Bad Choices
Echoes of Regret: Trace. & Mello's Tale of Betrayal and Redemption
Lyrics
How come they all be so shady?
Questioning the dishonesty or unreliability of others.
Their weight is pulling me down
Feeling burdened by the negativity or actions of others.
I thought you was real, you fugazi
Expressing disappointment in someone believed to be genuine.
I finally figured you out
Realizing the true nature of someone's character.
Showed you the game and you played me
Feeling betrayed after revealing vulnerabilities.
Stuck with the pain that you gave me
Experiencing emotional pain caused by someone's actions.
Can't even mention your name, I can't take it
Unable to cope with the emotional weight of mentioning a person's name.
These memories leaving me shaking
Memories causing physical and emotional distress.
You been, sleeping 'round with all the ones I loved
Discovering infidelity with people close to the speaker.
Showed me that there's no one I can trust
Loss of trust in people due to betrayal.
Never be the same as who I was
Transformation of the speaker's identity after betrayal.
Turned me into someone dangerous
Becoming a potentially harmful or unpredictable person.
Bloody roses, all you chase is lust
Symbolic reference to pursuing pleasure at the cost of deeper connections.
Quiet, silence, till the pain is up
Seeking solace in silence to deal with emotional pain.
Know the way I'm thinking, I be trippin'
Acknowledging erratic thoughts or behavior.
Look up to the sky, ask for forgiveness
Seeking forgiveness and guidance from a higher power.
Clear my head of noises, I keep hearing bad voices
Struggling with inner turmoil and negative influences.
Hearing bad voices
Repetition emphasizing the persistence of negative thoughts.
I'm hearing bad
Continuation of the struggle with negativity.
Clearing out these noises I keep making bad choices
Taking responsibility for consistently making poor decisions.
Making bad choices
Reiterating the pattern of making regrettable choices.
I'm making bad
Acknowledging the ongoing cycle of making bad decisions.
All of these choices I made 'em
Taking ownership of past decisions, whether good or bad.
But that doesn't mean that they make me
Clarifying that past choices don't define the speaker.
I thought I had people worth saving
Believing in the worthiness of people initially, but facing disappointment.
But I didn't think they would break me
Unexpectedly being broken by those believed to be trustworthy.
I didn't think they'd forsake me
Feeling abandoned or betrayed by those close.
I gave 'em no reason to hate me
Insisting on innocence and lack of justification for hatred.
Hurt in my heart from the way that it cuts
Experiencing emotional pain that remains unresolved.
Once it was open but now it stay shut
Guarding oneself emotionally after experiencing hurt.
Materialism to cope with the problems
Using material possessions as a coping mechanism.
Got tears in my eyes, but they covered with Prada
Concealing emotional pain behind a façade of luxury.
I keep all my sorrows in diamonds
Valuing materialism as a way to deal with suffering.
I feel the pain when I'm rhyming
Expressing emotional pain through the act of creating art (rhyming).
I feel the same on narcotics
Feeling the same emotional pain even when under the influence.
I think that the thang that I'm finding
Searching for meaning or understanding in life.
Is famous is something that's binding
Reflecting on the challenges and constraints of fame.
Something that's too bright it's blinding
Fame being overwhelming and blinding.
I got me a raw and I'm rolling up ganja just so I can
Using marijuana to cope and find clarity.
Clear my head of noises, I keep hearing bad voices
Repeating the struggle with negative thoughts and influences.
Hearing bad voices
Continuing to hear and grapple with negative inner voices.
I'm hearing bad
Emphasizing the persistence of negative influences.
Clearing out these noises I keep making bad choices
Reiterating the pattern of making regrettable choices.
Making bad choices
Acknowledging the ongoing cycle of making bad decisions.
I'm making bad
Emphasizing personal responsibility for the negative choices.
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