be careful what you wish for
Wishes Unraveled: Love's Bittersweet Truth
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11:11s I wasted on you
Reflecting on time spent thinking about someone or something at 11:11.
Pennies in fountains and shooting stars too
Engaging in various symbolic acts of wishing, like throwing pennies in fountains and wishing on shooting stars.
Glowing pink candles atop of the cake
Describing a celebratory moment with glowing pink candles on a cake.
Cried in the kitchen the 13th of May
Recalling a specific emotional moment, crying in the kitchen on the 13th of May.
I had a wish that could never come true
Expressing a wish that was unattainable.
Cause you couldn't love me like I loved you
Highlighting a mismatch in love, where the other person couldn't reciprocate.
Now I'm feeling stupid, I'm feeling used
Feeling foolish and used after investing in the relationship.
To think that I'd be the one that you'd choose
Expressing surprise that they were not chosen despite expectations.
Sick of being disappointed
Expressing frustration with repeated disappointments.
This all could've been avoided
Reflecting on missed opportunities and the possibility of avoiding pain.
If you had just left me alone cause you know
Suggesting that being left alone would have been better, as the other person doesn't share the same feelings.
You don't feel the same way
Affirming that the other person doesn't feel the same way.
And it's such a shame
Expressing sadness and regret over the situation.
I guess there's just one thing left to say
Conveying that there's one important lesson to learn from the experience.
Be careful what you wish for
Warning to be cautious about one's wishes.
Cause you just might, you just might get it
Emphasizing the potential consequences of getting what you wish for.
And if it turns out
Raising the possibility that the desired love may never be reciprocated.
That they'll never love you
Warning about potential regret if the desired love is not attained.
Then you just might regret it
Highlighting the reluctance to define the relationship.
Never wanna put a label on it
Describing a situation where tables are turned, and feelings fluctuate between love and hate.
Loved to turn all of the tables on me
Expressing the degrading nature of the emotional rollercoaster.
Wanting me, hating me, it's so degrading
Describing the intense desire for affection and attention.
The way you had me begging for your affection
Portraying the vulnerability and desperation for the other person's attention.
Savoring just a shred of your attention
Describing the value placed on even a small amount of attention.
I orbited 'round you, I made you my world
Depicting a situation where the person made the other their entire world.
You barely regard me, you rarely text first and it hurts
Expressing the hurt caused by the other person's lack of regard and initiative in communication.
Got me questioning my worth
Questioning self-worth due to the emotional toll of the relationship.
And pouring out my broken heart right into this verse, ooh
Channeling emotions into artistic expression, pouring out a broken heart in a verse.
Be careful what you wish for
Reiterating the warning to be cautious about wishes.
Cause you just might, you just might get it
Emphasizing the potential consequences of getting what you wish for.
And if it turns out
Raising the possibility that the desired love may never be reciprocated.
That they'll never love you
Warning about potential regret if the desired love is not attained.
Then you just might regret it
Repeating the cautionary message about being careful with wishes.
Rearranging the constellations just for you
Symbolizing efforts to make things right, even if it means rearranging the cosmic order.
Rearranging myself so that you'd like me too
Adapting and changing oneself in the hope of being liked by the other person.
What is a girl to do
Expressing the confusion and dilemma faced by the person.
Be careful what you wish for
Reiterating the warning to be cautious about wishes.
Cause you just might, you just might get it
Emphasizing the potential consequences of getting what you wish for.
And if it turns out
Raising the possibility that the desired love may never be reciprocated.
That they'll never love you
Warning about potential regret if the desired love is not attained.
Then you just might regret it
Repeating the cautionary message about being careful with wishes.
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