I Should Know Better
Love's Lesson: Unveiling the Bittersweet Symphony of 'I Should Know Better'
Lyrics
Like the words on a page
Comparing the situation to words on a page, suggesting a written or predictable aspect.
I watch you fade away
Observing someone gradually disappearing or distancing.
Like a bird without a cage
Metaphor of a bird without a cage, indicating a sense of freedom or liberation.
I can't ask you to stay
Expressing reluctance to request the person to remain.
Like a game we've been played
Referring to a repeated or familiar pattern, possibly in the relationship.
Too many times before
Describing a relationship with a history of being manipulated or deceived.
We're a clock that's gone still
Comparing the relationship to a stopped clock, suggesting a lack of progress or movement.
With not one second more
Highlighting the stagnation, emphasizing no additional time or chances.
And if you come back to me
Addressing the possibility of the person returning.
I feel like I should know better
Expressing a sense of self-awareness, acknowledging the need for better judgment.
Then to love you
Acknowledging past mistakes and expressing hesitancy about loving again.
Again
Reiterating the caution and reluctance to engage in the same love dynamic.
Like the sea we ebb and flow
Comparing the relationship to the ebb and flow of the sea, signifying instability.
Slip right through my hands
Describing the person slipping away like water through hands, a metaphor for loss of control.
It's a game of come and go
Characterizing the relationship as a cyclical pattern of coming and going.
That I don't want to play
Expressing a desire to avoid participating in the recurring game of the relationship.
And if you come back to me
Revisiting the potential return of the person and the internal conflict about loving again.
I feel like I should know better
Reiterating the self-awareness and the notion of knowing better than to repeat the cycle.
Then to love you
Repeating the caution and hesitation regarding the prospect of loving the person again.
Again
Emphasizing the reluctance and caution in entertaining the idea of a renewed love.
And when you come back to me
Anticipating the return of the person and asserting confidence in knowing better.
I feel like I do know better
Affirming a sense of improved judgment and resistance to repeating past mistakes.
Then to love you
Reiterating the resolution not to love the person again, emphasizing learned wisdom.
Again
Finalizing the sentiment of avoiding a repeated cycle of love with the same person.
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