Can't Afford
Staying Cold: Lessons in Guarding Emotions
Lyrics
What happened girl, you used to be so sweet?
Reflecting on a change in the girl's demeanor, questioning her previous sweetness.
That's what I now get a lot
Experiencing frequent encounters with a changed perception or treatment.
Get on a plane, give me the window seat
Desiring a window seat on a plane, possibly symbolizing a need for a new perspective.
Been running, flying from feelings I caught
Escaping emotions and relationships, avoiding emotional entanglements.
Ain't looking for my true love no more
Expressing a disinterest in seeking true love.
Threw away hearts on my sleeves I wore
Discarding emotions and relationships represented by hearts worn on sleeves.
Not gonna go trough that again, I swore
Deciding not to repeat past experiences, making a commitment.
Learned that you gotta reap what you sow
Acknowledging the principle of reaping what one sows, facing consequences.
Ah, Can't afford to fall like that, I gotta stay cold
Emphasizing the necessity to avoid falling deeply to maintain emotional detachment.
Ah, Can't afford to hurt like that, I gotta stay cold
Highlighting the importance of avoiding emotional pain and vulnerability.
Remove myself from anything less than peaceful
Choosing to distance oneself from anything causing disturbance or conflict.
Don't have the energy to deal with certain people
Expressing a lack of energy to engage with specific individuals.
I go distant when I feel bad vibration
Adopting distance in response to negative vibes or energy.
Bad vibration
Reiterating the presence of bad vibrations in a situation or relationship.
I went from manifesting you to manifesting a new view
Transitioning from desiring a specific person to seeking a new perspective on life.
But I know you'll come back around
Anticipating the return of a person from the past, suggesting a pattern.
They always do
Observing a recurring pattern where people from the past return.
They always do
Reiterating the recurring nature of people coming back into one's life.
Ain't looking for my true love no more
Reiterating disinterest in seeking true love.
Threw away hearts on my sleeves I wore
Repeating the theme of discarding emotions represented by hearts on sleeves.
Not gonna go trough that again, I swore
Reaffirming the decision not to repeat past experiences.
Learned that you gotta reap what you sow
Reiterating the principle of facing consequences for one's actions.
Ah, Can't afford to fall like that, I gotta stay cold
Emphasizing the need to avoid a deep emotional fall to maintain composure.
Ah, Can't afford to hurt like that, I gotta stay cold
Stressing the importance of avoiding emotional pain and vulnerability.
Done replying
Indicating a decision to stop responding to a situation or person.
Gotta dip when they lack
Deciding to leave when faced with a lack of effort or interest from others.
Leave them on read, he seein' red
Choosing not to engage with someone who is upset or angry.
I'm sitting back
Adopting a passive stance and observing the situation from a distance.
They be chasing instead
Being pursued by others instead of actively chasing relationships.
One step ahead when I can tell you used to take em to bed
Having advanced mentally beyond a previous mindset.
Used my head to overthink
Acknowledging a tendency to overthink and using one's intellect.
Now they be givin' me
Receiving attention or recognition from others.
Gettin on a plane because it's not enough to run away
Choosing to physically distance oneself as running away is not enough.
Gotta take the blame now that I know the shit those bitches play
Accepting responsibility for negative experiences caused by others' actions.
Playing the game like it's monopoly and I am blue
Comparing life's challenges to a game of Monopoly, highlighting unpredictability.
Aim for fame but when they are they don't know what to do
Expressing a desire for fame but acknowledging uncertainty in handling it.
Ah, Can't afford to fall like that, I gotta stay cold
Reiterating the importance of avoiding a deep emotional fall for self-preservation.
Ah, Can't afford to hurt like that, I gotta stay cold
Stressing the need to stay emotionally resilient and avoid hurting oneself.
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