Don't Blame Me
Love's Struggle Unveiled: Don't Blame Me by Leah Harris
Lyrics
Verse 1:
Opening of the song
For you love is hard work
Describing love as hard work
Like a job you must escape from at the end of the day
Comparing love to a job that one wants to escape
And every little thing I asked for
Expressing dissatisfaction with requests made
Made you feel drained, took your energy away
Indicating that requests drained partner's energy
Just to love me in a basic way
Highlighting a desire for a more profound love
Chorus:
Beginning of the chorus
Don’t blame me because you’re cold
Rejecting blame for partner's emotional state
All I wanted was just to feel warm
Expressing a simple desire for warmth
Don’t blame me because you’re tired
Refuting responsibility for partner's fatigue
‘Cause it’s so hard for you to love, hard for you to love, hard for you to love
Highlighting partner's difficulty in loving
Don’t blame me
Reiteration of not accepting blame
Verse 2:
Starting the second verse
Twenty-four hours, that’s all it took
Indicating a quick deterioration of the relationship
For you to flip your switch, look at me, like I was somebody you barely knew
Describing a sudden change in partner's attitude
Well go ahead and represent death, but let me represent life
Choosing life over negativity
I’m passionate, emotional, I’m colourful, got so much to give inside
Listing positive qualities despite hardships
My footsteps have been so heavy
Expressing the burden of emotional weight
I’m glad to lift you from my mind
Declaring relief from mental strain
Chorus:
Repeating the chorus
Don’t blame me because you’re cold
Reiterating the refusal of blame
All I wanted was just to feel warm
Reiterating the desire for warmth
Don’t blame me because you’re tired
Reiterating the denial of responsibility for fatigue
‘Cause it’s so hard for you to love, hard for you to love, hard for you to love
Re-emphasizing partner's difficulty in love
Don’t blame me because we fucked up
Acknowledging mistakes in the relationship
I know I made mistakes, but I know I was not the only one
Asserting that mistakes were not exclusive to the speaker
Don’t blame me because I cared
Acknowledging care despite the difficulties
If it was too much for you fine, I don’t really mind, let’s just say goodbye
Expressing acceptance of parting ways
But don’t blame me
Final repetition of the chorus
Bridge:
Transition to the bridge
I don’t wanna play this game
Rejecting participation in a challenging relationship
Your love hanging on a string
Describing love as precarious and controlled
Dangling outside my reach
Expressing the futility of reaching for love
Telling me I should try harder
Describing pressure to try harder in the relationship
I don’t wanna play this game
Repetition of the previous four lines
Your love hanging on a string
-Dangling outside my reach
-Telling me I should go farther
-I don’t wanna play this game
-Your love hanging on a string
-Dangling outside my reach
-Telling me it’s up to me to work harder
-I don’t wanna play this game
-Your love hanging on a string
-Telling me that I could be loved
Describing external judgment and pressure to be loved
If I were just better
Expressing a conditional love scenario
If I were just better
Reiteration of the condition for being loved
Don’t blame me because we’re not meant to be together
Final statement on the unsuitability of the relationship
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