Dirty Hands
Dirty Hands Redemption: Unveiling Betrayal and Broken Promises
Lyrics
Wash your dirty hands,
Implying the need to clean one's actions or guilt.
'Cause you've had them all over me. Scrub with Brillo pads,
Suggesting the negative impact of the person's actions on the speaker.
But I know you'll never come clean. And your friends say you're the victim,
Expressing skepticism about the person's ability to change or improve.
I keep hearin' that I was wrong;
Referring to the speaker being perceived as the wrongdoer by others.
It's like my eight years were all one big con
Reflecting on a period of time (eight years) that feels deceptive or misleading.
'Cause I, 'cause I said we'd be forever,
Recalling a commitment to a lasting relationship.
And I know I made that change.
Acknowledging a personal change made for the relationship.
Now we can't even be together even though you know that right now
Expressing the inability to be together despite past efforts.
I could use the friend to talk to.
Indicating a current need for emotional support.
These days my needs don't mean anything.
Highlighting a sense of personal insignificance.
Eyes are never dry since the night you ran when I asked for help.
Describing emotional distress since a certain event.
Talk of suicide made you wish you'd invested in someone else.
Referring to regrets about not investing in a different relationship.
And I know you touched my heart and drew back a crippled fist,
Recalling both emotional and physical harm inflicted by the person.
But I need to hear the kind lips I kissed for years.
Expressing a longing for comforting words from the past.
And I said we'd be forever,
Reiterating the commitment to a lasting relationship.
And I know I made that change.
Acknowledging personal growth or positive changes made.
Now we can't even be together long enough to let resentment go away.
Stating the difficulty of staying together due to lingering resentment.
I thought things had settled;
Expressing surprise at the resurgence of problems in the relationship.
I guess things'll rise to fall.
Anticipating challenges and setbacks in the relationship.
And our history misled me, so I was too comfortable.
Admitting to being misled by the history of the relationship.
'Cause you were so dutiful,
Describing the person as obedient or responsible.
I figured I'd always have it made;
Assuming a stable and comfortable situation in the past.
And then suddenly you're willing to trade losses for the saves.
Expressing surprise at a sudden change in priorities or values.
And right now I could use a friend to talk to,
Expressing a current need for a supportive friend.
But these days my needs don't mean anything.
Reiterating the sense of personal insignificance in current circumstances.
Your brand new friends have me all wrong;
Denying the accuracy of the perception held by new acquaintances.
Tell them how I always mean well.
Requesting others to acknowledge good intentions despite misunderstandings.
I feel the wedge they drive, so right now I'm pissed as hell.
Expressing frustration or anger at the interference of new acquaintances.
And I could use a friend to talk to.
Reiterating the need for a supportive friend in the current situation.
These days my needs don't mean anything.
Emphasizing the perceived insignificance of personal needs at present.
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