Tru Luv
Reflections on True Love's Complexity
Lyrics
True love is a terrible thing to waste
Expresses the value of true love and the regret associated with wasting it.
True love is a terrible thing to waste
Repetition emphasizes the significance of not squandering genuine love.
True love is a terrible thing to waste
Reiteration reinforces the idea that true love should be cherished and not discarded.
True love is a terrible thing to waste
Emphasizes the ongoing theme of the preciousness of true love.
There were never bad intentions
Denies bad intentions, suggesting innocence or lack of ill will.
Just adolescences
Attributes actions to adolescence, indicating immaturity or youthful mistakes.
With bad depression
Connects adolescence to bad depression, highlighting the emotional struggles.
Who never gave enough attention to each other when there was tension
Describes a lack of attention during tense moments in the relationship.
And guessing each other's motives
Refers to the challenge of understanding each other's motivations.
There really is no sugarcoating it
Acknowledges the blunt reality of the situation without sugarcoating.
I spent too much time tryna guess your motives
Expresses the time spent attempting to decipher the partner's motives.
And every single reason just left me hopeless
Conveys a sense of hopelessness resulting from unsuccessful efforts.
I'm hoping I'm wrong when I tell you you're right
Expresses a desire for being wrong in assuming the partner is right.
And I'm hoping this song won't end up in a fight
Fears that the song might lead to a conflict or argument.
And I'm choking on words because nothing is right
Describes a struggle to articulate feelings because everything seems wrong.
But it's either finish writing or be up all night
Highlights the pressure to finish writing despite emotional turmoil.
But the broken hearted artist will be up regardless whether not his bitch departed
Suggests commitment to art even amid heartbreak and relationship challenges.
And he's falling off before he even started
Expresses a sense of falling short before even starting, perhaps in love or art.
Wanting more but getting less acknowledged
Desires more acknowledgment but feels overlooked.
Gentleman but never talking proper
Contrasts being a gentleman with unconventional speech.
Doing what he can to make a dollar
Depicts efforts to earn a living despite not conforming to societal norms.
Told he's smart but never been a scholar
Acknowledges intelligence without formal education.
Why the hell can nothing ever stop her
Questions why nothing can prevent someone (possibly the partner) from certain actions.
From passing her body around like a hookah
Uses metaphorical language to criticize promiscuity or lack of commitment.
Say she ain't selfish while begging for mulla
Points out hypocrisy in claiming unselfishness while pursuing financial gain.
Start acting different pretend that I'm used to it
Adapts to changed behavior but questions the authenticity of the situation.
And she got me convinced that this is what true love is
Suspects manipulation, where the partner convinces that this dysfunctional relationship is true love.
I know that this is true love
Repetition emphasizes the certainty of the narrator about the nature of the relationship.
I know that this is true love
-I know that this is true love
-I know that this is true love
-I know that this is true love
-I know that this is true love
-I know that this is true love
-I know that this is true love
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
Repetition reinforces the idea of true love being wasted.
True love is a terrible thing to waste
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
-True love is a terrible thing to waste
-I know that this was true once
Reflection on the past, acknowledging that the love was genuine at some point.
I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
-I know that this was true once
Final repetition underscores the acknowledgment of the truth about the past love.
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