation
Suggesting that intimacy is not resolving the issues.
Me, myself and my stubborn shit
Admitting to stubborn behavior contributing to the situation.
What happened to the best friend I ever had?
Reflecting on the deterioration of a once-close friendship.
Now all I got is questions, like, "Where you at?"
Posing a question about the partner's whereabouts.
You actin' so distant, can't you tell?
Observing emotional distance and asking the partner to recognize it.
You don't give me kisses, I disrespect your wishes
Listing an action (lack of kisses) contributing to the issues.
Ain't leave the seat up but you don't care
Referencing trivial actions that seem to be ignored.
Uh, where's your heart? 'Cause it's not here
Questioning the emotional commitment of the partner.
Girl, losin' my focus, I'm just hopin' I'm not goin' through the motions like
Expressing a fear of going through the motions without genuine emotions (repeated).
Bababababa
Repetition of sounds, emphasizing the emotional struggle.
Goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-Goin' through the motions, yeah
-Bababababa
-Dadada, goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-Ayy, ooh
-Goin' through the motions, yeah
-Bababababa, sheesh, yeah
Continuation of the emotional struggle, possibly with frustration or resignation.
Goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-Ooh, I been on autopilot, autopilot
-First you get mad then I get mad
-Then we make up, then it's all bad
-Autopilot, autopilot
-You the one that I chose, yeah
-But I don't wanna go through the motions
-Bababababa
-Goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-Goin' through the motions, ow, yeah
-Bababababa
-Dadada, goin' through the motions
-Bababababa
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing continued emotional distress or frustration.
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