Lyrics
Let's be honest here, I wasn't what you wanted
The speaker acknowledges that they were not the desired choice.
From the start I didn't fit in with your picture perfect ideology
The speaker didn't conform to the idealized vision the other person had.
Let's be honest, don't pretend you're broken-hearted
The speaker urges honesty, suggesting the other person shouldn't feign heartbreak.
Your pristine white collar bullshit image won't be tainted anymore by me
The speaker rejects a polished, insincere image associated with the other person.
I've thrown it all away
The speaker has discarded everything related to the relationship.
And yet my head's still reeling
Despite the actions taken, the speaker is still emotionally affected.
I cannot help but feeling from the start that I was played
Expressing a sense of being deceived or manipulated from the beginning.
I've thrown it all away
Reiteration of discarding everything, but the consequences persist.
But the trash comes back at the end of the day
A metaphorical statement, indicating that the consequences return.
Let's be honest here, I wasn't what you thought
The speaker was not what the other person expected.
When you imagined yourself waiting down the aisle it wasn't me behind the veil
The other person's envisioned future doesn't include the speaker.
Let's be honest, you were running down the clock
Implies the other person was avoiding commitment and waiting for a better option.
Your mother knew it wouldn't last and counted down the days that passed until you bailed
Suggests that even the speaker's partner's family anticipated the breakup.
I deserved better
The speaker expresses a belief that they deserved a better treatment.
I deserved better
Reiteration of the speaker's conviction that they deserved more.
This is for everyone who's ever been hurt by somebody else
A universal message empathizing with those hurt by others.
We deserve better
Asserting that everyone deserves better in relationships.
We deserve better
Repetition emphasizing the collective entitlement to better treatment.
We deserve better
Continued emphasis on the shared deserving of better in relationships.
We deserve better
Reiteration of the belief that everyone deserves better treatment.
We deserve better
Further reinforcement of the idea that all individuals merit better in relationships.
Let's be honest here, I wasn't what you wanted
Repeating the realization that the speaker wasn't the desired partner.
From the start I didn't fit in with your picture perfect ideology
Reiteration of not fitting into the other person's idealized worldview.
Let's be honest, don't pretend you're broken-hearted
Encouraging honesty and discouraging feigned sorrow from the other person.
Your pristine white collar bullshit image won't be tainted anymore by me
Rejecting a false, immaculate image associated with the other person.
Let's be honest here, I wasn't what you thought
Reiterating that the speaker wasn't what the other person envisioned.
When you imagined yourself waiting down the aisle it wasn't me behind the veil
The other person's imagined future didn't involve the speaker.
Let's be honest, you were running down the clock
Suggesting the other person was procrastinating or avoiding commitment.
Your mother knew it wouldn't last and counted down the days that passed until you bailed
Indicating that even the other person's mother predicted the relationship's end.
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