Draggin' On
Love's Impulse: A Tale of Yearning and Broken Promises
Lyrics
Draggin' on your cigarette
Contemplating life's challenges while smoking a cigarette.
No you think that I'm your fool
Expressing awareness that the speaker is not naive or easily deceived.
You're irrelevant or just the elephant
Suggesting someone is either unimportant or an uncomfortable topic.
In the room
Acknowledging an unspoken issue in the relationship.
Should I cut it out
Considering whether to end or resume a certain behavior.
Or put it back
Weighing the decision to continue or reverse a previous action.
It was an impulse purchase
Describing a regrettable impulsive purchase as a mere distraction.
Just a shiny toy
Referring to a past purchase as a superficial and fleeting enjoyment.
I'll never use again
Acknowledging that the speaker will not engage in that behavior again.
And I know it is impossible
Recognizing the impossibility of being the favored one in the relationship.
To be the one that you adore
Expressing a desire to be the object of affection despite its impossibility.
But the less you care I want you more
Revealing that the speaker is drawn to the person who cares less.
And I know you understand
Confirming mutual understanding between the speaker and the listener.
You're holding on to what isn't there
Highlighting the act of holding onto something that has no substance.
Yeah you hold me where it hurts
Describing emotional pain caused by the person in the relationship.
Girl you're interested
Questioning the sincerity of the person's interest or annoyance.
Or you're getting on my nerves
Expressing uncertainty about the person's intentions or emotions.
You fill me up
Feeling emotionally fulfilled by the person in the relationship.
You wring me out
Experiencing emotional exhaustion due to the relationship.
Then you hang me out to dry
Being left exposed or vulnerable by the person in the relationship.
You're all promises
Noticing the person makes promises without delivering.
And empty threats
Receiving empty threats from the person in the relationship.
I don't know why I try
Expressing confusion about persisting in the relationship despite challenges.
And I know it is impossible
Reiterating the impossibility of being the favored one in the relationship.
To be the one that you adore
Expressing a persistent desire to be the object of affection.
But the less you care I want you more
Revealing an attraction to the person who cares less.
And I know just where you stand
Acknowledging awareness of the other person's position in the relationship.
And so you take off running
Describing the act of the person fleeing from the relationship.
Take off running
Emphasizing the repeated act of running away from the relationship.
Take off running back oh
Highlighting the person's return to the relationship after running away.
You take off running back
Noting the cyclical pattern of the person leaving and returning.
Into my arms
Expressing a welcoming attitude towards the person's return to the relationship.
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