Waste Me
Emotional Carousel: The Jordan's Poetic Journey of Heartbreak and Self-Discovery
Lyrics
Waste me, why don't you waste me
Feeling unappreciated and wanting to be discarded or ignored.
Take my pride like candy from a baby
Asking to have pride taken away easily, like taking candy from a baby, implying vulnerability.
If you don't like me, just redefine me
Suggesting a willingness to change or be redefined for the sake of acceptance.
I'd follow blindly
Expressing a willingness to blindly follow without questioning.
Waste me, why won't you waste me
Reiterating the desire to be disregarded or overlooked.
Break my heart, I'll cry for you, make me
Being open to emotional pain and expressing a readiness to cry for someone who may hurt.
I know you'll never ever stand beside me
Acknowledging the expectation that the person won't stand beside, indicating a sense of loneliness.
But please don't leave me too far behind
Asking not to be left too far behind, implying a fear of abandonment.
Pick me apart like a clover, my love
Comparing oneself to a clover, possibly suggesting being dissected or analyzed.
Don't bother to look what's inside
Discouraging from looking inside, possibly hiding vulnerability or flaws.
What I've got to give is never enough
Expressing inadequacy in what one has to offer.
No matter how hard I try
Despite efforts, the speaker feels their contributions are insufficient.
And I try and I try
Repetition of trying, suggesting a persistent effort despite repeated failures.
And I kid myself just one more time
Acknowledging self-deception, repeating patterns despite knowing better.
Waste me, why won't you waste me
Reiterating the desire to be disregarded or overlooked.
Why won't you use me, before you replace me
Asking to be used before being replaced, implying a sense of disposability.
Oh you can have me, hurt me and take me lightly
Allowing mistreatment with the understanding that it might not be lasting.
You can waste me all the time
Accepting being wasted as a regular occurrence.
Tear me apart like you did from the start
Encouraging being torn apart, possibly a metaphor for emotional vulnerability.
Don't bother to ask what I like
Discouraging curiosity about personal preferences or desires.
I trust you completely I know that you need me
Expressing trust in someone who may need the speaker for a specific role.
To smile, and say it's alright
Requesting a facade of reassurance despite internal struggles.
But it's not alright
Contradicting the facade, indicating that everything is not actually alright.
And I kid myself just one more time
Repeating the pattern of self-deception despite awareness.
It's gonna stay like this forever
Acceptance of a perpetual, unchanging situation.
Riding our tiny carousel
Metaphorically describing a relationship as a tiny carousel, possibly monotonous or repetitive.
You've got a hold on me forever
Acknowledging being under someone's control indefinitely.
Unless I get up and break the spell
Expressing the need to break free from the controlling influence.
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