Lyrics
I take a step back but you decide to pull me closer
The speaker tries to create distance, but the other person pulls them closer.
Holding onto something that we both know might be over
Both individuals are holding onto something despite knowing it might be ending or over.
We're staring at each other but we never seem to watch it
They are looking at each other but seem to miss understanding or acknowledging something important.
Sometimes I wonder if I ever got to know ya
The speaker questions whether they truly knew the other person.
For real
Expressing a desire for authenticity or truth.
I wish it was still back then
The speaker wishes to go back to a past time.
I wish it was still just friends
Desire for a return to a time when they were just friends.
I wish it was us
Wishing for a past relationship or connection.
I wish it was still back then
Continued desire to go back to a previous time.
I wish it was still just friends
Longing for the time when they were merely friends.
I wish it was us
Desire for the relationship they once had.
I wish it was
Expressing a general wish or desire.
Oh how I wish it was
Reiteration of the strong desire for things to be different.
But if I take a step back
The speaker's distancing is motivated by their desire for the person.
Girl that is only 'cause I want ya
The distancing is not due to lack of interest but out of wanting the person.
And I believe you need some time to get away
The speaker believes the other person needs time alone.
You told me that you got some shit to figure out without me
The other person conveyed the need to sort things out independently.
And I know very well that ain't my place
Acknowledgment that the speaker should not interfere in the other person's personal matters.
Plus you got an ex that still wanna be your girlfriend
The other person still has an ex who wants to resume their relationship.
And sometimes I wonder if you wanna be with her
The speaker wonders if the other person still desires to be with their ex.
'Cause I don't really wanna be the next to call you baby
The speaker doesn't want to be in a situation where they're a secondary choice.
Only to find out there's someone else that you prefer
Fear of discovering that the other person prefers someone else.
I wish it was still back then
Continued wish to return to a previous time.
I wish it was still just friends
Desire to revert to a time when they were only friends.
I wish it was us
Longing for the past relationship or connection.
Yeah I wish it was still back then
Continued longing for a past moment.
I wish it was still just friends
Desire to return to the time when they were friends.
I wish it was us
Yearning for the previous relationship or connection.
I wish it was still back then
Continued longing for a past time.
I wish it was just friends
Wishing to return to the time when they were just friends.
I wish it was us
Desire for the relationship they previously had.
I wish it was still back then
Expressing a general wish or longing.
I wish it was still just friends
Reiteration of the strong desire for things to be different.
I wish it was us
Continued longing for a previous relationship or connection.
How I wish it was (oh no, no no, no no)
Reiteration of the intense longing or desire for things to change.
Oh how I wish it was (oh no, no no, no no)
Strong emphasis on the wish or desire for a different outcome.
How I wish it was (oh no, no no, no no, no)
Repetition of the intense wish or desire for things to be different.
How I wish it was
Final reiteration of the longing or desire for a change in circumstances.
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