Why Bother
Navigating Love's Labyrinth: Embracing the Chaos of Connection
Lyrics
I'm not a mystery
I am not a mysterious person.
Everything I think is written down
Everything I think is documented or expressed in some form.
Keeping me from keeping you around
My thoughts prevent me from keeping you in my life.
I can't keep my feet on the ground
I struggle to stay grounded or stable.
And there's a million ways
There are numerous ways I could ruin things; it's a pattern.
That I could mess it up, I always do
I often make mistakes, especially by planning prematurely.
By making plans and making them too soon
My plans tend to backfire because I rush into them.
I can't make much sense out of you
I find it challenging to understand you.
Why bother?
Questioning the worth of making an effort.
'Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
Prefer calling off a relationship than waiting for it to improve.
Why bother?
No motivation to try because you might be better off with someone else.
'Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
Suggesting the possibility that someone else might be a better match.
And I like you, but what can I do?
Expressing affection, but feeling helpless about the situation.
There's too much space to make you stay
Too much distance or emotional space to make you stay.
And there's a price to pay for doing what I do, but I can't stop
Consequences for my actions, but unable to stop them.
I open up my heart like it's my job
Being emotionally open is like a routine for me.
I tell myself it's over, but it's not
Telling myself it's over, but struggling to move on.
I've got a running list of all the times I tried to break my fall
Recalling instances where I tried to protect myself emotionally.
And all the times I wished that you would call
Wishing for your call in difficult times.
And all the times I wished for you at all
Desiring your presence in various situations.
Why bother?
Reiteration of questioning the worth of making an effort.
'Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
Prefer calling off a relationship than waiting for it to improve (repeated).
Why bother?
No motivation to try because you might be better off with someone else (repeated).
'Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
Suggesting the possibility that someone else might be a better match (repeated).
And I like you, but what can I do?
Expressing affection, but feeling helpless about the situation (repeated).
There's too much space to make you stay
Too much distance or emotional space to make you stay (repeated).
I'm not a mystery
Reiteration of "I am not a mysterious person" (repeated).
Everything I think is written down
Reiteration that everything I think is documented or expressed (repeated).
Everything I think is written down
-Keeping me from keeping you around
Reiteration that my thoughts prevent me from keeping you around (repeated).
Why bother?
Reiteration of questioning the worth of making an effort (repeated).
'Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
Prefer calling off a relationship than waiting for it to improve (repeated).
Why bother?
No motivation to try because you might be better off with someone else (repeated).
'Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
Suggesting the possibility that someone else might be a better match (repeated).
And I like you, but what can I do?
Expressing affection, but feeling helpless about the situation (repeated).
There's too much space to make you stay
Too much distance or emotional space to make you stay (repeated).
There's too much space to make you stay
Reiteration that there is too much space or distance to make you stay (repeated).
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