Halfway Right
Navigating Love's Murky Waters: Sarah Jaffe's 'Halfway Right' Tale
Lyrics
Found a cold spot in the water in the summer, which was slaughter
Discovering an uncomfortable situation in a pleasant place during summer.
In a wading pool of piss I noticed something different
Noticing something unusual in a pool of urine.
So I got off of the boat, jumped into the lazy river
Choosing to leave the comfortable situation and enter a more challenging environment.
Between jealousy and lust I made a fine incision
Facing a difficult choice between jealousy and lust and making a decisive move.
Saw to get you off was to let me slide
Realizing that sacrificing oneself is necessary to end a relationship.
I make it seem light-hearted to seem halfway right
Presenting the situation as less serious to appear partially correct.
And when you got there to see it from the outside
Understanding the situation better when viewed from an external perspective.
It was really just a matter of playing the victim right, right, right
Acknowledging that playing the victim is a strategic choice to gain sympathy.
Playing the victim right, right, right
Repeating the idea that playing the victim is a deliberate action.
For the first time in its whole Reich I see where doom lies
Realizing the impending trouble for the first time in a significant context.
I lay my palms outright
Expressing openness and honesty by laying palms outright.
And we both can instigate but I know the roles we'll take on
Acknowledging the potential for conflict and understanding each other's roles.
And there's a thousand different ways
Recognizing numerous possibilities in revealing vulnerability.
Bare my weakness in your kingdom
Displaying vulnerability in the other person's domain or influence.
Though I think it's fair to say I was strong enough to lean on
Claiming strength to lean on despite challenges.
Things are not the same, not the same, no
Emphasizing a change in the situation, indicating it's no longer the same.
Things are not the same, not the same, oh, oh, oh
Reiterating that things have changed significantly.
Saw to get you off was to let me slide
Repeating the idea that sacrificing oneself is necessary to end a relationship.
I make it seem light-hearted to seem halfway right
Presenting the situation as less serious to appear partially correct.
And when you got there to see it from the outside
Understanding the situation better when viewed from an external perspective.
It was really just a matter of playing the victim right, right, right
Acknowledging that playing the victim is a strategic choice to gain sympathy.
Playing the victim right, right, right
Repeating the idea that playing the victim is a deliberate action.
Playing the victim right, right, right
-Playing the victim right, right, right
-Ooh-ooh, oh
Expressing emotion or realization with non-verbal sounds.
Oh
Expressing emotion or realization with a simple exclamation.
Ooh-ooh, oh
Expressing emotion or realization with non-verbal sounds.
Oh
Expressing emotion or realization with a simple exclamation.
Oh
-Ooh-ooh, oh
Expressing emotion or realization with non-verbal sounds.
Oh
Expressing emotion or realization with a simple exclamation.
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