Lyrics
I’ve been face 2 face with both my faces
I've confronted both aspects of my identity
Lie to myself, I’m acting like someone else
I deceive myself, pretending to be someone else
Trying to change because I know you hate it
Attempting to transform because I'm aware you dislike it
I know that when you’re texting my phone
When you message me, I should be truthful about being alone
I should respond and just be honest tell you that I’m alone
Reflecting on a desire for honesty and openness in communication
I wish we’d laugh like when we were kids
Nostalgia for carefree times and laughter from childhood
When we were taking risks, so ignorant, yeah that shit was bliss
Recalling a time of risk-taking and blissful ignorance
Why’d I burn that bridge
Regretting the burning of a significant relationship
Wide eyed, stupid kid
Describing oneself as wide-eyed and foolish in the past
So much that I missed
Reflecting on missed opportunities and experiences
Friends don’t stay for long
Noting the transient nature of friendships
Look away they’re gone
Friends disappear when not paying attention
Think they’re better off
Suspecting that friends may be better off without the speaker
I’ve been face 2 face with both my faces
Reiteration of grappling with one's dual nature
Lie to myself, I’m acting like someone else
Continued self-deception and role-playing
Trying to change because I know you hate it
Struggling to change for the sake of someone else's preferences
I don’t like drinking anymore
Expressing a disinterest in drinking, a change from the past
It’s not the same as it was when
Highlighting a shift in the experience of drinking
We stole those beers from your cousin
Recalling a shared experience of mischief with stolen beers
I don’t watch movies anymore
Losing interest in watching movies, possibly due to changed circumstances
I’m Superbad at pretending
Admitting a lack of skill in pretending or putting on a facade
They’re part of my happy ending
Movies no longer play a role in providing a happy ending
Why’d I burn that bridge
Reiteration of regret over a severed connection
Wide eyed, stupid kid
Describing oneself as wide-eyed and foolish, repeating the sentiment
So much that I missed
Emphasizing the extent of missed opportunities and experiences
Friends don’t stay for long
Repeating the transient nature of friendships
Look away they’re gone
Reiterating the idea that friends vanish when not observed
Think they’re better off
Repeating the suspicion that friends might be better off without the speaker
I’ve been face 2 face with both my faces
Final reiteration of grappling with one's dual nature
Lie to myself, I’m acting like someone else
Final acknowledgment of self-deception and playing a role
Trying to change because I know you hate it
Final struggle to change for the sake of avoiding disapproval
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