Sides
Navigating Love's Turmoil: Perfume Genius & Weyes Blood Unveil Vulnerability
Lyrics
Look
Expressing the act of looking or paying attention.
Sometimes you forget
Acknowledging moments of forgetfulness.
To just let me in a bit
Asking to be included emotionally.
Baby just
Term of endearment for the significant other.
Where do you go sometimes
Questioning the partner's emotional state and whereabouts.
Idle and empty-eyed?
Describing a state of aimlessness and vacancy in the partner.
Why still no love?
Expressing a lack of love or emotional connection.
Fight
Encouraging a fight or confrontation to address issues.
This loop is wearing thin
Indicating dissatisfaction with a repetitive pattern.
And I won't be here when it ends
Stating a decision not to endure the pattern until the end.
Baby trust
Requesting trust in the relationship.
Lately baby
Admitting recent emotional withdrawal.
I've been hiding away
Expressing a desire to avoid conflict or challenges.
Don't wanna start our game
Not willing to engage in familiar relationship dynamics.
That we play
Referencing a recurring interpersonal "game."
If it ain't easy to love me
Acknowledging difficulty in being loved.
Cut the chord and set me free
Advocating for the end of the relationship if it's challenging.
How many times I leave
Highlighting a shift from staying to leaving in the past.
When I used to stay
Contrasting previous behavior of staying with current departure.
I'm a fool
Admitting vulnerability or foolishness in the relationship.
For the games we play
Emphasizing involvement in problematic relationship dynamics.
Wish I had the
Expressing a wish for the strength to leave the relationship.
Strength to leave
Referring to the act of running away and being liberated.
Running free
Describing a multitude of exhausted or worn-out things.
A millions tired things
Recalling phrases or statements used in the past by the partner.
That you used to say
Expressing a desire not to witness the breakdown of their world.
Don't want to watch
Rejecting the idea of watching the relationship deteriorate.
The world we made break
Asserting that it's never too late to salvage the relationship.
And it's never too late to stay
Encouraging physical closeness or emotional support.
Hold me right
Requesting to be held in a comforting manner.
Don't cut me down
Pleading not to be emotionally cut down or hurt.
Baby, it ain't easy to love
Reiterating the difficulty of being loved.
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