Bad Jokes
Unraveling Love's Misread Signals
Lyrics
So what you thinking
Expressing curiosity about the listener's thoughts or feelings.
Coz I've misread everything up to now
Admitting to a history of misunderstanding or misinterpreting situations.
I'm sinking
Conveying a sense of sinking or descending into a state of emotional distress.
In to a pit of self doubt with no way out
Describing a deep pit of self-doubt with no apparent solution.
What you drinking
Inquiring about the listener's choice of drink, possibly as a way to connect or cope.
Maybe I could buy this one but you go
Suggesting a willingness to buy a drink for the listener, demonstrating a gesture of friendship or connection.
For a smoke
Proposing the idea of going for a smoke, possibly to escape or take a break from the current situation.
To avoid all of my bad jokes
Acknowledging a tendency to tell bad jokes and suggesting that the listener may want to avoid them.
You, you shot me down
Expressing feeling rejected or defeated by the listener.
Indelible memory when push come to shove
Recalling a memorable moment of confrontation or challenge.
You lead me to a hopeless kind of love
Implying that the listener led the speaker into a love situation with no hope or prospects.
You got a reason
Posing a question about the listener's motivation for being unkind or heartless.
For being so heartless coz I'm not sure if
Expressing uncertainty about the sincerity of the listener's actions.
You mean it
Questioning whether the speaker is a consequence of the listener's wasteful or careless behavior.
Or if I'm a repercussion of being wasted
Reflecting on the possibility of rethinking one's opinion about the listener.
Rethinking
Acknowledging a shift in perception about the listener, realizing they are not who the speaker thought they were.
My opinion on you coz your not who I thought you were
Describing the erosion of goodwill the speaker had for the listener.
Eroded the good will I had for her
Reflecting on the negative impact the listener has had on the speaker's feelings.
You, you shot me down
Reiterating the feeling of being rejected or defeated by the listener.
Indelible memory when push come to shove
Recalling a lasting memory of conflict or confrontation.
You lead me to a hopeless kind of love
Emphasizing that the listener has led the speaker into a love situation with no hope or prospects.
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