Ruse
Unveiling Deception: King Woman's Emotive Revelations
Lyrics
Who taught you how to lie?
Questioning the origin of deceptive behavior
Was it a ruse the whole time?
Suspecting that the entire relationship was a cunning plan
You're like an empty cup
Comparing the person to an empty vessel, lacking fulfillment
You always need somebody to fill you up
Depicting a constant need for others to provide emotional support
I'm not that someone
Declining to be the one to fulfill those emotional needs
I'll wait up for you tonight
Expressing willingness to stay awake, possibly awaiting change
You'll forfeit our love
Anticipating the end of the romantic relationship
Oh and it hurts and it hurts and it stings
Describing emotional pain and suffering
Oh and the knife it twists and turns
Using knife imagery to convey emotional turmoil
All of the bonds that you make
Highlighting the fragility of interpersonal connections
You break
Noting the destructive nature of the person's actions
Now it's my turn
Claiming a shift in control or agency in the relationship
Oh and it hurts and it hurts and it stings
Reiterating emotional distress and pain
Oh and the knife it twists and turns
Emphasizing the continuing emotional upheaval
All of the bonds that we make
Repeating the theme of shattered bonds in relationships
You break
Reinforcing the idea of the person's tendency to break connections
Now it's my turn
Declaring a change in power dynamics within the relationship
I'll wait up for you tonight
Restating the willingness to endure and wait for change
You'll forfeit our love
Reiterating the anticipation of the end of love
I've seen you here
Observing the presence of the person in a certain situation
Yeah, you're a cruel man
Labeling the person as cruel
I've seen you here
Repeating the acknowledgment of the person's cruelty
Here
Emphasizing the location or context of the person's actions
You promised you'd love me
Recalling a promise of enduring love
All your life, well guess what?
Revealing disappointment or betrayal regarding the promise
Looks like I'm not gonna be your
Expressing the realization of not becoming the person's spouse
Fucking wife
Using explicit language to convey frustration or anger
Oh and it hurts and it hurts and it stings
Reiterating emotional pain and signaling a shift in control
Now it's my turn
Repeatedly claiming agency and control in the relationship
Now it's my turn
-Now it's my turn
-Now it's my turn
-Now it's my turn
-I'll wait up for you tonight
Repeating the willingness to wait for change in the relationship
You'll forfeit our love
Reiterating the expected end of love in the relationship
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