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Expressing a desire to forget the person and their family.

Extending the desire to forget various aspects of the person's life, including their sister and job.

Adding a specific item, a "broke-down car," to the list of things to forget.

Dismissing the value of the things the person considers as art.

Extending the desire to forget the person's friends.

Expressing the finality of never seeing the person's friends again.

Excepting the person's dog from the general desire to forget.

Concluding with a statement that everyone else can be forgotten.

Reflecting on the intention to end the relationship amicably but highlighting the person's negative behavior and actions.

Even tried to bite my tongue when you start, mmh

Now you're textin' all my friends askin' questions

They never even liked you in the first place

Dated a girl that I know for the attention

She only made it two days, what a connection

It's like you'd do anythin' for my affection

You're goin' all about it in the worst ways

Acknowledging past interest in the person.

Expressing a shift from being into the person to being over it.

Recalling attempts to be nice, but communication barriers persist.

But nothing's gettin' through

Explicitly stating the desire to spell out the need to forget the person.

Using the alphabet (A-B-C-D-E) as a metaphor to emphasize the desire to forget various aspects of the person's life.

And your mom and your sister and your job

And that broke-down car

And the things you call art

Forget you and your friends

That I'll never see again

Everybody but your dog

You can all get lost

Repeating the A-B-C-D-E sequence for emphasis.

A-B-C-D-E forget you

Detailing the dynamics of the relationship, including the person's need for space and self-centered behavior.

When I had nothin' to say, you couldn't take it

Told everyone I'm a-, so I became it

Always had to put yourself above me

Reiterating past interest in the person.

Reaffirming the shift from being into the person to being over it.

Recounting failed attempts to be nice and communicate effectively.

But nothing's getting through

Reiterating the intent to spell out the need to forget the person.

Repeating the A-B-C-D-E sequence, expanding the list of things and people to forget.

And your mom and your sister and your job

And that Craigslist couch

And the way your voice sounds

Forget you and your friends

That I'll never see again

Everybody but your dog

You can all get lost

Reiterating the A-B-C-D-E sequence with a suggestion to get lost.

A-B-C-D-E forget you (get lost)

Concluding with a final repetition of the A-B-C-D-E sequence.

A-B-C-D-E forget you

Repeating the list of things and people to forget for emphasis.

And that Craigslist couch

And the way your voice sounds

Forget you and your friends

That I'll never see again

Everybody but your dog

Concluding with a statement that everyone else can be forgotten.