Lyrics
When I tried changing you in every single way
Expressing attempts to change the person in various ways.
You would tell us that your getting help; we were lied to everyday
Pointing out that the person claimed to be seeking help but was deceiving others regularly.
We would find you passed out drunk, on the streets that you call home
Discovering the person intoxicated and unconscious on familiar streets, suggesting a habitual pattern.
I'm telling you you're a fucking addict, so now you're on your own
Directly labeling the person as an addict and declaring independence from them.
I need this to cope with my problems
Expressing a personal need to use something (possibly a substance) as a coping mechanism.
You'd understand if you stood in my shoes
Justifying the coping mechanism by asserting that understanding requires experiencing the speaker's perspective.
I need to not feel pain
Revealing the desire to avoid emotional pain through the coping mechanism.
So now we learn
Transitioning to a learning phase, possibly implying a shift in the speaker's approach to dealing with problems.
How to cope with our problems sitting in silence, no drinks involved
Describing a new method of coping – sitting in silence without involving drinks.
Except I don't know where to start
Expressing uncertainty and difficulty in starting this new coping process.
When I tried changing you in every single way
Reiterating the failed attempts to change the person.
You would tell us that your getting help; we were lied to everyday
Highlighting the person's false claims of seeking help, emphasizing ongoing deception.
We would find you passed out drunk, on the streets that you call home
Recounting finding the person intoxicated on familiar streets, reinforcing a distressing pattern.
I'm telling you you're a fucking addict, so now you're on your own
Reasserting the person's addict status and declaring independence once again.
I always felt I'm going backwards with you
Expressing a feeling of regressing or moving backward in association with the person.
Seeming so pointless, lost out in the open
Feeling lost and purposeless in the context of the person's actions.
I don't know what i thought you would do
Admitting uncertainty about the person's actions and expectations.
When all of us wanted to see you come come though
Expressing a collective desire to witness the person overcoming challenges.
Please understand I want want your fucking help
Requesting the person's help but using strong language to convey frustration.
I'll get through this this on my own
Asserting independence and determination to overcome challenges without the person's assistance.
I need this to cope with my problems
Repeating the need for a coping mechanism to deal with personal problems.
You'd understand if you stood in my shoes
Reiterating the idea that understanding requires experiencing the speaker's perspective.
I need to not feel pain
Reiterating the desire to avoid pain through the coping mechanism.
I think I'm going to die here
Expressing a bleak and possibly suicidal outlook.
I have no need to move on
Declaring a lack of motivation to move forward or make progress.
Let me die
Expressing a desire for death or a sense of hopelessness.
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