Lyrics
Call yourself a friend
Expressing disappointment in someone who claims to be a friend.
Then when I turn my back you’re hanging out with him
Pointing out a betrayal where the supposed friend hangs out with someone else behind the speaker's back.
And you know I know you know he broke my heart
Acknowledging that the friend is aware of the person who caused heartbreak.
But you don’t seem to mind
Noting the friend's indifference to the pain caused by the person they associate with.
No you don’t seem to mind
Emphasizing the friend's lack of concern or empathy.
Time and time again
Highlighting a pattern of the friend being involved with someone who plays manipulative games.
You’re tending to his grandiose, a pawn in his games
Describing the friend as a pawn in the manipulative person's schemes.
And you know I know you know he likes preying on my pain
Acknowledging that the friend is aware of the manipulative person's tendencies.
But you don’t seem to care
Noting the friend's lack of concern or resistance to the manipulative person's actions.
No you don’t seem to care
Emphasizing the friend's continued indifference despite awareness.
When it all goes wrong
Addressing a situation when everything goes wrong.
When it all goes wrong
Repeating the theme of things going wrong.
Leave me in the rain
Expressing the speaker's abandonment and vulnerability.
Enjoy the colours that he paints
Suggesting the friend enjoys the positive aspects of the manipulative person's company.
Cuz I won’t be standing having over stepped a line
Asserting that the speaker won't tolerate crossing certain boundaries.
I’ll be standing and you're no friend of mine
Stating that the friend will no longer be considered a friend if they cross a line.
Easy to explain
Describing the situation as easy to understand.
He’s using you to get to me, I won’t let him win
Accusing the friend of being used as a tool by the manipulative person to hurt the speaker.
Honestly, can’t you see you’re being played
Expressing frustration at the friend's apparent blindness to being manipulated.
Funny how things change
Reflecting on the irony of how things have changed negatively.
Funny how things change
Reiterating the idea that circumstances have drastically shifted for the worse.
When it all goes wrong
Repeating the theme of things going wrong.
When it all goes wrong
Reiterating the speaker's distress in challenging times.
Leave me in rain
Echoing the feeling of abandonment and vulnerability in difficult situations.
Enjoy the colours that he paints
Suggesting the friend enjoys the positive aspects of the manipulative person's company, similar to line 16.
Cuz I won’t be standing having over stepped a line
Reiterating the speaker's refusal to accept certain transgressions.
I’ll be standing and you're no friend of mine
Stating that the friend will no longer be considered a friend if they cross a line, similar to line 18.
No you’re friend of mine
Affirming that the friend is no longer considered a friend.
No you’re friend of mine
Reiterating the definitive end of the friendship.
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