Things You Do
Navigating Unrequited Affection: 'Things You Do' by Lovely Colours Unraveled
Lyrics
Change me out like the seasons
Feeling replaced or changed frequently, akin to seasons.
You're getting dressed while I melt with the snow
Partner is busy getting ready while the speaker feels neglected.
I'm feeling like you're not ready to talk
Sensation of partner's unreadiness to communicate.
Would that be too much? (Yeah)
Questioning if expressing emotions would be too burdensome.
A message on your phone
Awareness of a message on the partner's phone.
That I'll regret later when I'm stoned
Anticipation of regrettable messages when under the influence.
I hate that you're not ever around
Frustration with partner's absence.
And I find myself falling back to that old phrase
Reflecting on returning to an old, familiar state or phrase.
It's the things you do
Highlighting partner's actions and their impact.
You're always on to something new
Observation of partner's constant pursuit of new things.
It's the things you do
Reiteration of partner's impactful actions.
You pull me back and forth with you
Feeling pulled back and forth emotionally by the partner.
Hey
Interjection or greeting.
Don't wait your way out
Encouragement not to delay one's departure.
You seem so unaware
Observing partner's seeming unawareness of the speaker's state.
I'm on the brink of self destruction and you don't care (Yeah)
Expressing vulnerability and partner's apparent lack of concern.
A message on your phone
Noticing another message on the partner's phone.
Read 20 hours later and left it alone
Reading a message later, choosing to leave it unaddressed.
But you don't wanna talk to me lately
Feeling a distance in recent conversations with the partner.
You say you gotta lot going on on your own
Partner claims to have a lot happening independently.
It's the things you do
Reiteration of the impact of partner's actions.
You're always on to something new
Observing the partner's consistent pursuit of novelty.
It's the things you do
Reiterating the emotional tug of war with the partner.
You pull me back and forth with you
Feeling emotionally pulled back and forth by the partner.
You tell me your down, if it comes back around
Partner reveals vulnerability with a condition attached.
Would it be too much?
Questioning the potential burden of emotional reciprocity.
Just wanna feel a little something from you
Desiring emotional connection and acknowledgment.
I don't know what to do
Expressing confusion and helplessness in the situation.
Laced up in your time again
Being entangled or involved in the partner's timeline.
It's coming up slow, no question
Anticipating a gradual emotional revelation without certainty.
Lost in your worst intentions
Feeling lost in the partner's negative intentions.
It's the things you do
Reiteration of the partner's impactful actions.
You're always on to something new
Observing the partner's consistent pursuit of novelty.
It's the things you do
Reiterating the emotional tug of war with the partner.
You pull me back and forth with you, yeah
Feeling emotionally pulled back and forth by the partner.
You tell me your down, if it comes back around
Partner reveals vulnerability with a condition attached.
Would it be too much?
Questioning the potential burden of emotional reciprocity.
(Yeah)
Affirmative expression, possibly indicating agreement or understanding.
Just wanna feel a little something from you
Desiring emotional connection and acknowledgment.
I don't know what to do
Expressing confusion and helplessness in the situation.
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