Happy for You
Unveiling Heartbreak: Happy for You
Lyrics
Caught you off guard at a bar on the lower east side
Encountered you unexpectedly at a bar on the lower east side
It's funny my memory of you looks stale in the light
My recollection of you seems outdated in the harsh light
Ask how you are I'll admit I'm just trying to be nice
Asking about your well-being, though it's just a courteous gesture
But the more that you talk the more I'm losing my mind
The more you speak, the more I feel my sanity slipping away
Oh, you have a baby? Oh, you're getting married? Well isn't that good for you
Expressing indifference to your news of having a baby or getting married
Tell me do you still have bad dreams about us? Cuz baby I do
Inquiring if you still experience nightmares about our past, as I do
So I won't say I'm happy for you
Declaring a reluctance to say I'm happy for you
Even though it's what I should do
Acknowledging that it's the socially expected response despite personal feelings
Cuz I can't bear the thought of you getting off
Expressing an aversion to the idea of you finding joy after the pain you caused
With all that you put me through
Reflecting on the difficulties endured because of your actions
So I won't say I'm happy for you
Reiterating the decision not to feign happiness for you
Back then I'd sit like the queen of the castle
Recalling a time when I felt powerful and in control
Letting you refill my glass
Allowing you to replenish my drink, a symbol of past dependence
Paraded around the city in the darkness
Parading through the city in darkness, concealing the absence of your affection
But you never held my hand back
Noticing the lack of hand-holding from you despite the outward display
Now you think this is cute? No, don't show me a picture
Rejecting the idea of finding your current situation cute
I'll swallow this secret with wine: I only showed up cuz I knew that you'd be here
Admitting attending the encounter because I knew you would be present
To put you to bed in my mind
Intending to mentally put you to rest, closing that chapter
So I won't say I'm happy for you
Reiterating the decision not to express happiness for you
Even though it's what I should do
Recognizing the social expectation but unable to conform due to emotional distress
Cuz I can't bear the thought of you getting off
Recoiling at the thought of you finding happiness after causing pain
With all you put me through
Reflecting on the hardships endured because of your actions
Happy for you
Mentioning being happy for you but with a tone of sarcasm
Like I bet you want me to do
Suggesting that expressing happiness for you is expected but insincere
And let you get off on the hurt that you've caused
Allowing you to find satisfaction in the pain you've caused
Wouldn't that be nice for you
Ironically commenting on the perceived benefits for you in this scenario
So I won't say I'm happy
Reiterating the decision not to express happiness for you
If this were a play then I'd walk off the stage
If life were a play, walking away from the stage to avoid pretense
Cuz I won't pretend that I like you
Refusing to pretend affection or liking towards you
The pain you created has held my cells captive
Conveying that the pain inflicted still lingers within me
Surprise, it's not about you
Clarifying that the song is not centered around you, breaking the self-centered perspective
It's not something you can undo
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of the impact
Now I can't bear the thought of you getting off with all you put me through
Expressing an inability to bear the idea of you finding joy after the harm inflicted
Happy for you
Mentioning being happy for you but with a tone of sarcasm
Even though it's what I should what I should
Reiterating the conflict between social expectation and personal feelings
I can't bear the thought of you getting off with all you put me through
Recoiling at the thought of you finding happiness after causing pain
So I won't say I'm happy for you
Reiterating the decision not to express happiness for you
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