Lyrics
Nothing was sweeter than you
Expresses that nothing was more enjoyable or pleasant than the person being referred to.
Winning me over then I
Describes the act of successfully gaining affection or approval.
Watched the love leave your eyes
Observes a change in the person's expression as love diminishes from their eyes.
When lust took them over
Notes a shift from love to lust and its impact on the person's eyes.
Couldn't face them sober
Describes difficulty facing the truth or reality without the influence of substances.
How they coerced me to intertwine
Reflects on being manipulated into intimate involvement by external factors.
And you didn't take no very well
Highlights resistance to refusal or rejection.
So I stopped standing up for myself
Details a decision to stop defending oneself, possibly due to pressure or conflicts.
It's only now that time has passed
Reflects on the passage of time and reevaluates past experiences.
I wonder if I deserved that
Questions whether the speaker deserved the negative experiences.
And how'd you still want it that bad
Curious about the persistent desire despite challenges.
If you had to beg for me to say yes
Raises the issue of the necessity for persuasion in a relationship.
If you had to beg, beg
Reiterates the concept of begging, emphasizing a lack of willingness.
Selfish satisfaction made my
Describes personal satisfaction at the expense of others.
Touch a transaction and my
Associates physical contact with a transaction, implying a detached or transactional nature.
Stomach dropped when you'd close the door
Shares a negative emotional response to the closing of a door, possibly symbolizing separation.
Saw my body in rest and you
Recounts an attempt to entice the speaker while at rest.
Tried to seduce it
Expresses a discomfort with physical proximity.
I don't wanna sleep close to you anymore
States a reluctance to be physically close to the person mentioned.
And you didn't take no very well
Reiterates the difficulty faced when refusing, emphasizing the lack of acceptance.
And I didn't stand up for myself
Admits a failure to assert oneself in the past.
It's only now that time has passed
Reflects on the passage of time and its impact on the speaker's perspective.
I wonder if I deserved that
Questions if the speaker deserved the negative experiences over time.
And how'd you still want it that bad
Reiterates curiosity about persistent desire despite challenges.
If you had to beg for me to say yes
Raises the issue of the necessity for persuasion in a relationship (repeated).
If you had to beg, beg
Reiterates the concept of begging, emphasizing a lack of willingness (repeated).
My shoulders would speak for themselves
Implies that the speaker's body language communicates discomfort or discontent.
But you wouldn't listen
Notes a lack of receptiveness to the speaker's non-verbal cues.
Cause you liked forgiveness better than
Suggests a preference for seeking forgiveness rather than seeking permission.
Permission
Explains the speaker's realization that the relationship was not meant to be everlasting.
I should've known that we weren't meant for forever
Recognizes the decline of shared activities, indicating a shift in the relationship.
When it stopped being something that we did together
Reinforces the realization of the relationship's deterioration.
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