No Satisfaction
Chasing Satisfaction: Unveiling the Emotional Landscape of 'No Satisfaction'
Lyrics
While you sleep, I’m wide awake
Expresses the singer's insomnia or restlessness while the other person is asleep.
Move in close, I run away
Describes a pattern of avoidance or reluctance in getting close to the other person.
Wish I had more words to say
Expresses a desire for more communication but struggles to find the right words.
I hope you’ll listen on a new day
Hopeful that the other person will be receptive to communication in the future.
I've been missing all the action
Reflects on the absence of excitement or engagement in the singer's life.
Get no satisfaction when I’m not with you
Highlights the lack of satisfaction when not in the company of the other person.
And you've been chasing all the action
Indicates that the other person is actively pursuing excitement or fulfillment.
All that satisfaction, has it been good for you
Raises a question about whether the pursued satisfaction has been fulfilling for the other person.
It leaves me reeling
Expresses a sense of emotional turmoil or disorientation caused by the situation.
Yeah, it’s the sound of a ghost town
Describes the atmosphere as reminiscent of a deserted or lifeless town.
In the middle of summer love
Mentions a sense of emptiness or absence of warmth in a love that should be vibrant.
Been gone for a long time
Acknowledges a prolonged absence from the relationship.
But I know what it feels like
Claims an understanding of the emotional experience despite the physical absence.
Even though we've been on ice for a hot minute
Recognizes a significant time gap in the relationship and acknowledges the emotional coldness.
Since I was in it, I’m getting the feeling
Expresses a growing realization of what has been missed during the absence.
What I've been missing yeah, it’s more than the physics, the business
Suggests that the emotional and business aspects have been neglected or overlooked.
Out here filling cups like a chemist,
Metaphorically describes filling emotional voids or cups like a chemist.
No last name up in the digits and I forgot where we kicked it
Indicates anonymity or detachment with no last name in contact information.
Oh yeah, that’s right, need a minute
Reflects on a need for a pause or break to collect thoughts and emotions.
Let me gather my thoughts
Acknowledges a need for reflection and understanding.
There’s something about you I need to know
Expresses a desire to know more about the other person.
If you play those games, I gotta let you go
Sets a boundary regarding playing games in the relationship.
Would you come back on your own, I don’t suppose
Questions if the other person would return independently without prompting.
I need someone that’s staying with it through the highs and lows
Expresses a need for commitment through both highs and lows in the relationship.
I've been missing all the action
Reiterates the absence of excitement when not with the other person.
Get no satisfaction when I’m not with you
Reiterates the lack of satisfaction when apart from the other person.
And you've been chasing all the action
Confirms the other person's pursuit of excitement or fulfillment.
All that satisfaction, has it been good for you
Questions whether the pursued satisfaction has been beneficial for the other person.
It leaves me reeling
Reiterates the emotional turmoil or disorientation caused by the situation.
Must we do this again
Ponders if a repeat of the situation is necessary.
Cuz I thought you were the win
Expresses disappointment, thinking the other person was a winner.
And now we gotta start it all over
Acknowledges the need to restart the relationship.
And yeah, you know the world is getting colder
Observes a general decline in the world or relationship.
Must we do this again, yeah do this again
Repeats the question about the necessity of repeating the situation.
I've been missing all the action
Reiterates the absence of excitement when not with the other person.
Get no satisfaction when I’m not with you
Reiterates the lack of satisfaction when apart from the other person.
And you've been chasing all the action
Confirms the other person's pursuit of excitement or fulfillment.
All that satisfaction, has it been good for you
Questions whether the pursued satisfaction has been beneficial for the other person.
It leaves me reeling
Reiterates the emotional turmoil or disorientation caused by the situation.
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