kindadown
Love's Desperation: Rocket Ship's 'kindadown' Unveils Heartbreak and Longing
Lyrics
I must be breaking down.
The speaker feels emotionally overwhelmed or distressed.
That's why I never see you around.
Suggests that the speaker's emotional state affects their social presence.
But if you take me out
Expresses a willingness to go out if invited.
Well then I'll show you off like you'd want me to.
The speaker would proudly showcase the person they are with.
And now I'm drunk as hell
Implies intoxication, possibly as a coping mechanism.
Because you're feeling better now.
The other person's improved mood contributes to the speaker's intoxication.
Or at least as far as I can tell
The speaker acknowledges potential uncertainty in assessing the other person's well-being.
But we both know how well I can make a fool.
The speaker recognizes their own tendency to make foolish decisions.
You can turn the lights down in your room
Suggests intimacy or familiarity with the other person's living space.
I know you so well.
The speaker claims to know the other person well.
You know I hate the thought of you with anybody else.
The speaker is uncomfortable with the idea of the other person being involved with someone else.
Can't help the "kinda down"
Acknowledges a feeling of being somewhat down or low.
When I'm on this side of town
Expresses a negative emotional state specific to a location in town.
Cuz if I see you out
Anticipates potential difficulties if encountering the other person in public.
Well who knows what sort of ringer you'd put me through
Fears negative consequences or challenges from the other person.
But it's not like i don't wish you well
The speaker wishes the other person well but is struggling to move on emotionally.
I'm just somehow still not over this by now
Despite time passing, the speaker is not fully recovered emotionally.
And I can't fucking stand myself
The speaker expresses strong self-disapproval.
Or the way I wanna take it back -- take me back.
Regrets a past action and desires a chance to undo it.
You can turn the lights down in your room
Reiteration of familiarity with the other person's living space.
I know you so well.
Reaffirms the speaker's claimed knowledge of the other person.
You know I hate the thought of you with anybody else.
Reiterates discomfort with the thought of the other person being with someone else.
Say you wanna take me back.
The speaker expresses a desire for reconciliation.
You can turn the lights down in your room
Repeated mention of turning down lights, possibly setting a romantic or intimate atmosphere.
I know you so well.
Reaffirms the speaker's claim of knowing the other person well.
You know I hate the thought of you with anybody else.
Restates discomfort with the idea of the other person being with someone else.
You can turn the lights down in your room
Reiterates familiarity with the other person.
I know you so well.
Reaffirms discomfort with the thought of the other person being with someone else.
You know I hate the thought of you with anybody else.
Emphasizes the speaker's claimed knowledge of the other person.
I must be breaking down
A repetition of the opening line, reinforcing the theme of emotional breakdown.
That's why i never see you around
Reiterates the impact of emotional distress on social interactions.
But if you take me out
Reaffirms a willingness to go out if invited.
Well then I'll show you off like you'd want me to.
The speaker would proudly display the other person if taken out.
Say you wanna take me back.
Repeats the desire for reconciliation.
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