Birthday
Birthday Reflections: Unraveling Emotions in Relationships
Lyrics
I'm trying not to call you on your birthday
The speaker is refraining from calling the person on their birthday.
You said you hated me on mine
Recalling that the person expressed hatred on the speaker's birthday.
I can't help but overthinking
The speaker is grappling with excessive thoughts and contemplation.
Those messages I left on read online
Reflecting on messages left unread by the person online.
You called me your favorite worst secret
The person labeled the speaker as their favorite worst secret.
Would mastermind each footprint to your design
Imagery of careful planning and manipulation in each step taken.
Every string you pulled, your worst intentions
Highlighting the negative motives and actions of the person.
Tying that rope tighter every time
The person is progressively making things more difficult or damaging.
So stab me in the back showing off that perfect smile
Inviting betrayal with a display of a seemingly perfect smile.
Would crystallize each message left as mine
Describing the solidification of the speaker's messages as a reminder.
Mirroring your favorite flaws
Copying and adopting the flaws favored by the person.
So break me up, seven's bad luck
Suggesting that breaking the speaker apart is akin to bad luck.
You locked me in a tower, I didn't mind
Metaphorically confined by the person but not bothered by it.
Does it make you stronger when you cut me down?
Questioning if hurting the speaker makes the person stronger.
Does it make you feel better when you're cursing me out?
Asking whether cursing the speaker out brings satisfaction to the person.
When the party's over and no one else is around
Describing a moment after the celebration when no one is present.
Push me in the deep end
Encouraging a challenging situation or confrontation.
I'm so much better, now that I've drowned
Feeling improved or stronger after facing difficulties.
I wrote you a song when you turned eighteen
Creating a song for the person on their eighteenth birthday.
A kaleidoscope of wishing wells and favorite memories
Symbolic imagery of positive and cherished memories.
Build me up, a puppet for your schemes
The speaker is constructed as a puppet for the person's plans.
But I don't think you ever cared for me
Doubting the sincerity of the person's care for the speaker.
I don't think you ever cared for me
Reiterating skepticism about the person's feelings toward the speaker.
So stab me in the back showing off that perfect smile
Repeating the idea of betrayal accompanied by a perfect smile.
Would crystallize each message left as mine
Reemphasizing the enduring impact of the speaker's messages.
Mirroring your favorite flaws
Reflecting the person's flaws in the speaker's behavior.
So break me up, seven's bad luck
Linking breaking the speaker to the superstition of bad luck.
You locked me in a tower, I didn't mind
Referencing the confinement without disturbance mentioned earlier.
Does it make you stronger when you cut me down?
Pondering whether harming the speaker enhances the person's strength.
Does it make you feel better when you're cursing me out?
Questioning if verbal abuse brings satisfaction to the person.
When the party's over and no one else is around
Returning to the isolated moment after the celebration.
Push me in the deep end
Encouraging a challenging or difficult situation.
I'm so much better, now that I've drowned
Expressing personal growth after facing adversity.
So I'm trying not to call you on your birthday
Repeating the initial intention of not calling on the person's birthday.
You said you hated me on mine
Recalling the person's expressed hatred on the speaker's birthday.
I can't help but overthinking
Reiterating the internal struggle of excessive thinking.
Those messages I left online
Referencing the messages left unread online as a recurring theme.
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