Lyrics
Why do you build me up, buttercup
Questioning why the person is raising the speaker's expectations ("building up") only to disappoint them ("let me down").
Baby, just to let me down?
Expressing the frustration of being consistently let down by the person.
Mess me around, yeah
Describing how the person plays with the speaker's emotions and causes confusion.
And worst of all
Highlighting the worst part of the situation, which is the person's failure to follow through on promises.
You never call baby, when you say you will
Complaining about the person's unreliability, particularly in terms of communication.
I need you still, I need you
Expressing the speaker's continued need for the person despite the disappointment.
More than anything darling
Stressing the intensity of the speaker's need for the person.
More than I have from the start
Emphasizing a long-standing emotional connection with the person.
So build me up, buttercup
Reiterating the desire for the person to uplift the speaker emotionally.
Don't break my heart
Pleading with the person not to cause emotional pain.
You'll be over at ten
Referring to a specific time the person is expected to be present.
You tell me time and again
Highlighting the repetition of promises made by the person.
But you're late
Expressing frustration about the person's habitual lateness.
I wait around and then
Waiting patiently for the person to arrive.
I went to the door
Reacting to the person's delay by going to the door.
I can't take anymore
Conveying the speaker's emotional exhaustion.
It's not you
Clarifying that the issue is not the speaker but the person's behavior.
Why do you treat me bad?
Pleading for an explanation for the mistreatment.
Baby, baby, I try to find
Expressing efforts to find time where the speaker doesn't dominate the person's attention.
A little time, where I don't make you mine
Stating a willingness to be there for the person when needed.
I'll be home
Anticipating the person's return home.
Waitin' by the phone for you
Waiting eagerly for the person's call.
You were a toy
Describing the person as a source of amusement or enjoyment.
But, you could be the boy I adore
Recognizing the person's potential to be someone the speaker admires.
If you just let me know
Requesting clarity on the person's feelings and intentions.
I build you up too
Expressing the speaker's efforts to support and uplift the person.
I'm attracted to you, more and more
Indicating increasing attraction towards the person.
What more can I say?
Conveying a sense of helplessness in explaining feelings.
Baby, baby, I try to find
Reiterating efforts to find time where the speaker doesn't dominate the person's attention.
A little time
Expressing the desire for occasional independence.
Where I don't make you mine
Repeating the theme of waiting for the person.
All alone
Describing the speaker's loneliness when not with the person.
Waitin' by the phone for you
Reiterating the anticipation of the person's call.
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