All Fun and Games
Love's Gamble: When Fun Turns to Pain
Lyrics
One of us gotta be serious, serious
Emphasizes the need for one person in the relationship to be serious.
One of us needs to be serious, serious
Reiterates the importance of someone being serious in the relationship.
One of us gotta be serious, serious
Stresses the necessity for seriousness in the relationship.
I need no time to think about this
Expresses a lack of time to contemplate the situation.
I've had this done before
Reflects on past experiences of dealing with similar situations.
You give your all to everything you can
Acknowledges the partner's dedication to various aspects of life.
My navigation must be off
Suggests confusion or misdirection in navigating the challenges of the relationship.
You told me that you've changed
Notes a claim of change in the partner.
You still show up the same
Observes that despite the claimed change, the partner remains the same.
Boy, you tell me that you'll neva do that thing again
Recalls promises made by the partner not to repeat certain actions.
Turn for the worst dead end
Suggests a negative turn of events or a relationship reaching a dead end.
It's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt
States that things are enjoyable until someone experiences emotional pain.
Till somebody show up lookin' for they love
Highlights the consequences when someone is searching for lost love.
It's all fun and games till it all goes bad
Repeats the idea that everything is fun until it turns bad.
Now you leaning on the door cause you can't take no more
Describes a moment of emotional distress where someone leans on a door, unable to endure more.
It's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt
Reiterates the idea that fun turns into pain for someone.
You'll be crossed at everything
Suggests frustration and a feeling of everything going wrong.
Now nothing works
Expresses a sense of helplessness when nothing seems to work.
It's all fun and games till somebody gets close
Emphasizes the impact when someone gets emotionally close.
And the one you lost, you love the most
Refers to losing the one you love the most in such situations.
What do you want me to tell you?
Ponders what the listener wants to hear or know in this situation.
What do you want me to say?
Asks what more can be done to demonstrate feelings.
Baby, what else can I show you?
Questions the partner's sanity or understanding.
I've shown you in every way
Asserts that feelings have been expressed in various ways.
Have you lost your mind? Lost yo mind? Huh?
Challenges the partner's mental state, questioning who they think the speaker is.
Who you think I am, think I am?
Questions the partner's perception of the speaker's value.
You ain't gonna be wastin' my time, wastin' my time
Declares a refusal to let the partner waste the speaker's time.
When we both know you'd never last long
Asserts that the partner won't last long in wasting time.
You told me that you've changed
Reiterates the claim of the partner's change, yet the persistence of the same behavior.
You still show up the same
Points out the contradiction between claimed change and unchanged behavior.
Boy, you tell me that you'll neva do that thing again
Recalls promises made by the partner not to repeat certain actions (repeated from lines 11).
Turn for the worst dead end
Reiterates the idea of a negative turn in the relationship (repeated from line 12).
It's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt
Restates that enjoyment turns into pain for someone.
Till somebody turns up lookin' for they love
Repeats the consequences of someone looking for lost love (repeated from lines 15).
It's all fun and games till it all goes bad
Emphasizes the transition from fun to a bad situation (repeated from line 16).
Now you need it on that john cause you can't take no more
Describes a moment of emotional distress where someone needs support (repeated from line 17).
It's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt
Reiterates the idea that fun turns into pain for someone (repeated from line 18).
You'll be crossed at everything
Notes frustration and a feeling of everything going wrong (repeated from lines 19).
I know how that works
Acknowledges understanding of how things work in such situations.
It's all fun and games till somebody gets close
Emphasizes the impact when someone gets emotionally close (repeated from line 21).
And the one with the loss, you are the most
Highlights the one experiencing the most loss in such situations.
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