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Forbidden Desires: A Tale of Love, Pleasure, and Regret by The Post Romantics
Lyrics
I can’t be dishonest
The speaker cannot be dishonest.
You told me not to love you, but I never made a promise
Despite being told not to love, there was no explicit promise made.
I got a taste and I saw angels in the darkness
The speaker found something incredible (angels) in a dark situation.
I hope your boyfriend knows I fuck with his apartment
Expressing a provocative action, implying messing around with the boyfriend's living space.
I’ve been getting faded off the way that you flaunt it
Feeling affected or intoxicated by the way someone presents themselves.
Yeah, you could turn my pleasure into pain like you did in the garden
Referencing a situation akin to the biblical Garden of Eden where pleasure turned into pain.
So pretty, but you know that (yeah)
Acknowledging the person's attractiveness.
Don’t tell me that you’ll come back (ay)
Request not to promise a return.
I know you’re gone
Acknowledging the absence of the person.
You got me so bad
The person has a profound effect on the speaker.
I know it’s wrong
Awareness of the inappropriateness of feelings.
I only want the things I can’t have
Desire for things that are unattainable.
Girl, you think it’s playing on my conscience?
Questioning if feelings cause a moral conflict.
Ain’t afraid to say that I just need a little drama
Expressing comfort with a certain level of drama in relationships.
Devil on my shoulder dressed from head to toe in Prada
Reference to temptation embodied in luxury (Prada) and potential sin.
Hell, I’ll be a sinner if I wanna
Willingness to engage in wrongdoing if desired.
I’ve been getting faded off the way that you flaunt it
Reiteration of being affected by the person's presentation of themselves.
You could turn my pleasure into pain like you did in the garden
Reference to a situation where pleasure turned into pain, mirroring the Garden of Eden.
So pretty but you know that (yeah)
Acknowledgment of attractiveness despite knowing it.
Don’t tell me that you’ll come back (ay)
Request not to promise a return.
I know you’re gone
Acknowledging the absence of the person.
You got me so bad
The person has a profound effect on the speaker.
I know it’s wrong
Awareness of the inappropriateness of feelings.
I only want the things I can’t have
Desire for things that are unattainable.
I know it’s not what I wanted
Recognition that the situation is not ideal or desired.
But I can’t fall if you’re not around
Inability to emotionally invest if the person is not present.
So pretty but you know that (yeah)
Acknowledgment of attractiveness despite knowing it.
I’m not waiting ’til you come back (ay)
Not waiting for a return despite the attractiveness of the person.
I know you’re gone
Acknowledging the absence of the person.
You got me so bad
The person has a profound effect on the speaker.
I know it’s wrong
Awareness of the inappropriateness of feelings.
I only want the things I can’t have
Desire for things that are unattainable.
I know it’s wrong
Awareness of the inappropriateness of feelings.
So pretty but you know that (yeah)
Acknowledgment of attractiveness despite knowing it.
You got me so
The person has a profound effect on the speaker.
I don’t ever wanna come back
Expressing a desire to avoid returning to a certain state of mind or situation.
I know it’s wrong
Awareness of the inappropriateness of feelings.
So pretty but you know that
Acknowledgment of attractiveness despite knowing it.
I only want the things I can’t have
Desire for things that are unattainable.
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