Tell Me
Love's Departure: Unraveling the Nightly Secrets
Lyrics
Where have you been going
Questioning the whereabouts of the person and their activities.
When you stay out all night long?
Expressing concern about staying out all night.
Where have you been going
Repetition for emphasis on the inquiry about the person's destination.
When you stay out all night long?
Reiteration of concern regarding staying out all night.
Are you out there misbehavin'?
Questioning if the person is engaging in misbehavior or wrongdoing.
Are you out there doin' wrong?
Asking directly if the person is doing something morally or ethically wrong.
Who have you been lovin'?
Raising doubt about the sincerity of the person's love.
'Cause you sure ain't lovin' me
Expressing a lack of confidence in the person's affection.
Who have you been lovin'?
Repetition of doubt regarding the person's love.
'Cause you sure ain't lovin' me
Reiterating the lack of perceived love from the person.
I've got all the love you need
Claiming to possess all the necessary love while questioning the person's awareness.
Are you just too blind to see?
Suggesting that the person might be oblivious to the available love.
When did we go wrong?
Reflecting on when the relationship started to deteriorate.
Did it even get that bad?
Questioning if the relationship reached a severe state.
When did we go wrong?
Repeating the inquiry about the relationship turning sour.
And did it even get that bad
Asking if the situation became dire for the person to leave.
For you to take off running
Expressing surprise and questioning the decision to abandon everything.
Give up everything we had?
Asking why the person chose to run away and forfeit the relationship.
Why don't I feel sad
Expressing a lack of sadness despite the hardships endured.
After what you put me through?
Pondering the absence of sadness after enduring mistreatment.
Why don't I feel sad
Reiteration of the absence of sorrow despite the person's actions.
After what you put me through?
Repeating the lack of sadness and acknowledging personal improvement.
Now I can see
Realization that life is better without the person in question.
I'm doing better without you
Asserting personal growth and well-being after the departure.
What you gonna do
Putting the focus on the person's actions after leaving them.
Now that I left you alone?
Reflecting on the consequences now that the person is left alone.
What you gonna do
Repeating the consideration of the person's situation post-separation.
Now that I left yo alone?
Emphasizing the abandonment of the person and their solitude.
Don't bother to come knockin'
Advising the person not to seek reconciliation as the speaker has moved on.
I'll already be long gone
Declaring the speaker's departure before any attempt at reconciliation.
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