Feel a Whole Lot Better
Breaking Free: Rediscovering Independence After Heartache
Lyrics
The reason why, oh, I can't say
The speaker is unable to disclose the reason for their feelings.
I gotta let you go, babe, and run away
The speaker needs to end the relationship and distance themselves.
After what you did, I can't stay on
Due to a past action by the listener, the speaker can't continue in the relationship.
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
The speaker anticipates feeling significantly better after the listener departs.
Baby, for a long time (baby, for a long time)
The listener misled the speaker for a considerable duration.
You had me believe (had me believe)
The listener made the speaker believe in the sincerity of their love.
You said your love was all mine (that your love was all mine)
The listener claimed exclusive love, suggesting a committed relationship.
That's the way it would be (ah, ah, ah)
This was expected to be the enduring nature of their relationship.
But I didn't know (I didn't know)
The speaker was unaware of the listener's deception.
That you were putting me on (ah, ah, ah)
The listener was deceitful or insincere with the speaker.
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
The speaker anticipates an improvement in their emotional state after the listener leaves.
Oh, when you're gone
Reiteration of the expectation of feeling better in the listener's absence.
Now I got to say (I got to say)
The speaker acknowledges a change in the current state of the relationship.
That it's not like before (that it's not like before)
Things are different from how they were previously.
And I'm not gonna play (and I'm not gonna play)
The speaker refuses to engage in the listener's manipulative games any longer.
Your games anymore (oh, oh, oh)
An emphatic declaration that the speaker won't be a part of the listener's games.
After what you did (after what you did)
The listener's actions have made it impossible for the speaker to continue.
I can't stay on (ah, ah, ah)
Reiteration of the expectation of feeling better after the listener departs.
And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone
The speaker anticipates an emotional improvement when the listener is no longer present.
Oh, when you're gone
Reiteration of the expectation of feeling better in the listener's absence.
Oh, when you're gone
Repetition of the idea that the speaker will feel better when the listener is gone.
Oh, when you're gone
Final repetition of the expectation of improved feelings after the listener's departure.
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