Lyrics
Woke up one morning, I remembered you
Reflecting on a morning where the singer recalls memories of someone special.
I took a sip out of my orange juice
Symbolic action of trying to start the day with something refreshing (orange juice).
Brushed it off like it was just a dream
Dismissing the memories as if they were just a dream, possibly to cope with the emotional impact.
Once we lovers now I'm dancing here without you
Contrasting the past when they were lovers with the current state of dancing alone.
Grab my happy face, keep moving on
Using a "happy face" to hide emotions and continuing to move forward.
Push me up on the board, I'll be your pawn
Being manipulated or controlled by someone else ("pawn" on the board).
How's your day been, alive and thriving
Asking about the other person's day, juxtaposed with the internal struggle of slowly dying.
Slowly dying while I'm dancing in the dark truth
Expressing a contradiction between external appearances and internal emotions while dancing in a dark truth.
Once we were lovers now when I think about you, all that I'm doing
Recalling the past love and realizing that all they do now is think about the person.
Is crying in the dark, dark, dark, dark
Repeating the act of crying in the dark, emphasizing the emotional pain.
Crying in the dark
Reiteration of the emotional act of crying in the dark.
Put all my make up on and
Putting on makeup, possibly as a facade to hide the pain.
Smile
Acting happy or pretending to be fine despite internal struggles.
while I'm crying in the dark, dark, dark, dark
Repeating the contradiction of smiling while experiencing darkness within.
Crying in the dark
Reiteration of the emotional act of crying in the dark.
Invested everything didn't break even
Expressing that the investment in the relationship did not yield returns or mutual benefit.
Was never good with numbers mmm
Admitting a lack of proficiency in dealing with emotional situations ("never good with numbers").
I'm tired of being strategic
Expressing weariness with strategic efforts in relationships.
Never felt like I was needed
Feeling unimportant or not valued in the past relationship.
Once we were lovers, now when I think about you, what I'm not gonna be doing is
Reflecting on the past love and deciding not to engage in the act of crying in the dark anymore.
Is crying in the dark dark dark dark
Repetition of the decision not to cry in the dark.
Crying in the dark
Reiteration of the emotional act of crying in the dark.
Put all your make up on and lie
Suggesting that the other person is putting on a false appearance by using makeup and lying.
And go crying in the dark dark dark dark
Repetition of the emotional act of crying in the dark with a focus on deception.
Crying in the dark
Reiteration of the emotional act of crying in the dark.
Once we were lovers now I don't think about you
Indicating a shift from thinking about the person to not thinking about them anymore.
You were my happy place, but all of that was fake
Realizing that the person who was once a source of happiness was fake.
So what I'm not gonna do
Expressing a decision not to engage in the act of crying in the dark.
Is go crying in the dark dark dark dark
Repetition of the decision not to cry in the dark.
crying in the dark
Reiteration of the emotional act of crying in the dark.
crying in the dark dark dark dark
Repetition of the emotional act of crying in the dark.
crying in the dark
Final repetition of the emotional act of crying in the dark, emphasizing the enduring pain.
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