Save Your Breath
Betrayal Unveiled: Love's Deception in 'Save Your Breath'
Lyrics
Save your breath this time around
Expressing a desire for someone to stop talking or explaining, suggesting that it won't make a difference.
You're too beautiful
Complimenting the person addressed, emphasizing their beauty.
There's nothing left to say
Indicating that there is nothing more to be said, possibly due to a previous conversation or situation.
I've wasted all this time on you
Conveying a feeling of wasting time on the person being addressed.
On you
Reiterating the focus on the person addressed (repetition of "On you").
It's all the same, we all make mistakes
Stating that mistakes are common to all, acknowledging imperfections.
And if you didn't notice, I'm taking this for all its worth
Asserting that the speaker is maximizing the situation for their benefit.
If it's a game, and these are the stakes
Positing the idea that the situation is a game, and the speaker is confident in their ability to navigate it.
I know I got the best shot, for taking you out of the way
Expressing confidence in having the best chance to remove the person from the speaker's life.
And every time I think of him it makes me sick
Revealing a strong negative reaction to thoughts of someone else.
And I don't wanna know just what happened
Expressing a desire not to know the details of a certain event or situation.
In the van right in front of my house
Providing a specific location (van in front of the house) where a betrayal or negative event occurred.
That's where you sold me out, girl
Accusing the person of betraying the speaker at the mentioned location.
You didn't have a clue
Suggesting that the person was unaware of the consequences of their actions.
You sold me out
Repeating the accusation of being betrayed.
What'd you think about when you were telling all your friends
Prompting the person to reflect on their actions and the impact on others.
About how your lips were pressed against his tightly
Imagining and describing an intimate moment between the person and someone else.
And I hope you (had your eyes closed)
Suggesting the possibility that the person closed their eyes during the described intimate moment.
And every time I think of him it makes me sick
Reiterating a negative emotional response to thoughts of someone else.
And I don't wanna know just what happened
Expressing a desire not to know the details of a particular event or situation, similar to line 13.
In the van right in front of my house
Repeating the specific location where the betrayal or negative event occurred.
That's where you sold me out, girl
Reiterating the accusation of being betrayed at the mentioned location.
You didn't have a clue
Emphasizing the person's lack of awareness regarding the betrayal.
What'd you think about when you sold me out?
Prompting the person to consider their thoughts and intentions when betraying the speaker.
Every time you go to sleep at night
Pondering what the person hides or conceals during their sleep.
I wonder what you hide behind closed eyes
Expressing curiosity about the person's thoughts and emotions when their eyes are closed.
What else could you be keeping from me?
Questioning whether there are additional secrets or information that the person is keeping from the speaker.
What else could you be keeping from me?
Repeating the inquiry about hidden information, reinforcing suspicion.
And every time you go to sleep at night
Reiterating the curiosity about the person's thoughts during sleep.
I wonder what you hide behind closed eyes
Expressing a continuing sense of wonder regarding the person's hidden thoughts.
What else could you be keeping from me?
Repeating the question about potential secrets or information being kept.
What else could you be keeping from me?
Reiterating the suspicion and desire to know if there are undisclosed details.
And every time I think of him it makes me sick
Returning to the negative emotional reaction toward thoughts of someone else.
And I don't wanna know just what happened
Reiterating the desire not to know the details of a specific event or situation.
In the van right in front of my house
Repeating the location where the betrayal or negative event took place.
That's where you sold me out, girl
Restating the accusation of being betrayed at the mentioned location.
You didn't have a clue
Emphasizing the person's lack of awareness regarding the betrayal.
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