Honey I Don't Know
Soulful Reflections: Unraveling the Depths of 'Honey I Don't Know'
Lyrics
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Honey, the speaker is expressing confusion about their own tendency to become mean.
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Repetition of the uncertainty regarding the speaker's mean behavior.
You never earned it, you don't deserve it
The speaker acknowledges that the recipient of their meanness doesn't deserve it and hasn't earned it.
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Reiteration of the speaker's lack of understanding about their own mean tendencies.
Honey, I don't know what you see in me
The speaker is unsure of what positive qualities the other person sees in them.
Honey, I don't know what you see in me
Repetition of the uncertainty regarding the positive perceptions the other person has of the speaker.
You just don't get it, you're gonna regret it
The speaker believes the other person doesn't grasp something important and will regret it.
Honey, I don't know what you see in me
Reiteration of the speaker's uncertainty about the positive qualities recognized by the other person.
You're standing closer now
The other person is physically closer, but the speaker remains uncertain about understanding their feelings.
But I'll never know how
The speaker expresses an inability to comprehend the reasons behind the other person's closeness.
I don't give away myself so easily
The speaker is hesitant to easily give away or reveal their true self.
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Reiteration of the confusion about the speaker's mean behavior.
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Restating the uncertainty and questioning the reasons behind the speaker's own mean actions.
You shouldn't take it, but baby, you take it
The other person shouldn't tolerate the speaker's meanness, but they do.
And I don't know why I get so mean
Repeating the speaker's confusion about their own mean tendencies.
You make excuses for
The other person makes excuses for the speaker's broken promises and more.
The promises I break and more
The speaker acknowledges their own flaws and the other person's understanding of them.
You should know better by now, you should know me
The other person should have learned about the speaker's nature by now.
I could try and make it up to you
The speaker is willing to make amends if they had the same faith as the other person.
If I had the kind of faith you do
If the speaker had the same level of faith as the other person, they would try to make things right.
But sometimes faith just adds what you don't wanna see
Faith sometimes reveals unpleasant truths that one may wish to avoid.
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Reiteration of the speaker's confusion and lack of understanding regarding their own mean behavior.
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