W.D.I.L.Y.
Unraveling Love: A Bittersweet Tale
Lyrics
I wanna take you to the movies
I have a desire to take you to the movies.
I wanna take you there
Expressing the intention to take the person to a specific place.
We can pretend to be the actors
Suggesting a shared fantasy of acting together.
You can pretend to care
Acknowledging the possibility of pretense or insincerity on the other person's part.
You spend your final seven dollars
Noting the other person's financial situation, possibly indicating a struggle.
Down on a losing hand
Describing a monetary loss on a gambling attempt.
Wore my new shoes so I'd look taller
Mentioning the use of new shoes to enhance one's appearance.
cnd you canceled all your plans with me
Expressing disappointment as the other person canceled plans.
Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
Persistent questioning of the reasons behind the speaker's love for the other person.
Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-I wish I wanted nothing to do with you
Expressing a conflicting desire to distance oneself emotionally.
But I want everything
Admitting a contradictory longing for everything concerning the other person.
Tell me to move across the country
Suggesting a willingness to make significant life changes for the relationship.
Your California king
-I saw you found another lover
Acknowledging the discovery of the other person's new romantic interest.
You know I watch the show
Expressing a passive observation of the other person's actions on a show.
Though I should really change the channel
-But all I wanna know is
Expressing a desire for information about the other person.
Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
Reiteration of the perplexity regarding the reasons behind the speaker's love.
Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-I wish you'd never have told me
Expressing regret for being informed about something, possibly related to the other person.
I could go back to the old me
Wishing to revert to a previous state of being.
Tell me you still wanna hold me
Seeking reassurance through physical closeness.
I only exist when you're lonely
Suggesting the speaker's existence is validated only in moments of the other person's loneliness.
I wish you'd never have told me
Repetition of the desire to undo a revelation, indicating a desire to avoid certain knowledge.
I could go back to the old me
Repeating the wish to return to a previous state, possibly a state of ignorance.
Tell me you still wanna hold me
Asking for confirmation of the desire for physical closeness.
Do I only exist when you're lonely?
Pondering the significance of the speaker's existence in the other person's life.
Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
Continued questioning of the rationale behind the speaker's love for the other person.
Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
-Why do I love you? (I love you do I do)
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