He Think I Don't Know
Unveiling Deception: Mary J. Blige's Revelatory Track
Lyrics
And he think I don't know
Expressing awareness of the partner's actions or deception
He think I don't know
Reiteration of the awareness of the partner's actions
And he think I don't know
Continued emphasis on being aware of the partner's actions
He think I don't know
Repetition to underscore the certainty of knowledge
I don't know what gets me more
Uncertainty about what is more troubling in the relationship
'Bout your two hour trips to the store
Questioning the partner's frequent two-hour trips to the store
How they never have what you went there for
Noticing a discrepancy in the partner's stated purpose for the trips
Yet you say to trust you more
Expressing doubt despite the partner's request for trust
Or is it the fact that you believe
Highlighting the partner's belief in the narrator's naivety
That your girl is just so naive
Suggesting skepticism about the partner's view of the narrator
But the one thing I can't deny
Acknowledging an undeniable truth
Is what I saw with my own two eyes
Referring to something witnessed personally
And he think I don't know (He must think I'm stupid)
Reaffirming the awareness with a comment on the partner's perception
He think I don't know
Reiteration of the narrator's knowledge
And he think I don't know
Emphasizing once again the awareness of the partner's actions
He think I don't know
Stressing the certainty of knowledge regarding the partner
On my way to work one night
Describing an incident on the way to work at night
As I made a left at the light
Detailing a specific turn at a traffic light
See what I saw just wasn't right
Expressing concern about something observed
Guess what's done in darkness gon' come to light
Asserting the belief that hidden actions will be revealed
But if you won't tell, I won't tell
Proposing silence in exchange for not revealing the observed actions
Just let me leave before I go to jail
Preferring to leave rather than facing legal consequences
And the thing that blows my mind
Expressing surprise at the partner's nonchalant behavior
Is that he walks around like [sh]it is fine
Noting the partner's outward demeanor despite the situation
And he think I don't know (He must be crazy)
Reaffirming awareness with a comment on the partner's sanity
He think I don't know
Reiteration of the narrator's knowledge about the partner
And he think I don't know (He must be stupid)
Emphasizing the partner's perceived lack of intelligence
Think I don't know
Repeating the claim of the narrator's knowledge about the partner
Think I don't know
Reiteration of the narrator's knowledge
Think I don't know
Final affirmation of the narrator's awareness
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