Lyrics
So
Introduction or transition to a new thought.
You think you wanna be closer
Expressing a desire for closeness.
You're thinkin' you wanna know
Expressing curiosity or a desire to understand.
You're thinkin' you've got a bead on me
Suggesting an attempt to understand the speaker.
You think you've something to show
Belief that there's something significant to share.
You think I have a big secret
Suspecting the speaker harbors a substantial secret.
You're thinkin' you could get through
Believing it's possible to break through to the speaker.
The truth is,
Transition to a statement of truth.
For as long as a song goes?
Rhetorical question about the duration of a song's impact.
I mean that much to you.
Expressing doubt about the speaker's importance.
So
Reiteration of a questioning stance.
You're curious how it feels here?
Expressing curiosity about an experience.
You wanna get close and see?
Desire to be physically close and experience firsthand.
You wanna claim your 15 minutes?
Expressing a desire for recognition or fame.
(We've narrowed that down to 3)
Reducing the expected time of fame from 15 to 3 minutes.
You think I have a big secret
Reiteration of suspicion about a hidden secret.
You're thinkin' you could get through
Believing in the possibility of discovering the truth.
The truth is,
Reiteration of the statement of truth.
For as long as this song goes
Rhetorical question about the duration of the song's impact.
I mean that much to you.
Expressing skepticism about personal significance.
You wanna know my big secret?
Expressing a desire for the speaker's big secret.
You want me to let you in?
Requesting inclusion or access to the speaker's secret.
You're begging for the ending
Begging for closure or conclusion without initiation.
Of something you won't begin.
Recognizing a reluctance to start something new.
And you're way out on a limb here
Being in a precarious or risky situation without awareness.
And you don't even know.
Unawareness of the precarious position.
You're putting words in my mouth now
Attributing words to the speaker without their knowledge.
And you don't even know.
Unawareness of the speaker's feelings or thoughts.
For years I tried to gain your favor
Reflecting on past efforts to win approval.
And it all was lost on you
Recognition of past efforts being in vain.
I don't know a thing about you,
Admitting ignorance about the person being addressed.
SO I don't pretend I do.
Refusing to pretend knowledge about the person.
But now that fate has turned the tables
Acknowledging a shift in circumstances or fortune.
(As we know that fate will do)
Acceptance of the unpredictability of fate.
You're waving in my face an answer
Presenting an irrelevant answer to a non-existent question.
That there's not a question to.
Highlighting the lack of relevance in the presented answer.
Some say "too little too late"
Expressing skepticism about the timeliness of actions.
But what I say is,
Counterpoint to skepticism, suggesting it's time to move on.
"It's time to say goodbye."
Final declaration of parting ways.
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