Cruel You
Cruel You: Battling Betrayal in Love
Lyrics
You don’t know how it feels, when somebody steals your lover away
You are unaware of the emotional pain when someone takes away your lover.
You don’t know what it means to need someone every day
You lack understanding of the profound need for someone in your life every day.
So say, what you came here to say, I’m begging you baby, meet me halfway
Pleading for communication, asking the partner to meet halfway in the relationship.
Please, just a little more time, with me on your mind; don’t keep me at bay
Pleading for more time and asking the partner to keep thoughts of the speaker in mind, not to push away.
And I, I hear what you’re saying
Acknowledging the partner's words.
But it’s games that you’re playing
Pointing out that the partner is engaging in deceptive or insincere behavior.
You don’t want me to stay
Expressing that the partner doesn't want the speaker to stay in the relationship.
And you ain’t nobody’s fool
Asserting that the speaker is not naive or easily deceived.
You don’t need to be so cruel
Advising the partner not to be unnecessarily harsh or unkind.
Do, just what you feel. Say what you want, but please keep it real
Encouraging the partner to be authentic in expressing feelings.
I, I see that you’re faking. All you’re doing is taking from me
Observing that the partner is pretending and taking without giving in the relationship.
And I, I hear what you’re saying
Repeating the observation of insincere behavior.
But it’s games that you’re playing
Highlighting the deceptive actions of the partner.
You don’t want me to stay
Reiterating that the partner doesn't want the speaker to remain in the relationship.
And you ain’t nobody’s fool
Emphasizing the speaker's refusal to be deceived or manipulated.
You don’t need to be so cruel
Repeating the advice for the partner not to be needlessly harsh or unkind.
I know they say that love is blind
Acknowledging the common saying that love can be blind.
But I can’t get no peace of mind
Expressing the speaker's inability to find peace of mind.
Since when you went and left behind
Referring to the partner leaving an unpleasant surprise behind.
Nasty surprise for me to find
Describing the emotional burden of the speaker while the partner remains unaffected.
You locked my heart and threw away the key
Using metaphorical language to convey the feeling of being emotionally restrained.
I’m in chains but you’re still free
Describing a sense of captivity while the partner remains free.
Don’t tell me baby that you can’t see
Challenging the partner's awareness of the speaker's feelings.
How I was you, but you weren’t me
Reflecting on a past connection where roles were reversed.
And now you say that your love’s all spent
Noting the partner's claim of exhausted love.
Acting all fucking innocent
Accusing the partner of pretending to be innocent.
When we both know that it’s your intent
Asserting that the partner's intention is to find a new companion.
To find yourself another friend
Expressing mutual knowledge of the partner's intention to move on.
‘Cause you don’t really care at all
Stating the partner's lack of genuine concern for the speaker.
If I’m in rags; you’re having a ball
Describing the partner's enjoyment while the speaker suffers.
Tell me baby how do you stand tall
Asking how the partner can maintain pride when behaving so heartlessly.
When you’re the cruellest of them all?
Labeling the partner as the cruelest among all.
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