Substance Abuse
Love's Battle: Navigating Desire and Despair in Meg Stefanacci's Substance Abuse
Lyrics
Want to be someone you love not someone you love to take for granted
Desire to be valued and loved, not taken for granted.
Someone you need but you only need me when you're in the mood
Expressing frustration that affection is sought selectively.
Do you think it's fair to stare then leave me stranded
Questioning fairness in receiving attention only to be abandoned.
Want to be your escape but you always abandon in the afternoon
Yearning to be an escape but feeling consistently abandoned.
Want to be someone you love not someone you love to screw over
Desire for genuine love, not being mistreated or betrayed.
Someone you have not someone you chose because you can't have the other
Wanting to be chosen for love, not settled for due to unavailability.
I saw the notes and what you did all throughout September
Awareness of actions and events, possibly a reference to betrayal.
Guess it's my fault for thinking this time it would be better
Acknowledging personal responsibility for expecting improvement.
Want to be someone you'd hate to lose not something you love to use
Desire to be indispensable, not just a convenient object of affection.
Just a little case of substance abuse we both got addicted to
Reference to a shared struggle with substance abuse in the relationship.
At least for me I got addicted to you
Personal admission of addiction to the partner.
Want to be someone you hold not something warm to hold onto
Wishing to be emotionally significant, not just a physical comfort.
Something you keep but you're always keeping to yourself
Expressing frustration at being kept at a distance emotionally.
You turn away as I cry silent in the bathroom
Recalling a moment of vulnerability ignored by the partner.
Nothing to say but the silence speaks for itself
Highlighting the significant impact of silence on the relationship.
Want to be someone you'd hate to lose not something you love to use
Reiteration of the desire for genuine connection, not mere utility.
Just a little case of substance abuse we both got addicted to
Repeating the theme of shared struggle with substance abuse.
Yes you kissed me
Recalling a moment of intimacy, potentially with mixed feelings.
Only because I asked you to
Highlighting that intimacy was at the request of the speaker.
I thought you could love me
Expressing disappointment in discovering the partner's true feelings.
But you were just wasted and confused
Realization that the partner's actions were influenced by intoxication.
Yes you'll miss me
Anticipating regret or longing when the speaker is no longer useful.
When I'm no longer anything for you
Emphasizing the transient nature of the speaker's importance to the partner.
Take me for granted
Repetition of the phrase "Take me for granted" as a challenge or defiance.
Take me for granted
-Take me for granted
-I dare you to
A daring challenge for the partner to underestimate or mistreat the speaker.
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