Lyrics
Like a '90s dream, cool cut, left drop earring
Describing someone with a fashionable '90s style and a dropped earring.
Cigarette stuck to the bottom of your lip
Depicting a person with a cigarette hanging from their lip.
Saw you standing on the corner of the street
Observing the person standing on a street corner.
You got your own style with the way that you're moving
Highlighting the unique style and movements of the individual.
I know your type, I spent too many nights
Expressing familiarity with the type of person and past experiences.
Black mascara dripping from my eyes
Recalling a personal memory of wearing black mascara and feeling emotional.
So I tell myself "girl, don't get, girl, don't get too close"
Self-advice to maintain distance, possibly due to past emotional experiences.
'Cause
(No specific meaning; serves as a transition)
You
Describing the impact the person has on pretty girls, making them cry and feeling sad.
You make all the pretty girls cry
-You
-So easy, you don't even try
-You spoil us, toy with us when you're looking like that
-You're standing there heavenly, always leaving us sad
-You
-You make all the pretty girls cry
-I get turned on, I get strung out on the idea
Getting attracted to the person despite recognizing the chaos and temporary nature of the attraction.
From the chaos and the bad romantic feelings
-But guys like you know what to say to get me naked
-Give me temporary pleasure
-There's something you do better
Acknowledging a unique quality in the person.
You
Repeating the impact on pretty girls, emphasizing the ease with which the person affects them.
You make all the pretty girls cry
-You
-So easy, you don't even try
-You spoil us, toy with us when you're looking like that
-You're standing there heavenly, always leaving us sad
-You
-You make all the pretty girls cry
-I know your type, I spent too many nights
Reiteration of the narrator's personal experience with the person and the emotional caution.
Black mascara dripping from my eyes
-So I tell myself "girl, don't get, girl, don't get too close"
-You make all the pretty girls cry
-(All the pretty girls cry)
(No specific meaning; repeats the impact on pretty girls)
You
Re-emphasizing the person's influence on emotions and mood.
So easy you don't even try
-You spoil us, toy with us when you're looking like that
-You're standing there heavenly, always leaving us sad
-You
Continuation of the theme, portraying the consistent effect on pretty girls.
You make all the pretty girls cry
-You
-So easy, you don't even try
-You spoil us, toy with us when you're looking like that
-You're standing there heavenly, always leaving us sad
-You
-You make all the pretty girls cry
-You, you make all the pretty girls cry
Final repetition of the person's impact on pretty girls.
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