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Hope it plays out my way in a different timeline
Desire for a favorable outcome in a different scenario
I would recognize that feeling any lifetime
Confident in recognizing a familiar emotional state across lifetimes
Don't want no parts of it when I'm in my right mind
Unwillingness to engage when in a rational state of mind
My right mind, not in my right mind
Distinction between rational and irrational mental states
You and I been playing petty, little love games
Engagement in petty relationship games
Got me twisted up and mixed up in my old ways
Feeling entangled in past behaviors and habits
Barely recognize myself, I'm so ashamed
Struggling to recognize one's own identity due to shame
Ashamed
Emphasizing shame as an emotional state
And my mind instantly begins to picture
Imagination dwelling on past intimate moments
All the different places that you've kissed her
Feelings of betrayal or jealousy
And my pride is screamin', "Get yourself together"
Internal urging to regain composure
"You know everything has happened for the better"
Recognition of events leading to personal growth
There's way more fish in the sea, I already know that
Awareness of other potential romantic opportunities
But when my loyalty kick in, I can't control that
Conflict between loyalty and rationality
And I been healin' myself, I'm goin' in cycles
Cyclic healing process, feeling emotionally unstable
I'm so unstable, I'm balancin' on a tightrope
Metaphorically balancing on the edge, emotionally fragile
Yeah, yeah
Reiteration for emphasis
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[Reaffirmation or expression of acknowledgment]
Need an escape route (uh-huh)
Desire for an exit strategy or avoidance
Ooh, before I hit the ground
Wanting to evade a detrimental outcome
No (uh-huh)
Repetition for emphasis: "Don't look down" to avoid the negative
No (uh-huh)
-No (uh-huh)
-No (uh-huh)
-Don't look down
-Don't look down
-I remember back before we were so toxic
Reflecting on a past less tumultuous relationship
Summer nights in L.A. make me feel nostalgic
Nostalgia for pleasant memories
Driving through the hills until we all got carsick
Recollection of carefree times despite discomfort
Oh, oh, oh
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I'm still waitin' for the day I come across you
Anticipating an encounter without emotional attachment
I'll be so unbothered like I never blocked you
Desiring emotional detachment or indifference
But now I'm speeding in my Tesla on the freeway
Driving fast, seeking distraction from thoughts
Got a song about you, listening on replay
Replaying memories, possibly with emotional attachment
No
Reiteration for emphasis: "No" in response to a situation
No
-Baby don't
-Go, ooh-ooh
-No
-There's way more fish in the sea, I already know that
Reminder of other potential romantic opportunities
But when my loyalty kick in, I can't control that
Conflict between loyalty and rationality (repeated theme)
And I been healing myself, I'm goin' in cycles
Continued process of self-healing and emotional instability
I'm so unstable, I'm balancing on a tightrope
Metaphor for emotional fragility and instability (repeated)
Yeah, yeah
Reiteration for emphasis
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[Reaffirmation or expression of acknowledgment]
Need an escape route (uh-huh)
Desire for an exit strategy or avoidance (repeated)
Ooh, before I hit the ground
Desire to avoid a detrimental outcome (repeated)
No (uh-huh)
Repetition for emphasis: "Don't look down" to avoid the negative (repeated)
No (uh-huh)
-No (uh-huh)
-No (uh-huh)
-Don't look down
-Don't look down
[Reiteration of advice: "Don't look down" to avoid negativity]
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