Lyrics
I sat there looking ugly
I felt unattractive and unpleasant.
Looking ugly and mean
Appearing both unattractive and hostile.
I knew what you were saying
I understood the message you conveyed.
You were saying to me
You were addressing me with your words.
Baby's got some new rules
A person (possibly the speaker) has established new rules.
Baby, said she's had it with me
The person (referred to as "Baby") claims to be fed up with the speaker.
It seems a shame to waste your time on me
Expressing regret for being a perceived waste of time.
It seems a lot to waste your time for me
Acknowledging that investing time in the speaker may be a considerable effort.
Left me to love
The speaker is abandoned to experience the effects of love.
What it's doing to me
Reflecting on the impact of love on the speaker.
There's a lot of honey in this world
Highlighting the abundance of sweetness in the world.
Baby, this honey's for me
Claiming that this sweetness is reserved for the speaker.
You've got to do what you do
Encouraging engagement in actions with the speaker.
Do it with me
Emphasizing the importance of performing actions together.
It seems a shame you waste your time for me
Reiterating the perceived shame in spending time on the speaker.
Left me to love
The speaker is left to grapple with the consequences of love.
What it's doing to me
Reflecting on the impact of love on the speaker.
Knocked silly
Describing a state of being disoriented or confused.
Knocked flat
Being knocked down and incapacitated.
Sideways down
Thrown off balance or disoriented in a different direction.
These things they pick you up
Challenging experiences can lift you up and change your perspective.
And they turn you around
Expressing the transformative nature of certain experiences.
Say your piece
Encouraging the expression of thoughts or feelings.
Say you're sweet for me
Expressing a desire for sweetness or affection from someone.
It's all the same to share the pain with me
Suggesting that sharing pain is a common experience.
It's all the same, save the shame for me
Implying that shame can be shared or transferred.
Left me to love
The speaker is left to face the consequences of love.
What it's doing to me
Reflecting on the impact of love on the speaker.
Baby's got some new rules
A person (possibly the speaker) has established new rules.
Baby said she's had it with me
The person (referred to as "Baby") claims to be fed up with the speaker.
There's a fly in the honey
Noting an undesirable element in a positive situation.
Baby's got a baby with me
Stating that there are consequences or responsibilities resulting from a relationship.
That's a part
Referring to a component of the speaker.
That's a part of me
Highlighting an integral part of the speaker's identity.
Left me to love
The speaker is left to grapple with the consequences of love.
What it's doing to me
Reflecting on the impact of love on the speaker.
Left me to love
The speaker is left to face the consequences of love.
What it's doing to me
Reflecting on the impact of love on the speaker.
What about me?
Pleading for consideration or acknowledgment of the speaker's situation.
What about me?
A repeated plea for recognition or empathy.
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