Love Can Be So Mean
Unraveling Love's Complexities
Lyrics
She'll go with someone else, I'll be asleep by then
Anticipating rejection, accepting the likelihood of his romantic interest being with someone else while he's asleep.
If it's all the same to you, I would rather go home with my girlfriend
Expressing a preference to go home with his girlfriend instead of pursuing an alternative romantic interest.
It's not a lesson I learned, it's just the way I was raised
Highlighting that his approach to love is not learned but a result of his upbringing.
I learned a different thing when I was seventeen
Reflecting on a different perspective on love gained during adolescence at the age of seventeen.
She said, "Love, love will be so mean"
Quoting a statement about love being mean, prompting the question of its meaning.
What did she mean?
Pondering the meaning behind the statement about love being mean.
No, no, love is not always right
Rejecting the notion that love is always right but acknowledging its appropriateness in the present moment.
But it's right tonight
Affirming that love may not always be right, but it feels right in the current situation.
You said see her in the backyard
Recalling advice to observe his romantic interest in a casual setting, possibly the backyard.
Sitting on a white long chair, tanning there
Describing the romantic interest sitting on a white long chair in the backyard while sunbathing.
I had truth or maybe truth had me
Reflecting on the ambiguity of truth in relationships, suggesting a complex understanding.
But it was way too much, way too much
Feeling overwhelmed or burdened by the intensity of emotions or truths experienced.
Cat on a leash, at twenty one
Metaphorically depicting someone as a "cat on a leash" at the age of twenty-one, constrained by societal expectations.
Too young to get a job and way too old to have fun
Expressing a sense of being too old for youthful enjoyment and too young for serious responsibilities at the age of twenty-one.
Well alright, let's go out tonight
Suggesting a willingness to go out and have a good time despite the challenges and constraints.
Friend before lover, that's what they say
Acknowledging the prioritization of friendship over romantic relationships, in line with common advice.
Well, maybe we been in love since 2003, well alright
Indicating a long-term romantic connection since 2003, expressing a sense of satisfaction or contentment.
Let's go out tonight, no
Proposing to go out tonight, possibly for a celebration of the enduring love since 2003.
Let's stay home tonight
Suggesting an alternative of staying home tonight, contemplating a more intimate or quiet evening.
No no, love is not always right but it's right tonight
Reiterating that love is not always right but emphasizing its current appropriateness or significance.
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