Lyrics
I thought I knew you better than myself
I believed I understood you more intimately than I know myself.
I thought I knew you better than myself
Reiteration of the belief in a deep understanding of the other person.
I thought I knew you better than myself (Guess I was wrong)
Expressing surprise and realization that the assumed understanding was incorrect.
I thought denial would offer some help (I guess I was wrong)
Anticipating that denying the truth might provide comfort, but acknowledging the mistake in this belief.
I thought I knew you better than myself (Guess I was wrong)
Repeating the acknowledgment of misunderstanding with a sense of regret.
I thought I knew you better (I guess I was wrong)
Revisiting the misconception and admitting the error in judgment.
I guess I was wrong
Admitting the mistake and acknowledging the erroneous assumption.
I guess I was wrong
Reiterating the acknowledgment of being wrong.
I thought I knew you better
Expressing the initial belief in knowing the other person better.
Guess I was
A continuation of the admission of being wrong.
Wrong
Emphasizing the acknowledgment of the mistake in understanding.
I thought I knew you better than myself
Repeating the belief in a deep understanding of the other person.
I thought denial would offer some help
Reiterating the idea that denial was considered but didn't offer help.
I thought I knew you better than myself
Re-emphasizing the misconception about knowing the other person deeply.
I thought I knew you better
Stating the initial belief in understanding, with a hint of regret.
Empty disguise you wear a hollow shell
Describing the other person wearing a deceptive disguise, lacking genuine substance.
You left me
Indicating that the person left, resulting in a feeling of emptiness.
Empty inside without a soul to sell
Highlighting the emotional emptiness experienced after the departure.
Empty the lies a deal you'll never tell
Referring to unspoken lies and unfulfilled promises.
You left me
Reiterating the impact of the departure on the sense of emptiness.
Empty inside, empty inside
Expressing the hollowness inside and the absence of someone to hear the emotional distress.
No one to hear me yell
Highlighting the loneliness and the absence of someone to hear the speaker's cries for help.
Empty inside no one to hear me yell
Repeating the emptiness inside and the absence of a listener for the speaker's cries.
Empty
Emphasizing the emotional emptiness.
I thought I knew you better
Revisiting the initial belief in knowing the other person deeply.
Guess I was
Continuing the acknowledgment of being wrong about the understanding.
Wrong
Reiterating the acknowledgment of the mistake in understanding.
I guess I was wrong
Repeating the admission of being wrong.
I thought I knew you better
Expressing the initial belief in understanding, followed by the acknowledgment of being wrong.
I guess I was wrong
Reiterating the acknowledgment of the mistake in understanding.
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