FLOAT
Emotional Turbulence: Navigating Love, Loneliness, and Self-Discovery in Haleluya Hailu's 'FLOAT'
Lyrics
Fuck
Expression of frustration or disbelief.
You text me
Received a text message.
That you're gonna to take care of your own
Receiving assurance about self-care.
That girl in the mirror she's a bad bitch
Positive self-perception of the person in the mirror.
Pretend she don't need no one
Acting self-sufficient, denying the need for others.
Fuck maybe I miss read those signals
Possible misinterpretation of signals.
But you think I'm pretty
Positive perception of personal attractiveness.
You think I'm p-r-t-t-y
Spelling out "pretty" for emphasis.
I just feel a little queasy it's strange how I though loving everyone around me is easy
Feeling uneasy despite positive surroundings; realizing love isn't easy.
I'm simple
Describing oneself as straightforward.
I know I seem a little scary but I started to open up I was gonna call you baby
Opening up emotionally and expressing affection.
Know that it's bad I dreamt you were my baby
Acknowledging the inappropriateness of feelings.
I called and checked with the stars and I made sure I wasn't crazy
Seeking confirmation from external sources about sanity.
I'm living in a made up reality
Living in a fantasy world.
I'll call and text and fake it back to sanity
Using communication to maintain a facade of normalcy.
Jaded and dated is that old style
Describing a worn-out, outdated emotional state.
I can't make it up can't make up
Unable to fabricate or invent.
I float when I'm around
Feeling buoyant or uplifted when in someone's presence.
Let someone ruin the ocean and all of its waves
Mentioning potential harm to something vast and uncontrollable (ocean).
The memory isn't long but I replayed it for days
Replaying a brief memory repeatedly.
Did I say something? Did I do something wrong?
Questioning if a mistake was made.
I can't make it up I can't make it up I float when I'm around you
Reiterating the feeling of floating when around someone.
I'm not having fun anymore
Expressing a lack of enjoyment.
Still probably show up late still won't come home
Despite issues, maintaining certain behaviors.
I said I'd stop writing the same song
Acknowledging a pattern of repetition.
Been saying that a long time, been saying that a long time
Admitting to a prolonged promise without change.
You're feeding on my god complex
Someone taking advantage of a complex situation.
I'm lowkey into it maybe a little bit too much
Admitting interest in a problematic situation.
I play me up while I put you down
Boosting self-image while putting others down.
That's probably why I'm alone so much
Understanding loneliness due to self-sabotage.
I'm not compatible with lots of people
Acknowledging difficulty in compatibility with others.
That's why I make everyone text me first
Preferring others to initiate contact.
When your best friend hit me up I ignored that and that was my first mess up
Ignoring important communication, leading to a mistake.
you just caught on the wrong day
Excusing a lapse in judgment as circumstantial.
Spinning circles all alone drowning
Feeling lost and isolated.
And all it took a week ago to get me out of a funk was to feel your energy
Rediscovering positive energy from a specific person.
Woah ohh
Exclamation expressing a realization or intense emotion.
I'm living in a made up reality
Reiterating the theme of living in a constructed reality.
I'll call and text and fake it back to sanity
Using communication to mask internal struggles.
Jaded and dated is that old style
Repeating the description of an outdated emotional state.
I can't make it up can't make up
Unable to create or invent.
I float when I'm around
Re-emphasizing the sensation of floating in someone's presence.
Let someone ruin the ocean and all of its waves
Warning of potential harm to something vast and uncontrollable (ocean).
The memory isn't long but I replayed it for days
Replaying a brief memory repeatedly.
Did I say something? Did I do something wrong?
Questioning if a mistake was made.
I can't make it up I can't make it up I float when I'm around you
Reiterating the feeling of floating when around someone.
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