Lyrics
He lives his life in a world full of women
Describes a man surrounded by women in his life.
And he takes what he wants
Indicates his assertiveness in taking what he desires from their love.
from their love
Highlights that he extracts what he wants and leaves the rest behind.
And he throws the rest away
Suggests a casual or callous attitude toward relationships.
I cling to him and pray
Expresses a clinging and praying attitude towards the man.
But still he slips away
Conveys the man slipping away despite efforts to hold on.
And now it's just too late
Implies a sense of regret and acknowledgment that it's too late.
To wish him back again
Reflects on the impossibility of bringing him back.
She won't put up with this life
Describes a woman leaving the man due to dissatisfaction with their life.
so she leaves him
States her decision to leave the man.
And she finds someone else,
Indicates her finding someone else and falling in love.
falls in love
Describes her new romantic journey.
And she travels far away
Conveys her physical and emotional distance by traveling far away.
I say that it's okay
Expresses acceptance and swallowing of emotional pain.
And swallow all my pain
Implies internalizing suffering while pretending it's acceptable.
And now it's just too late
Similar to line 8, emphasizes the irreversibility of the situation.
To wish her back again
Expresses the futility of wishing her back.
They left me here on my own
Describes the narrator being left alone in a nightmarish situation.
in a nightmare
Further emphasizes the nightmarish nature of the narrator's situation.
And I just can't forgive anymore
Expresses the difficulty of forgiving the people who left.
So I smile and turn away
Describes the narrator's coping mechanism of smiling and turning away.
Don't listen when they say
Advises not to listen to others wishing the narrator could stay.
They wish I could stay
Highlights the narrator's decision to move on despite others' wishes.
And now it's just too late
Reiterates the irreversible nature of the narrator's situation.
To wish me back again
Expresses the impossibility of wishing the narrator back.
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