Lyrics
kept changing sides, kept shifting borders
Experienced constant changes, shifting boundaries or allegiances.
yeah, you made me run
The actions or behavior of the other person prompted the speaker to run away or make efforts to escape.
kept passing by, looked for the one to replace you
Continually encountered different individuals while searching for someone to replace the person being addressed.
kept drifting miles, roads going under
Travelled long distances, traversing various paths or journeys.
make it sound like fun
Attempted to make the situation seem enjoyable or interesting.
kept looking for the one to make me forget you
Continued the quest for a new person who could help in forgetting the addressed individual.
do you ever count the seasons? do you ever count the days?
Raised questions about whether the addressed person ever takes note of the changing seasons or counts the passing days.
do you ever doubt the reasons? do you change your ways?
Questioned if the addressed person ever doubts their motivations or alters their behaviors.
see, the grass is gonna stay greener on the other side
Suggesting that elsewhere, situations may seem more favorable or attractive, creating an illusion that things are better on the other side.
yeah, the grass is only gonna get greener where I am
Asserting that the grass, symbolizing a better situation, will only improve in the speaker's current location.
why don’t you see me, here I am
Expressing the speaker's presence and desire to be acknowledged by the addressed person.
I could’ve been with you
An expression of the missed opportunity to be together with the addressed person.
why don’t you see me, here I am
Repeatedly asking for recognition from the addressed person, emphasizing the better situation where the speaker is.
where the grass is greener, babe
Highlighting that the speaker is in a better place where conditions are more favorable.
why don’t you see me, here I am
Reiterating the desire to be noticed by the addressed person, emphasizing the missed opportunity to be together.
I could’ve been with you
Expressing the missed chance to be together with the addressed person.
why don’t you see me, here I am
Continuing to ask for acknowledgment from the addressed person, emphasizing the better situation where the speaker is.
where the grass is greener, babe
Emphasizing being in a better place where conditions are more favorable than with the addressed person.
build up a fence, don’t peek, don’t try to get across
Suggesting the creation of barriers or boundaries, discouraging attempts to cross over.
what is yours is yours, what is mine is lost
Implying the fixed ownership of possessions or emotions, indicating a sense of irretrievability or loss.
think you wanted me gone, you didn’t want my love
Believing that the addressed person wanted the speaker to leave and did not desire their love.
now the grass is greener on my side of us
Claiming that the speaker's current situation or perspective is now more favorable or better than before.
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