Take a Minute, See the Difference
Divergence in Love's Depths: Take a Minute, See the Difference
Lyrics
Take a minute see the difference between you and me
Reflecting on the differences between the speaker and someone else.
Must have a one track mind baby can't you see?
Implying the other person is narrow-minded and not understanding the speaker.
I don't wanna draw attention but you're gonna have me make a scene
Expressing reluctance to attract attention but feeling pushed to create a scene.
I don't wanna get twisted baby you're unclean
Warning about the other person's moral impurity or flaws.
I wanna rip this bitch right through the seams
Desire to expose or confront the situation boldly.
Guess I'm craving what you're giving but I hate what it does to me
Acknowledging a craving for the other person's actions but disliking the impact on the speaker.
I (I!)
Expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of love received, highlighting a broken nature.
Know (Know!)
-The love you're giving is so
-So
-Broke
-That's just the way you been livin
-I've got no alibi
Admitting to having no excuse when loving the other person, despite it being a significant fault.
When loving you's my biggest crime
-And I can't look the other way
Stating the inability to look away from the situation, regardless of the harm inflicted.
No matter what you do to me
-I see it in your eyes
Observing emotional damage suffered by the other person, possibly due to past experiences.
Your hearts been broke to many times
-You drag me down to depths below
Describing a descent into emotional depths caused by the other person's influence.
The only place you've ever known
-Take a minute see the problems between you and me
Encouraging a moment of reflection on the problems in the relationship.
You're so miserable, want company?
Characterizing the other person as miserable and questioning if they seek company in misery.
I guess I'll always play the victim cuz that's what you want from me
Acceptance of a victim role, suggesting manipulation by the other person.
You
Highlighting a recurring issue of running out of time in the relationship.
And I
-Always seem to run out of time
-I've tried
Expressing the feeling of being held back by the other person until losing everything.
You'll hold me back till I lose it all
-I(I!)
Reiterating dissatisfaction with the broken nature of the love received.
Know(!)
-The love you're givin is so
-So
-Broke
-That's just the way you been livin'
-I've got no alibi
Acknowledging the lack of an alibi when it comes to loving the other person.
When lovin' you's my biggest crime
-And I can't look the other way
Emphasizing the inability to look away, regardless of the harm inflicted by the other person.
No matter what you do to me
-I see it in your eyes
Noting the repeated emotional damage suffered by the other person.
Your hearts been broke too many times
-You drag me down to depths below
Describing a descent into emotional depths, the only familiar place for the other person.
The only place you've ever known
-Ever known
Repetition of the notion of being in the only place the other person knows.
Hold your breath you're out of time
Urging to hold one's breath, possibly indicating a critical moment.
We've toed this line for quite sometime i know
Recognizing that time has run out in the relationship, emphasizing the urgency.
We're out of time
-We're out of time
Repeating the idea that time is running out.
You're out time
-Guess that I've lost all sense of time
Expressing a sense of losing track of time and reminiscing about a simpler, less aware past.
I miss the days when I was blind
-Cuz what I'm seeing now is killing what is left of me
Noting the destructive impact of the current reality on the speaker's well-being.
So take a minute see the difference between you and me
Reiterating the call to observe the differences between the speaker and the other person.
I'll start to die but you never breathed
Highlighting a contrast where the speaker suffers, and the other person remains unaffected.
You're a devil of a woman but I love what you do to me
Acknowledging the other person's harmful qualities but expressing a paradoxical attraction.
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