Lyrics
You
The speaker is addressing someone as "You."
You
Repetition of the address to emphasize the focus on the listener.
You love me like I do
Addressing the listener, claiming they love the speaker in a certain way.
You
Reiteration of the listener's love for the speaker.
You love me like I do
Continued emphasis on the listener's love for the speaker.
You
Repeating the assertion that the listener loves the speaker.
You love me like I do
Continued emphasis on the listener's love for the speaker.
You said you still need me
The listener stated that they still need the speaker.
You didn’t believe he
The listener did not believe someone else (possibly the speaker).
You’re tryin' to claw your way up here
The listener is struggling to improve their situation.
I said I'd release thee
The speaker promised to release the listener.
I said we’d find peace. We
The speaker promised peace, but both were lying to each other.
Were lyin' too each other girl stay clear
Emphasizing the deceit in their relationship; advising the listener to stay away.
I. Oh, I have
First-person singular pronoun indicating the speaker.
Have kept you near all due to fear, a lie
The speaker has kept the listener close due to fear and lies.
A lie has kept our relationship alive
The lies have sustained their relationship over time.
In time
Referring to a period in the relationship.
In time, my
The speaker's love for the listener will decline over time.
My love for you will soon decline like I
Comparing the decline of love to the decline of the listener's love for the speaker.
Like I for you
Expressing the speaker's declining love for the listener.
We’re coming to
Anticipating a conclusion or change in the relationship.
We’re coming to 'cause
Anticipating a change or resolution in the relationship.
You
Repetition of the address to the listener.
You
Reiteration of the listener's love for the speaker.
You love me like I do
Repeating the assertion that the listener loves the speaker.
You
Continued emphasis on the listener's love for the speaker.
You love me like I do
Reiteration of the listener's love for the speaker.
You
Continued emphasis on the listener's love for the speaker.
You love me like I do
Repeating the assertion that the listener loves the speaker.
You
Continued emphasis on the listener's love for the speaker.
You love me like I do
Repeating the assertion that the listener loves the speaker.
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