retail therapy

Retail Therapy: Love, Loss, and Late-Night Reflections
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Lyrics

Two, three, hey

Introduction and setting the tone.

When you sleep at night do you dream 'bout my face

Questioning if the person dreams about the speaker's face during sleep.

And when your eyes leak teardrops do you scream my name

Asking if tears remind the person of the speaker and if they call out the speaker's name.

Thought it was mutual I guess it's just my thing

Expressing disappointment that what was thought to be mutual may not be.

Is it unusual that it took me a week to get attached

Wondering if the time it took to get emotionally attached is unusual.

Expressed my feelings and you said "I love you back"

Recalling expressing love and receiving an "I love you back."

Three days later you said "It wasn't like that"

Indicating a change in the other person's stance within three days.

Must've had your fingers crossed and hand behind your back

Suspecting deception with fingers crossed and hands behind the back.

Now my head's erratic I just want you way too bad

Feeling emotionally unstable and desiring the person strongly.

Call me a taxi (yeah)

Requesting a taxi ride, possibly to distance from the emotional turmoil.

Undercover bag in the backseat

Referencing a hidden bag in the backseat, possibly alluding to retail therapy.

Yeah Imma go shopping to solve all my problems, need retail therapy badly

Expressing the intention to solve problems through shopping as a form of therapy.

She said that she always wan' date a rapper I know she upset she ain't have me

Noting someone's desire to date a rapper and acknowledging their disappointment.

Mama done said I should lay off the bread

Recalling advice from the speaker's mother to avoid excess (lay off the bread).

I was like "bitch I ain't fasting" (haha)

Playfully rejecting the idea of fasting, emphasizing abundance.

I got too much I wan' spend (hey)

Expressing a desire to spend money due to excess.

Act like I ain't love her and I really love the bread

Denying love for someone while expressing love for material wealth.

But I know that ain't the case, no

Recognizing that material wealth is not a substitute for emotional connection.

She can't be replaced

Asserting that the person cannot be replaced.

Got that look up on her face now

Noting a particular expression on the person's face.

She just want a taste (hey)

Describing the person's desire for a taste, possibly metaphorical.

When you sleep at night do you dream 'bout my face

Repetition of the earlier question about dreaming.

And when your eyes leak teardrops do you scream my name

Repetition of the earlier question about tears and screaming.

Thought it was mutual I guess it's just my thing

Reiteration of the disappointment in perceived mutuality.

Is it unusual that it took me a week to get attached

Repetition of the inquiry about the unusual time to get attached.

Expressed my feelings and you said "I love you back"

Repetition of expressing love and receiving an "I love you back."

Three days later you said "It wasn't like that"

Repetition of the change in the other person's stance.

Must've had your fingers crossed and hand behind your back

Reiteration of suspicion regarding deception.

Now my head's erratic I just want you way too bad

Repetition of the speaker's emotional state and intense desire.

What'd you think it was

Prompting the person to reveal their understanding of the situation.

Tell me, what'd you think it was

Repetition of the prompt for clarification.

What'd you think it was

Repetition of the prompt for the person's perception of the situation.

Tell me, what'd you think it was now

Repetition of the prompt for clarification.

What'd you think it was

Repetition of the prompt for the person's perception of the situation.

Tell me, what'd you think it was now

Repetition of the prompt for clarification.

When you sleep at night do you dream 'bout my face

Reiteration of the earlier question about dreaming.

And when your eyes leak teardrops do you scream my name

Reiteration of the earlier question about tears and screaming.

Thought it was mutual I guess it's just my thing

Reiteration of the disappointment in perceived mutuality.

Is it unusual that it took me a week to get attached

Repetition of the inquiry about the unusual time to get attached.

The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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