Cruise Control
Navigating Love's Turbulence: Cruise Control Unveiled
Lyrics
What you do to please me would
Actions done to please are potentially harmful, and good-hearted individuals are not suitable for the speaker.
Eventually destroy me, good hearts don't qualify as mine
Acts meant to please could lead to destruction, and individuals with good hearts are not considered suitable by the speaker.
What you think you do to please me could
Perceived efforts to please may cause anger in the speaker, but ultimately, everything adds up to be acceptable.
Only make me angry, but it all adds up to be fine
Despite potential anger, the cumulative effect is deemed acceptable by the speaker.
I think it's you that needs a kick in the ass, you're so impossible
The speaker believes the listener needs a reality check, being perceived as difficult or unmanageable.
Oh yeah, you show very little emotion at all and you live in cruise control
The listener is described as emotionally distant and living a controlled, detached life.
This is not the first time that you ask me to remind you that in
The speaker recalls instances where the listener blamed them, emphasizing a pattern of fault-finding.
General it's always my fault
General blame is placed on the speaker, implying a recurring theme of assigning responsibility.
Did it every strike you that it might be just like you
Consideration is given to the possibility that the listener exhibits behavior similar to the speaker.
To ignore me and not consult with me
The listener is accused of ignoring and not consulting with the speaker.
I think it's you that needs a kick in the ass, you're so impossible
The belief persists that the listener needs a reality check for being perceived as difficult.
Oh yeah, you show very little emotion at all and you live in cruise control
Reiteration of the listener's emotional distance and a lifestyle characterized by detachment.
But look
The speaker draws attention to a statement made by the listener about a problem being in their head.
You said, the problem's all in your head
The listener's advice is cited: 'Do what I say, not what I do,' emphasizing a contradiction in behavior.
Do what I say, not what I do, but I say
Despite contradictory advice, the listener insists on their perspective.
I think
The speaker expresses a personal belief that the listener needs a reality check.
Yeah, I really think it's you that needs a kick in the ass
Reiteration of the belief that the listener is difficult or unmanageable.
You're are so impossible
The listener is again characterized as challenging or uncooperative.
Oh yeah, you show very little emotion at all and you live in cruise control
Restatement of the listener's emotional distance and a lifestyle in cruise control.
Yeah, you live in cruise control
Confirmation that the listener lives a controlled and detached life.
Yeah, you live in cruise control
Reiteration that the listener's life is characterized by detachment and lack of emotional involvement.
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