Wasted
Wasted Time: Unveiling the Bittersweet Symphony of Goodbyes
Lyrics
I wasted all this time thinking
The speaker reflects on the time spent contemplating.
Why I should make you stay
Questioning why efforts were made to make someone stay.
Another day under the sun is like
Comparing each day under the sun to a way of expressing the need to end the relationship.
Another way of saying that we should be done
Suggesting it's time to part ways.
And I've wasted all this time on
Expressing regret for investing time in memories (picture frames and photographs).
Picture frames and photographs
Emphasizing the emotional investment in visual reminders of the past.
Maybe there's more be said but honestly
Acknowledging there might be more to discuss, but choosing to wish the best instead.
I'd rather just wish you the best
Opting for a positive farewell rather than dwelling on the details.
And so I call you as the one you say you are
Referring to the person as they claim to be.
And maybe there were better days
Recognizing there were good times in the past.
But I think I've had enough
Conveying a sense of having had enough of the relationship.
Take your shit it's on
Literal request to take personal belongings left on the heart's doorstep.
The front porch of my heart
Symbolic placement of emotional baggage on the front porch.
Give your mama a kiss and tell her
Suggesting informing one's mother about the actions that led to the breakup.
What you did to break apart
Encouraging honesty about the reasons for the relationship ending.
I know why we're hiding
Understanding the reasons for hiding or avoiding.
It seems like an awful waste of time
Considering hiding as a significant waste of time.
Yeah I know the river's drying
Noting a drying river as a metaphor for diminishing emotions.
It seems like I've come to realize
Realizing the situation and its emotional impact.
I wasted all this time thinking
Repeating the contemplation of time spent thinking.
Why I should make you stay
Reiterating the question of why efforts were made to prolong the relationship.
Another day under the sun is like
Rephrasing the idea that each day under the sun signals the need to end things.
Another way of saying that we should be done
Restating the notion that it's time to part ways.
And I've wasted all this time on
Duplicating the regret for investing time in memories.
Picture frames and photographs
Re-emphasizing the emotional investment in visual reminders of the past.
Maybe there's more be said but honestly
Reiterating the acknowledgment that more could be said but opting for well-wishing.
I'd rather just wish you the best
Repeating the choice to wish the best rather than delving into details.
When you call after dark
Referencing a call after dark and expressing a desire it wouldn't happen.
God I wish you wouldn't start
Expressing a wish for the avoidance of difficult conversations.
Cause I'm trying to let go
Stating the intention to let go of the relationship.
And I'm trying to let you know
Expressing the attempt to communicate the decision to end the relationship.
I know why we're hiding
Reiterating the understanding of reasons for hiding or avoiding.
It seems like an awful waste of time
Reiterating the consideration of hiding as a significant waste of time.
Yeah I know the river's drying
Repeating the metaphor of a drying river to signify diminishing emotions.
It seems like I've come to realize
Reiterating the realization of the situation and its emotional impact.
I wasted all this time thinking
Echoing the reflection on time spent thinking.
Why I should make you stay
Repeating the question of why efforts were made to prolong the relationship.
Another day under the sun is like
Restating the idea that each day under the sun signals the need to end things.
Another way of saying that we should be done
Reiterating the notion that it's time to part ways.
And I've wasted all this time on
Duplicating the regret for investing time in memories.
Picture frames and photographs
Re-emphasizing the emotional investment in visual reminders of the past.
Maybe there's more be said but honestly
Reiterating the acknowledgment that more could be said but opting for well-wishing.
I'd rather just wish you the best
Repeating the choice to wish the best rather than delving into details.
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