Lyrics
He's the deflated balloon wrapped around your gait
Describing someone as a deflated balloon symbolizes a person who has lost vitality and energy, closely associated with the speaker's romantic interest.
Cut priced to clear a past to "Sell by date"
Referring to the person as "cut priced" suggests being undervalued or discounted, with a metaphor of having a past with an expiration date.
He'll be the fool running through the churchyard screaming out "It's not too late"
The person is portrayed as a foolish character desperately trying to correct past mistakes, perhaps related to a failed relationship.
And When he does, I know that you'll wait
Anticipating that the listener will wait for the mentioned individual despite his mistakes.
He's the drunk man with bad breath coming home on too strong
Depicting the person negatively with bad breath and coming on too strong, contrasting with the positive imagery of a beauty queen in the next line.
But he's the beauty queen that strings your heart along
Despite the flaws, the person is also seen as captivating and able to manipulate emotions.
And he'll answer every question in your new-age magazine wrong
Highlighting the person's incompetence by answering questions wrong, possibly indicating a lack of compatibility.
But I know you love him strong
Acknowledging that despite the flaws, the listener still has strong feelings for this person.
So I'm leaving for there's nothing to believe in
Expressing the speaker's decision to leave due to a lack of belief in the relationship.
I'm just grieving for a love I never knew
Mourning a love that was never experienced, suggesting unfulfilled expectations.
Please don't go misreading me
Cautioning against misinterpretation, clarifying that the speaker is not accusing the listener of deception.
I'm not saying you've been misleading me
Acknowledging that the listener may not intentionally mislead but fails to meet the speaker's emotional needs.
Just not needing me the way that I need you
Expressing the imbalance in emotional needs, where the listener does not reciprocate the speaker's level of need.
Well he's the elephant in the room that never speaks
Describing the person as an unspoken issue or problem in the relationship.
But you dream about him every two weeks
Highlighting the persistence of thoughts about the person, even in dreams.
And I wouldn't know his name, but you call it in your sleep
The speaker is unaware of the person's name but recognizes its mention in the listener's dreams.
Oh I know you love him deep
Acknowledging the listener's deep affection for the mentioned person.
So run back to him like you should
Encouraging the listener to return to the person they are infatuated with.
I guess I always knew that you would
Expressing the speaker's realization that the listener will inevitably choose the other person.
For he's captured your heart in a way I never could
Describing the captivating hold the other person has on the listener's heart.
So go on and love him good
Encouraging the listener to love the other person genuinely.
Oh I'm leaving for there's nothing to believe in
Reiterating the speaker's decision to leave due to a lack of belief in the relationship.
I'm just grieving for a love I never knew
Continuing the mourning for a love that was never experienced.
You're the book I can't stop reading
Describing the listener as a captivating book that the speaker cannot stop reading.
I'm the stray cat you've been feeding
Comparing the speaker to a stray cat, emphasizing the asymmetry in the level of commitment and care.
But the tides they are receding now it's true
Acknowledging a shift or decline in emotions, possibly indicating a fading connection.
Please don't go misreading me
Repeating the plea to avoid misinterpreting the speaker's intentions.
I'm not saying you've been misleading me
Reiterating that the speaker is not accusing the listener of intentional deception.
Just not needing me the way that I need you
Emphasizing the imbalance in emotional needs and the listener's inability to fulfill the speaker's needs.
Just not needing me the way that I need you
Repeating the sentiment of the listener not meeting the speaker's emotional needs.
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