Indian Giver

Love's Betrayal: Unraveling the Emotional Journey in Ramones' 'Indian Giver'
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Lyrics

I can still remember

I have vivid memories of the past

It wasn't long ago

Not too much time has passed

Things you used to tell me

You used to share things with me

You said I had to know

You insisted that I needed to understand something

Told me that you loved me

You declared your love for me

And that you always would

You claimed it was a lasting love

Then I said I loved you

I reciprocated by expressing my love for you

You told me that was good

You approved of my declaration of love

Girl, you made a promise, said you'd never want me to go

You made a promise never to want me to leave

Oh no

An expression of surprise or disagreement with a negative outcome


Indian giver, Indian giver

Referring to someone who takes back what they have given

You took your love away from me

You withdrew your love from me

Indian giver, Indian giver

Reiteration of love being taken back

Took back the love you gave to me

The reversal of the love you previously bestowed upon me


Baby, I was feeling

I was experiencing the emotions I desired

The way I want to feel

The emotions were as I wanted them to be

You had me believing

I believed in the authenticity of our love

The love we had was real

We had a genuine love

Things we did together

We engaged in shared experiences

And that we'd never end

We thought our love would never end

"Now until forever," oh yeah, tha's what you said

A commitment to love forever

Girl, when I was down, you said that you'd always be there

You assured me of your continuous support when I was low

Oh, yeah, oh

An emphatic expression of agreement or acknowledgment


Indian giver, Indian giver

Reiteration of someone taking back what they gave

You took your love away from me

The withdrawal of love is emphasized

Indian giver, Indian giver

Continued emphasis on the retraction of love

Took back the love you gave to me, yeah

Repetition of the act of taking back love


Indian giver, Indian giver

Repetition of the theme of love being taken away

You took your love away from me

Love is explicitly taken away

Indian giver, Indian giver

The act of reclaiming love is reiterated

Took back the love you gave to me, yeah

Repetition of the theme of love being taken away


You're an Indian giver, Indian giver

A person who takes back what they gave, emphasized

You took your love away from me

Love is explicitly taken away

Indian giver, Indian giver

Reiteration of the act of taking back love

Took back the love you gave to me, yeah

Repetition of the theme of love being taken away


Indian giver, Indian giver

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You took your love away from me

Explicitly stating the withdrawal of love

You're an Indian giver, Indian giver

Emphasizing the person who takes back love

Took back the love you gave to me, yeah

Repetition of the act of taking back love

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