Can't Help Myself
Emotional Turmoil: Can't Resist Heart's Pull
Lyrics
You say you want to be mine
You express a desire to be in a relationship with me.
Then you tell me I'm wasting my time
You contradict your earlier statement, suggesting that investing time in our relationship is futile.
You say that you're going to leave
You mention the intention to leave or end the relationship.
Honey, how could you do that to me
Expressing emotional pain at the thought of you abandoning the relationship.
And I just can't help myself
Feeling compelled to act or feel in a certain way despite the challenges.
I just can't help myself
Reiterating the inability to resist certain emotions or actions.
I follow my heart
Choosing to follow one's emotions or instincts.
It leads straight to hell
Acknowledging that following one's heart may lead to negative consequences or hardships.
I just can't help myself
Continuing to express difficulty in controlling one's emotions or actions.
The time that I spent long ago
Reflecting on past experiences and time invested, possibly with regret.
Now it's just another debt that I owe
Describing past experiences as burdensome obligations.
They say "hey, man, the future is yours"
Others encourage optimism about the future, but the speaker may struggle with this advice.
But it's the past that I still can't afford
Despite optimism, the speaker still finds it challenging to overcome past issues.
And I just can't help myself
Reiterating the struggle to resist certain emotions or actions.
I just can't help myself
Continuing to emphasize the difficulty in resisting impulses or behaviors.
I follow my heart
Choosing to follow one's heart, even if it leads to negative outcomes.
It leads straight to hell
Acknowledging that following one's heart may lead to negative consequences or hardships.
I just can't help myself
Expressing ongoing challenges in controlling emotions or actions.
You say you want to be mine
Repetition of the desire for a relationship with me.
Then you tell me I'm wasting my time
Reiteration of the conflicting statement about the futility of investing time in the relationship.
You say that you're going to leave
Repeating the intention to leave or end the relationship.
Well by now honey that'd be alright by me
Indicating acceptance or approval of the idea of ending the relationship by now.
And I just can't help myself
Continuing to express difficulty in resisting certain emotions or actions.
I just can't help myself
Emphasizing the ongoing struggle to resist certain emotions or actions.
I follow my heart
Choosing to follow one's heart, even if it leads to negative outcomes.
It leads straight to hell
Acknowledging that following one's heart may lead to negative consequences or hardships.
I just can't help myself
Reiterating the ongoing difficulty in controlling emotions or actions.
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