Lyrics
cll these girls don't compare to you
Expressing that other girls cannot be compared to a specific person
Empty smiles is all they do
Describing others as displaying insincere or hollow smiles
They find happiness in their views
Indicating that those girls find happiness in their own perspectives
There's something different I see in you
Noting a unique quality or characteristic in the addressed person
'Cause you're not like them so
Acknowledging the addressed person's distinctiveness
Why pretend to
Questioning the need for the person to pretend
Be something you're not
Advising against adopting a false identity
Oh I have no right to
Acknowledging a lack of authority to dictate the person's life
Live your life
Respecting the person's autonomy to live their life
I'd be lying if I said, "I'm fine"
Admitting to a personal struggle or emotional pain
cnd I spent all my life in someone else's shoes
Reflecting on a lifetime spent living for others
But that won't help me the words to say to you
Expressing difficulty in finding the right words for the addressed person
Is the only thing I can do to watch you slip away?
Pondering the inevitability of watching the person drift away
When I finally found someone I see in a different way
Discovering a different perspective on someone special
Now I can't put away my phone
Unable to detach from a constant reliance on the phone
Trying to drown feelings as I scroll
Attempting to numb emotions while scrolling through a device
But they'll never compare to you
Highlighting the inadequacy of others in comparison to the person
'Cause empty smiles is all they'll ever do
Reiterating that others only display empty smiles
'Cause you're not like them so
Reaffirming the uniqueness of the addressed person
Why pretend to
Questioning the necessity of pretending to be someone else
Be something you're not
Advising against adopting a false identity, reiterating lack of authority
Oh I have no right to
Acknowledging a lack of right to dictate the person's life
Live your life
Respecting the person's autonomy to live their life, echoing line 10
I'd be lying if I said, "I'm fine"
Reiterating personal struggle or emotional pain
cnd I spent all my life in someone else's shoes
Reflecting on a lifetime spent living for others, repetition of line 13
But that won't help me the words to say to you
Expressing difficulty in finding the right words for the addressed person, repetition of line 14
Is the only thing I can do to watch you slip away?
Pondering the inevitability of watching the person drift away, repetition of line 15
When I finally found someone I see in a different way
Discovering a different perspective on someone special, repetition of line 16
cnd I'm not perfect
Acknowledging personal imperfections and distance from perfection
So far from it, yeah
Emphasizing personal flaws or shortcomings
But you're so perfect
Complimenting the addressed person as being perfect
cs you are
Asserting the person's perfection
cnd I spent all my life in someone else's shoes
Reflecting on a lifetime spent living for others, repetition of line 13
But that won't help me the words to say to you, yeah
Expressing difficulty in finding the right words for the addressed person, repetition of line 14
Is the only thing I can do to watch you slip away? (Don't slip away, oh no no)
Pondering the inevitability of watching the person drift away, repetition of line 15
When I finally found someone I see in a different way
Discovering a different perspective on someone special, repetition of line 16
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