I Know You Won't
Unfulfilled Promises: The Heartache Behind 'I Know You Won't'
Lyrics
I know you don't mean to be mean to me
Expressing understanding that the person doesn't intend to be unkind.
'Cause when you want to, you can make me feel like we belong
Acknowledging the ability of the person to create a sense of belonging.
We belong
Reiterating the feeling of belonging in the relationship.
Lately you make me feel all I am is a back-up plan
Feeling like a secondary option recently in the relationship.
I say I'm done and then you smile at me and I forget
Describing the cycle of declaring the end of the relationship, only to be swayed by the person's smile.
Everything I said
Highlighting the tendency to forget one's previous statements when faced with a positive response.
I buy into those eyes
Expressing vulnerability to the person's eyes and deceptive statements.
And into your lies
Acknowledging belief in the person's lies.
You say you'll call, but I know you
Expressing skepticism about the person's promises to call.
You say you're coming home, but I know you
Expressing doubt about the person's commitment to coming home.
You say you'll call, but I know you won't
Repeating doubt about the person's promise to call.
You say you'll call, but I know you won't
Reiterating doubt about the person's commitment to calling.
I wish you were where you're supposed to be
Expressing a desire for the person to be in the expected place.
Close to me
Desiring closeness in the relationship.
But here I am just staring at this candle burning out
Reflecting on being alone while a candle burns out, possibly symbolizing fading hope.
Still no sound
Noticing the absence of any signs of the person's return.
Of footsteps on my stairs
Expressing the absence of the person's presence through sound.
Or your voice anywhere
Missing the person's voice in the surroundings.
You say you'll call, but I know you
Repeating skepticism about the person's promise to call.
You say you're coming home, but I know you
Repeating doubt about the person's commitment to coming home.
You say you've changed, but I know you won't
Expressing doubt about the person's claimed change.
I know you won't
Reiterating skepticism that the person won't change.
You say you'll call, but I know you
Repeating doubt about the person's promise to call.
You say you're coming home, but I know you
Repeating skepticism about the person's commitment to coming home.
You say you've changed, but I know you won't
Repeating doubt about the person's claimed change.
You say you'll call, but I know you, you won't
Affirming the belief that the person won't fulfill the promise to call.
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