If he wanted to, he would.
Yearning for Recognition: A Good Girl's Struggle in 'If he wanted to, he would.'
Lyrics
Be a good girl for you
Expressing a willingness to be a good girl for the person addressed.
I'd do anything for you
Emphasizing a strong commitment, stating a willingness to do anything for the person.
But when I come around
Describing the speaker's presence when around the person.
"I'm too nice, too needy"
Quoting criticisms received, being labeled as too nice and needy.
Too available for you
Being too available, possibly suggesting a perceived imbalance in the relationship.
If he wanted to, he would
Asserting that if the person truly wanted to be with the speaker, they would take action.
I keep telling that to myself
Reiterating the self-assuring mantra that the person's actions reflect their true intentions.
But when you come around
Highlighting the speaker's vulnerability and need for the person when they are present.
I can't help but need it
Acknowledging the difficulty in resisting the need for the person despite self-awareness.
Too accessible for you
Expressing the speaker's accessibility and openness in the relationship.
Oh, I'll be a fool for a higher love
Willingness to be a fool for a higher love, indicating a strong desire for a meaningful connection.
The truth is cruel but I'll go in just to feel something
Accepting the harsh reality but choosing to engage for the sake of feeling something.
Yeah, you say that you could be the one for me
Acknowledging the person's claim of being the one for the speaker.
But inconsistency, well, that could not be for me
Rejecting inconsistency in the relationship as unsuitable for the speaker.
Sometimes I hang on a little too long
Admitting a tendency to hold on for too long and provide excessive leeway in the relationship.
Give you way too much slack
Acknowledging giving too much slack in the past.
But now I can't go back to where I was
Expressing an inability to return to a previous state in the relationship.
Guess I'm a softie now for you
Describing a newfound vulnerability or softness in the speaker for the person.
A little too much forgiveness
Admitting to excessive forgiveness in the past.
Took advantage of my kindness
Highlighting the person's taking advantage of the speaker's kindness.
Who do you think you are?
Posing a rhetorical question challenging the person's actions and character.
A little too much forgiveness
Repeating the theme of the person taking advantage of the speaker's kindness.
Took advantage of my kindness
Reiterating the impact of the person's actions on the speaker's emotions.
Who do you think you are?
Posing a rhetorical question questioning the person's identity or self-perception.
Oh, I'll be a fool for a higher love
Repeating the willingness to be a fool for a higher love, underscoring the depth of the speaker's desire.
The truth is cruel but I'll go in just to feel something
Acknowledging the harsh reality but choosing to engage emotionally for the sake of feeling something.
Yeah, you say that you could be the one for me
Repeating the person's claim of being the one for the speaker.
But inconsistency, well, that could not be for me
Reiterating the unsuitability of inconsistency in the relationship for the speaker.
What's a good girl to do?
Posing a rhetorical question about the appropriate actions for a good girl in the given context.
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