Lyrics
Aye you left on me she did the left on me
A person (referred to as "she") left the speaker.
Aye you left on me she did the left on me
Repetition of the fact that someone left the speaker.
Dads in the pen and her mums a fiend
The speaker's father is in prison, and the person's mother is a drug addict.
Lives in the city and strips in the scene
The person lives in the city and works as a stripper.
She's smoking puff popping vallies and beans
The person engages in drug use (puff, vallies, and beans).
She's sleeping early just so she can dream
The person sleeps early to escape reality through dreams.
And fuck i get it i really do
The speaker empathizes with the person's struggles.
I've put that thing down and picked it up to
The speaker has experienced similar struggles with substances.
But if i try and help her we know
If the speaker tries to help, there's a fear of becoming like the person.
I'll end up like you
The speaker acknowledges the risk of ending up like the person.
But this ain't ever been a problem cause you go and get your act right
The person is urged to get their life in order.
You hear em asking where you're going you're just staying at a friends right
The person deflects questions about their whereabouts.
But i know just to where you're going you'll be puffing till the sunlight
The person is expected to engage in drug use until sunrise.
It's all my fault i gave her the juice
The speaker feels responsible for introducing the person to harmful habits.
She's born to die but i tied her noose
The speaker metaphorically tied the person's noose by influencing their destructive behavior.
And i still blame me for all that i've done
The speaker blames themselves for past actions.
All that i've have seen and all who will come
The speaker reflects on their experiences and anticipates future struggles.
Cause she wants to die her skin is so tough
The person desires self-destruction, and their skin is described as tough.
But all that she wants it's just not enough
What the person wants is insufficient to satisfy their desires.
It's just not enough
Repetition of the inadequacy of what the person desires.
Dads in the pen and her mums a fiend
Reiteration of the family situation and the person's vices.
Lives in the city and strips in the scene
Repetition of the person's living and working conditions.
She's smoking puff popping vallies and beans
Reiteration of the person's drug use.
She's sleeping early just so she can dream
Repetition of the person's escape through early sleep.
And fuck i get it i really do
Reiteration of the speaker's understanding of the person's struggles.
I've put that thing down and picked it up to
Repetition of the speaker's past struggles with substances.
But if i try and help her we know
If the speaker tries to help, there's a fear of becoming like the person (repeated theme).
I'll end up like you
Reiteration of the risk of ending up like the person (repeated theme).
And as i entered the room
The speaker enters a room where a troubling situation unfolds.
Needle in her arm what was i to do
A person is found with a needle in their arm, indicating drug use.
Girl had all the charm but she had to much to prove
The person had charm but felt the need to prove themselves.
And now i'm looking at her mum she's crying what do i do oh
The speaker now faces the consequences, seeing the person's mother in distress.
Did you not notice the signs
A rhetorical question, asking if the signs of distress were not noticed.
Thirteen on the pipe no time for party and lines
Details about the person's troubled history, involving drug use at a young age.
Fifteen ran away and earned her money from crime
The person engaged in criminal activities to earn money at a young age.
And now eighteen here we are and she's gone ended her life oh Lord
The person's life has tragically ended at the age of eighteen.
And what are you gone do
A question directed at the listener, asking what they will do in this situation.
Packets in your house won't call the boys in blue
Suggesting that law enforcement won't be involved, and the responsibility lies elsewhere.
And now I'm looking at your daughter and her face is blue
The speaker witnesses the tragic outcome as the person's face turns blue.
And when i really think about it now the blames on you now
The blame for the tragedy is shifted to the listener.
You gotta run away babe, you gotta run away babe
Repetition of the urgency to run away to avoid a similar fate.
You gotta run away babe, you gotta run away babe
-You gotta run away babe, you gotta run away babe
-You gotta run away babe, you gotta run away babe
-You gotta run away babe, you gotta run away babe
-I'll end up like you, I'll end up like you
-I'll end up like you, I'll end up like you
Repetition of the fear of ending up like the person (repeated theme).
I'll end up like you, I'll end up like you
-I'll end up like you, I'll end up like you
-I'll end up like you, I'll end up like
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