Lyrics
There’s something about us that isn’t right
Expressing a sense of discord or imbalance in the relationship.
By the way that we kiss and the way we sleep alone at night
Highlighting emotional distance through the lack of intimacy.
The things we’ve been doing when we’re both out of sight
Suggesting secretive behavior when apart.
I still love you the most but I’m convinced that it’s a different type
Affirmation of love but acknowledging a change in its nature.
And I tried everything I could to put my heart in line
Efforts to reconcile and align personal emotions.
Fucking in the dark and feeling numb inside
Describing emotional numbness during intimate moments.
Is this the way it feels to have your true love die
Questioning the experience of true love fading away.
And it’s true
Reaffirmation of a truth or realization.
Everything I see is in electric blue
Perceiving the world through a distorted, perhaps melancholic lens.
Only kissing strangers could’ve changed that hue
Suggesting that only unfamiliar experiences could change the emotional state.
I’m living for myself instead of just for you
Choosing self-discovery and independence over a relationship.
So I’d rather be lonely
Preferably embracing loneliness.
And live for the moment
Favoring living in the present, enjoying the current moment.
I’ll meet my friends in the strobe lights
Seeking solace and connection with friends in a lively atmosphere.
And feel all the love from the night life
Deriving love and satisfaction from the vibrant nightlife.
So I’d rather be lonely
Reiterating the choice of loneliness over control.
I hate your controlling
Expressing discontent with controlling behavior in the relationship.
I’ll caress my pain on the dance floor
Finding emotional release and healing on the dance floor.
I’ll let myself go and then go more
Letting go of inhibitions and indulging in self-expression.
I’ll take my belongings and return my key
Symbolic act of ending the relationship by returning the key.
By the time that you read this I’m gone and you’ll be be rid of me
Announcing the decision to leave and break free from the relationship.
To walk away is feeling bittersweet
Recognizing the difficulty of walking away but hinting at personal weakness.
But to stay is way harder and I’m only the boy who’s weak
Comparing the challenge of staying to the difficulty of leaving.
I tried everything I could to put my heart in line
Repeating the attempt to align personal emotions.
Fucking in the dark and feeling numb inside
Reiteration of emotional numbness during intimate moments.
Is this the way it feels to have your true love die
Questioning the experience of love fading away, emphasizing its truth.
And it’s true
Reaffirmation of a distorted perception in electric blue.
Everything I see is in electric blue
Reiteration of perceiving the world through a distorted, perhaps melancholic lens.
Only kissing strangers could’ve changed that hue
Repeating the idea that only unfamiliar experiences could change the emotional state.
I’m living for myself instead of just for you
Reiterating the choice of self-discovery and independence over a relationship.
So I’d rather be lonely
Reaffirmation of preferring loneliness.
And live for the moment
Reaffirmation of living in the present and enjoying the current moment.
I’ll meet my friends in the strobe lights
Repeating the idea of seeking solace and connection with friends in a lively atmosphere.
And feel all the love from the night life
Repeating the idea of deriving love and satisfaction from the vibrant nightlife.
So I’d rather be lonely
Reaffirmation of the choice of loneliness over control.
I hate your controlling
Reiteration of expressing discontent with controlling behavior in the relationship.
I’ll caress my pain on the dance floor
Repeating the idea of finding emotional release and healing on the dance floor.
I’ll let myself go and then go more
Repeating the idea of letting go of inhibitions and indulging in self-expression.
I’ve been ravenous for a new life outside my head, boy
Expressing a strong desire for a new life beyond current thoughts.
I’ve been lacking energy to move out of my bed, boy
Acknowledging a lack of energy and motivation.
And you know it, you know it, you know it
Repetition emphasizing the duration since feeling truly alive.
It’s been way too long since you and I have felt alive
Highlighting the current state of feeling drowned and anchored in the relationship.
We’re drowning in minutes and being anchored with a tide, boy
Repetition emphasizing the awareness of time passing.
And you know it, you know it, you know it
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