Like Eye Did
Unrequited Echoes: Love's Bang, Bang Ballet
Lyrics
I know, you never loved me like I did
The singer acknowledges that the other person never loved them as deeply as they loved.
You know, I never kid you like you did
The singer asserts that they never deceived or misled the other person in the same way the other did.
You're the beat in my head
The person being addressed is constantly on the singer's mind, like a persistent beat.
Shoot me down and shoot me dead
Despite the impact of rejection, the person remains on the singer's mind, even though it's emotionally painful.
You're the beat in my head
Reiteration of how the person being addressed occupies the singer's thoughts continuously.
You're the beat in my head
Continued emphasis on the person's presence in the singer's thoughts.
You shot me down and shot me dead
The person caused significant emotional damage to the singer.
You're the beat in my head
Repeated emphasis on the person's lingering effect on the singer's thoughts and emotions.
Bang, bang
Implies a sense of being emotionally 'shot' or hurt by the actions of the addressed person.
Bang, bang
-Bang, bang
-I know, you never loved me like I did
Reiteration of the other person's inability to love the singer as intensely.
You know, I never kid you like you did
Similar to line 2, emphasizing the lack of deceit from the singer's end compared to the addressed person.
I know, I didn't leave, I didn't go
The singer did not leave or abandon the relationship despite challenges.
You know, you didn't mind, I fell down low
The other person didn’t care when the singer faced difficulties or fell to a low point.
You're the beat in my head
Repeated emphasis on the addressed person's impact on the singer's thoughts and the pain caused by their actions.
Shoot me down and shoot me dead
-Baby, that's what I said
-You're the beat in my head
-You shot me down and shot me dead
-How the fuck did this end?
Expresses confusion and disbelief about the relationship's ending and the emotional toll it took.
Bang, bang
-Bang, bang
-Bang, bang
-Oh, You're the beat in my head
Continued expression of pain and confusion over the relationship's demise and the other person's role in it.
You shot me down and shot me dead
-How the fuck did this end? (Bang, bang)
-You're the beat in my head
-Shot me down and shot me dead
-How the fuck did this end? (Bang, bang)
-She fell in love with a friend
Reflection on the person the singer loved who fell for someone else, leaving the singer feeling alone and abandoned.
She fell in love with a friend
-She made me believe, I could head 'till the end
-She fell in love once again
-She fell in love with a friend
-I ended up standing alone head in hands
-I know, you never loved me like I did
Reiteration of the asymmetry in love, where the other person didn’t love as deeply as the singer did.
You know, you never loved me like I did
Reiteration that the addressed person didn’t reciprocate the singer's intense love.
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