You've Got The Right To Know
Love Unraveled: Decoding the Emotions in 'You've Got The Right To Know'
Lyrics
Through the years, loving off and on, well
Reflecting on a relationship that has had its ups and downs over the years.
Too many tears, had to be something wrong
Suggesting that the tears shed indicate problems in the relationship.
I tried to be for you the type
Expressing an effort to be an appealing and irresistible partner.
Of woman that you couldn't refuse, yeah
Describing the aspiration to be a woman of high standards and beauty for the partner.
A high standard of beauty a
Emphasizing the high standard of beauty expected to maintain in the relationship.
Woman very good for you
Asserting being a woman suitable and beneficial for the partner.
Before you go, wait! You got
Asking the partner to wait before leaving, emphasizing the right to know.
The right to know
Stating the partner's right to know the reason for the decision not to continue the relationship.
Whyi don't want you no more (no more)
Explicitly mentioning the decision not to continue the relationship and the partner's right to know why.
(You got the right to know) Baby
Reiterating the partner's right to know the reasons for the breakup.
You ought to want to
Encouraging the partner to desire understanding the reasons for the breakup.
Know why oh why I don't want you no more
Asking why the speaker doesn't want the partner anymore.
If your love for me seems to be a game
Describing the perception that the partner's love seems like a game.
(hitting it out the park?)
Questioning if the partner is changing the rules of the relationship.
You made the rules hey it's about to change
Indicating a shift in dynamics and the speaker's turn to take control.
(my time to score)
Expressing a realization that the relationship needs to change.
I feel that baby what's left for me is
Conveying the speaker's sense that giving a piece of their mind is the only option.
Giving you a piece of my mind, ooh yeah
Expressing the speaker's willingness to speak their mind despite potential consequences.
Besides you made it clear for me
Referring to the partner's jealousy and its impact on the speaker.
You're jealous of my very kind
Highlighting the negative effect of jealousy on the speaker's well-being.
(Look what it is doing to you) look
Encouraging the partner to see the destructive impact of jealousy.
What it is doing to me
Posing a question about the partner's awareness of the relationship's impact.
(Why?) Did it have to be?
Pondering why the situation has come to this point.
(Oh no, you're going to ruin your mind)
Warning about the potential harm to the partner's mental well-being.
No kind of piece of mind (why?)
Expressing a lack of peace of mind in the relationship.
Just don't want you no more
Reiterating the decision not to continue the relationship.
(Oooh ooh oooh) Where there's a
Emphasizing the belief that where there's a will, there's a way to resolve issues.
Will there's a way
Reiterating the idea that determination can overcome obstacles in the relationship.
(Oooh ooh oooh) Baby I was willing
Stating the speaker's willingness to work on the relationship.
But you wanted to play my love for you
Highlighting the partner's choice to play games with the speaker's love.
It's gets to me all these tests you give
Expressing the emotional toll of the partner's tests on the speaker.
I hate to say baby the end is near
Indicating a realization that the relationship may be nearing its end.
Before you go, wait! You got
Reiterating the partner's right to know the reasons for the impending breakup.
The right to know, why
Posing the question of why the partner should know the reasons for the breakup.
(Oh no, before you walk out the door) You
Reiterating the partner's right to know before leaving.
Got the right to know why
Reaffirming the partner's right to know the reasons for the decision.
You got the right to know
Restating the partner's right to know before the relationship ends.
You got to right to know (M-m-m-m)
Emphasizing the partner's entitlement to understanding the reasons for the breakup.
Baby just see (look what it's doing to you)
Encouraging the partner to see the destructive impact of the situation on themselves.
Why? You're going to ruin your mind
Reiterating the warning about potential harm to the partner's mental well-being.
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