This One's Mine
Rising from Heartbreak: Embracing My Day of Liberation
Lyrics
Well I know that I got to leave you, Lover
Expressing the awareness of the need to end the relationship.
But I don't see how I can
Expressing uncertainty or difficulty in leaving the lover.
You say you want to make me happy
Noting the lover's claim to desire the speaker's happiness.
Go and find yourself another man
Encouraging the lover to seek companionship elsewhere.
The first time that you told me this
Recalling the initial instance when the lover suggested separation.
You know my heart was about to crack
Describing emotional vulnerability when initially hearing about separation.
But I was givin' some guy just a little kiss
Revealing a past incident of the speaker kissing someone else during a breakup.
And that's when you wanted me back
Highlighting the lover's desire to reconcile after the speaker's moment with someone else.
No thanks to you I'm doing fine
Asserting independence and well-being without the lover.
Everybody has their day and this one's mine
Emphasizing that everyone experiences a moment of triumph, and the current situation is the speaker's time.
People come around and tell me baby 'bout the way you won't be true
Noting that others inform the speaker about the lover's unfaithfulness.
But I never loved you anyway so the last laugh is on you - HA
Asserting that the speaker never truly loved the lover, turning the situation into a source of amusement.
Couldn't keep me on the sidelines honey while you played the field no more - and
Expressing the speaker's refusal to be a sideline figure while the lover pursues others.
The thing that you never realized is it was me who was keepin score
Revealing that the speaker kept track of the lover's actions and decisions.
You lost the game right down the line
Declaring the lover's loss in the relationship game.
Everybody has their day and this one's mine
Reiterating the idea that everyone experiences a moment of triumph, and the current situation is the speaker's time.
You can beg and you can plead and get down upon your knees
Describing the lover's possible pleas and apologies.
I could say that you were a dirty dog but that's an insult to the fleas
Using humor to criticize the lover's character.
I've given you about 10 second chances and ya blew it about eleven
Indicating multiple chances given to the lover, emphasizing their repeated failures.
Now I don't ever want to see your face right here 'less you ever make it to heaven
Expressing a strong aversion to encountering the lover unless they undergo a significant change.
Somehow I know you're not that divine
Casting doubt on the lover's moral character.
Everybody has their day and this ones mine
Reiterating the theme that everyone experiences a moment of triumph, and the current situation is the speaker's time.
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