Against My Will
Unwanted Desires: Rodes Rollins' Struggle Against Love's Chains
Lyrics
Lately I’ve been down
Expressing recent emotional low or difficulties.
I've been down, I've been down.
Reiterating a state of feeling down or depressed.
Can’t shake off my Frown
Struggling to overcome a persistent sadness or disappointment.
Off my Frown, off my Frown.
Emphasizing the challenge of dispelling the mentioned frown.
Please give me Gaze
Desiring attention, admiration, or affection.
Me a Star
Requesting to be seen as special or exceptional.
Me a Sign
Seeking a sign or indication, possibly for guidance or validation.
Cuz I will make it mine
Expressing determination to claim something for oneself.
Make it mine, make it mine.
Reiterating the intention to possess or achieve the desired thing.
My Baby comes around
Referring to the presence of a significant person, likely a romantic partner.
Comes around, comes around.
Highlighting the consistent return of the mentioned person.
Takes me out of Town
Indicating a change of location or mood induced by the partner.
Out of Town, out of Town.
Repeating the idea of being taken to a different place, emotionally or physically.
Tells me,
Introducing dialogue or communication from the partner.
Everything,
Stressing the content of the partner's communication.
That he wants me to hear
Implying that the partner's words are selective and possibly not entirely truthful.
And then he disappears.
Expressing a sense of abandonment or disappointment after the partner's words.
Cuz he don’t love me
Affirming a lack of love from the mentioned partner.
He never did
Reiterating the absence of genuine love from the partner.
He’ll take, take me down
Suggesting a negative impact or harm caused by the partner.
Against my will
Emphasizing a lack of consent or control in the mentioned impact or harm.
Full Speech with no Sound
Describing a situation of communication or expression without audible words.
With no Sound, with no Sound.
Repeating the absence of sound in the mentioned situation.
Words that shake the Ground
Referring to impactful words that unsettle or disturb.
Shake the Ground, shake the Ground.
Emphasizing the profound effect of the mentioned words.
Chosen,
Choosing or being chosen, possibly in the context of societal expectations.
That’s the Thing that they all wanna be
Highlighting a desire for a certain status that others aspire to.
But there’s no place for me
Expressing a feeling of exclusion or a lack of belonging.
Place for me, Place for me.
Reiterating the absence of a place or role for the speaker.
Cuz he don’t love me
Affirming the partner's lack of genuine love.
He never did
Repeating the absence of authentic love from the partner.
He’ll take, take me down
Stating the negative impact of the partner and the lack of control in that situation.
Against my will.
Reiterating the involuntary nature of the harm caused by the partner.
Cuz he don’t love me
Confirming the partner's lack of love throughout the mentioned relationship.
He never did
Emphasizing the historical absence of genuine love from the partner.
He’ll take, take me down
Reiterating the negative impact and lack of control in the mentioned harm.
Against my will.
Affirming the involuntary nature of the harm inflicted by the partner.
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