Just
Self-Inflicted Lessons: Unraveling the Meaning in Mark Ronson's 'Just'
Lyrics
Can't get the stink off
Unable to remove the negative impression or stigma.
He's been hanging round for days
Someone has been present persistently for an extended period.
Comes like a comet
Approaches swiftly and forcefully, likened to a comet.
Suckered you but not your friends
Deceived or fooled you, but not those close to you.
One day he'll get to you
Eventually, this person will impact you negatively.
And teach you how to be a holy cow
Will guide or force you to adopt a seemingly sacred or righteous persona.
You do it to yourself, you do
You inflict harm or difficulties upon yourself.
And that's what really hurts
The self-inflicted pain is what truly causes distress.
Is that you do it to yourself
Realization that the harm is self-induced.
Just you and no one else
It's solely your own doing, with no external influence.
You do it to yourself
You are the cause of your own problems.
You do it to yourself
Repetition emphasizing self-infliction.
Don't get my sympathy
Don't expect sympathy or understanding.
Hanging out the 15th floor
Being in a precarious situation, possibly metaphorically on the edge.
You've changed the locks three times
Changing locks hasn't prevented the unwanted person from returning.
He still comes reeling through the door
This person keeps coming back despite efforts to keep them out.
One day I'll get you
Someday, the tables will turn, and you'll experience intense suffering.
And teach you how to get to purest hell
They will teach you how to reach the deepest and purest form of suffering.
You do it to yourself, you do
Again, highlighting self-infliction.
And that's what really hurts
The true pain arises from actions directed at oneself.
Is that you do it to yourself
Reiteration that it's your own actions causing harm.
Just you, you and no one else
Underscores the individual responsibility for the consequences.
You do it to yourself
You are the architect of your own suffering.
You do it to yourself
Continued emphasis on self-inflicted pain.
You do it to yourself, you do
Repetition for emphasis on personal responsibility.
And that's what really hurts
The true pain arises from actions directed at oneself.
Is that you do it to yourself
Reiteration that it's your own actions causing harm.
Just you, you and no one else
Underscores the individual responsibility for the consequences.
You do it to yourself
You are the architect of your own suffering.
You do it to yourself, yourself, yourself
Concluding repetition emphasizing self-inflicted pain.
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