It's Not Like It Would've Worked Out Anyway
Love Lost: Navigating Heartbreak in 'It's Not Like It Would've Worked Out Anyway'
Lyrics
What would it take to get this off the ground?
Questioning the difficulty of initiating a relationship or project.
Out from the weight of what comes from your mouth
Feeling burdened by the words spoken by the other person.
And I had nothing left to take your place
Expressing a sense of emptiness after someone's departure.
And I'd do anything to see your face
Expressing a strong desire to see the person's face again.
'Cause you give, and you give, and you take it away
Describing a pattern of giving and taking away in the relationship.
And you made me believe it would always be safe
Reflecting on false assurances that the relationship would always be safe.
But it's not
Stating that it's not safe or stable as believed.
Why did you have to go?
Questioning the reason for the person's departure.
(Right when I needed you)
Expressing a sense of need at the time of the person's departure.
Maybe I got too close
Suggesting proximity as a reason for the departure.
(But can you blame me? 'Cause...)
Defending the closeness as something understandable.
I can't see you with somebody else
Inability to imagine the person with someone else.
And I thought I was killing time but I'm just killing myself
Realization that perceived wasted time is self-destructive.
Because
Reiterating the difficulty of accepting the situation.
I can't see you with somebody else
Reaffirming the difficulty of seeing the person with someone else.
So I'll keep lying face down on the floor
Expressing a state of emotional distress and defeat.
There's something about you that I can't get over
Acknowledging an enduring attachment to the person.
All this time that we spent getting closer for what?
Questioning the purpose of getting closer if it leads to separation.
I can't believe you'd throw it away
Expressing disbelief at the person discarding the relationship.
After I was already in pain
Feeling additional pain after already being hurt.
I can't believe you're walking away
Expressing disbelief at the person walking away despite promises to stay.
When you already swore you would stay
Highlighting the contradiction in the person's actions.
I can't believe you'd throw it away
Reiterating the disbelief at the relationship being discarded for nothing.
For nothing (nothing)
Emphasizing the perceived emptiness resulting from the breakup.
I can't believe you're walking away
Expressing surprise at the person walking away from what they had.
From everything we had
Reiterating disbelief at the person's departure.
I can't believe that you're gone
Stating the absence of the person and the impact of their departure.
That you're gone
Repeating the acknowledgment of the person's absence.
Why did you have to go?
Repeating the question about the reason for the person's departure.
(Right when I needed you)
Reiterating the sense of need at the time of departure.
Maybe I got too close
Suggesting proximity as a reason for the departure.
(But can you blame me? 'Cause...)
Defending the closeness as something understandable.
I can't see you with somebody else
Inability to imagine the person with someone else.
And I thought I was killing time but I'm just killing myself
Realization that perceived wasted time is self-destructive.
Because
Reiterating the difficulty of accepting the situation.
I can't see you with somebody else
Reaffirming the difficulty of seeing the person with someone else.
So I'll keep lying face down on the floor
Expressing a continued state of emotional distress and defeat.
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