What if
Navigating Love's Crossroads: Josh Stanley's 'What If' ReflectionsLyrics
Shawty gone
Expressing that the person ("Shawty") has left.
Bet she wanna stay
Suggesting that the person may want to stay despite the departure.
I took way too long
Admitting a delay in taking action or making a decision.
Had no word to say
Acknowledging a lack of words to express oneself.
I feel like a man
Feeling empowered or in control.
Going insane
Describing a sense of losing sanity or composure.
I feel like a man
Repeating the feeling of being a man and losing sanity, emphasizing the emotional turmoil.
Going insane
Continuing the theme of feeling like a man going insane.
Oh oh oh oh
Repeating a melodic expression, possibly conveying emotional distress.
Grow up
Encouraging personal growth and expressing the cyclical nature of life and relationships.
You grow up
-You grow up
-You show up
-Show love
-You broke up
-I took way too long
Reiterating a delay in taking action.
Spend the whole day in bed
Describing spending time in bed, possibly reflecting on past experiences.
Listen to music reminisce on the words I wish I'd said
Reflecting on the past and contemplating words left unsaid while listening to music.
Death dies
Introducing the theme of the contrast between death and regret.
And regret lives
Suggesting that regret persists while death fades away.
If you kick the bucket
Metaphorically referring to the heaviness of regrets in life ("what if's") as a burden.
Full of what if's
-Hear the benzo
Mentioning a vehicle (benzo) in the veins and expressing that it's never too late to start anew.
In the veins pumping
-It's never too late
-To get started
-Ooo
Adding a melodic expression, possibly indicating hope or optimism.
The way she move walk away
Describing the allure and impact of a woman's movements.
The way she smooth drive you cray
-I can't handle this no more
Expressing difficulty in coping with a situation.
Cuz I know that she going out to the club on the weekend
Detailing emotions regarding the person going out, finding hope, and feeling happiness.
Gives me another shot to believe in
-Say she quiet in my thoughts she willin
-And I can't stop my face from smiling
-See I've been going back to places
Reflecting on past locations and the realization that love there was overrated, leading to complaints.
Where loving her was overrated
-And now I got myself complaining
-I'm complaining
Reiterating the expression of complaint or discontent.
No oh
Repeating the melodic expression, possibly emphasizing loss or departure.
Shawty gone
Repeating the earlier theme of Shawty leaving and the emotional turmoil that follows.
Bet she wanna stay
-I took way too long
-Had no word to say
-I feel like a man
-Going insane
-I feel like a man
-Going insane
-No oh oh
Repeating the melodic expression, possibly intensifying the emotional state.
Grow up
Repeating the theme of personal growth, showing up, showing love, and dealing with a breakup.
You grow up
-You grow up
-You show up
-show love
-You broke up
-I took way too long
Repeating the themes of delay, spending time in bed, contemplating words, death versus regret, and the possibility of starting anew.
Spend the whole day in bed
-Listen to music reminisce on the words I wish I'd said
-Death dies
-And regret lives
-If you kick the bucket
-Full of what if's
-Hear the Benzo
-In the veins pumping
-It's never too late
-To get started
Repeating the idea that it's never too late to start over.
Oh oh oh
Repeating the melodic expression, possibly providing a sense of closure or resolution.
The way she move walk away
Describing the impact of a woman's movements and expressing an inability to handle the situation.
The way she smooth drive you cray
-I can't handle this no more
-No more
Concluding with the repetition of "No more" and the acknowledgment that Shawty is gone.
No more
-Shawty gone
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