The Special
The Complex Dance of Love's Pain
Lyrics
Oh well,
Expressing resignation or acceptance of a situation.
From my parked car window on the passenger side,
Observation from a parked car's passenger side.
She be leanin' over to me tellin' me I can't rely on anything in this world,
Someone leaning over, warning about the unreliability of the world.
With the tear drops fallin' from her fake green eyes and the makeup runnin',
Depiction of a person crying with smeared makeup.
I believe in every lie over and over again,
Believing repeated lies despite knowing they're false.
Break me until I bend,
Enduring until reaching a breaking point.
She is so crazy,
Describing the person as mentally unstable.
She is so far above,
Viewing the person as beyond understanding.
She know when I will need it so,
Understanding the other person's needs intuitively.
She treats me with her love,
Providing care and affection.
Forever's not long (forever's not long),
Recognition that 'forever' is not a long time.
Tomorrow's too far away,
Emphasizing the distance of tomorrow, implying uncertainty.
She gives me what I needed so,
Reciprocal giving and receiving of emotional support.
I give her what she takes,
Exchanging what each person desires.
She is the special for my pain,
Referring to the person as a special source of relief from pain.
I need the special for my pain?
Questioning the necessity of this special source for pain relief.
Do whatever you want,
Encouragement to act without inhibition or restraint.
Yeah I'm gonna do whatever I want?
Confirming the intention to act freely.
With the street lights hummin' under starlit skies,
Describing the setting under street lights and stars.
She be runnin' to her cousins tellin' him you can't rely,
Another warning about reliance, directed at someone else.
On turnin' boys to men (bitch),
Suggesting that transforming boys into men is difficult or unreliable.
And so she shows me lovin' and I free my mind,
Experiencing love that leads to mental freedom.
With the lovin' isn't lovin' in a state is all she finds,
Questioning the authenticity of affection received in a particular state.
So she calls it romance,
Labeling the questionable affection as 'romance.'
Baby that's the dance,
Referring to the complexities of their relationship.
She is so crazy (she is so crazy),
Reiterating the person's mental instability.
She is so far above,
Reiterating the person's incomprehensibility.
She know when I will need it so,
Understanding and fulfilling the other's needs.
She treats me with her love,
Continuing to provide care and affection.
Forever's not long (forever's not long),
Reiteration about the fleeting nature of 'forever.'
Tomorrow's too far away,
Emphasizing the uncertainty of tomorrow.
She gives me what I needed so,
Continued reciprocal emotional support.
I give her what she takes,
Continued exchange of desires.
She is the special for my pain,
Reiterating the person as a special source of relief from pain.
I need the special for my pain?
Reiteration about the need for this special relief.
Put it over here baby?
An unclear statement or request.
That's right,
Affirmation or agreement.
Ooh yeah?
Expressing agreement or satisfaction.
She is so crazy (she is so crazy),
Reiteration of the person's mental instability.
She is so far above,
Reiteration of the person as beyond understanding.
She know when I will need it so,
Understanding and fulfilling the other's needs.
She treats me with her love (she treats me with her love),
Continuing to provide care and affection.
Forever's not long (forever's not long),
Reiteration about the fleeting nature of 'forever.'
Tomorrow's too far away,
Emphasizing the uncertainty of tomorrow.
She gives me what I needed (yeah she gives me what I needed) so,
Continued reciprocal emotional support.
I give her what she takes,
Continued exchange of desires.
She is the special for my pain,
Reiterating the person as a special source of relief from pain.
I need the special for my pain,
Reiteration about the need for this special relief.
For my pain (for my pain),
Repetition emphasizing the pain relief aspect.
For my pain (for my pain baby),
Further emphasis on pain and need.
Once more gimme what I need,
Requesting what is desired.
You know I think about you all the time,
Expressing constant thoughts about someone.
Don't even sweat me like that,
Dismissing concerns or worries.
I'll take what I want,
Assertion of taking what's desired.
You take what you want,
Encouragement to take what's desired.
What you cryin' for?
Questioning why someone is crying in this context.
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