Lyrics
Don't you wait up on me girl
Expressing a request for someone not to wait for the speaker.
Trust me this could run deep
Emphasizing the potential depth or intensity of a situation or relationship.
This feels like amnesia
Suggesting that the situation feels like experiencing amnesia, possibly indicating forgetfulness or a sense of disconnection.
You never tried to set me free
Pointing out that the other person never attempted to free the speaker from a certain situation or constraint.
So please don't wait up on me girl
Reiterating the plea for the person not to wait for the speaker.
'Cause I been caught up in this scene
Indicating the speaker's entanglement in a particular environment or lifestyle.
Read the signs
Suggesting an awareness of subtle indications or signals.
I can tell it's what you need girl
Expressing the speaker's understanding of what the other person needs.
It's what you need
Repetition for emphasis on the perceived needs of the other person.
It's what you need
-It's what you need
-It's what you need
-You been playin' games you know I know
Accusing the other person of playing games, with the speaker claiming knowledge of this behavior.
No it's not the same as once before
Highlighting a change or difference in the current situation compared to the past.
Think it's time to let you go
Suggesting that it's time to end the relationship or connection.
Ridin' on this one way
Describing the speaker's journey on a one-way road, symbolizing a sense of moving forward without looking back.
This one way yeah
-Ridin' on this one way road
-I'm leavin' all my issues
Expressing the speaker's attempt to leave behind personal problems or challenges.
But I can never seem to let you go
Contrasting the difficulty of letting go of the person despite leaving other issues behind.
'Cause you're the one that's in my head you know
Acknowledging the persistent presence of the other person in the speaker's thoughts.
Through the night
Describing moments of connection or signs left by the other person.
Through the night (Night)
-Now and then you leave a sign (Now and then you leave a sign)
-I still see you when I'm dreamin'
Suggesting a desire to continue pretending or maintaining a certain facade in the relationship.
Dream
-Maybe we can keep on pretending
-But
Interrupting the idea presented in lines 25-27.
Don't you wait up on me girl
Repeating the request for the person not to wait for the speaker.
Trust me this could run deep
Reiterating the potential depth of the situation.
This feels like amnesia
Repeating the feeling of amnesia, emphasizing a sense of forgetfulness or detachment.
You never tried to set me free
Reiterating that the other person never tried to set the speaker free.
So please don't wait up on me girl
Repeating the plea for the person not to wait for the speaker.
'Cause I been caught up in this scene
Reiterating the speaker's entanglement in a particular scene or lifestyle.
Read the signs
Repeating the awareness of subtle indications or signals.
I can tell it's what you need girl
Reiterating the speaker's understanding of what the other person needs.
It's what you need
Repetition for emphasis on the perceived needs of the other person.
It's what you need
-It's what you need
-It's what you need
-Yeah
A standalone affirmation or expression of agreement.
Don't you wait up on me girl
Repeating the plea for the person not to wait for the speaker.
Trust me this could run deep
Reiterating the potential depth of the situation.
This feels like amnesia
Repeating the feeling of amnesia, emphasizing a sense of forgetfulness or detachment.
You never tried to set me free
Reiterating that the other person never tried to set the speaker free.
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