Love Songs
Love's Dilemma: Singing for Another, Longing for You
Lyrics
I don't feel like myself
The singer feels disconnected from their usual self.
What am I supposed to do?
They're uncertain about what actions to take.
I'm singing love songs that I wrote for someone else but I want you
The singer is performing love songs they composed for another person but desires the attention of the listener.
Oh oh oh
An expressive interjection.
Singing love songs that I wrote for someone else
Continuation of singing songs written for someone else due to a lack of words for the current subject.
'Cause I'm out of words for you
Expresses a struggle to articulate feelings for the current person.
105's a little fast for a monday
Reflecting on a fast-paced start to the week.
Could have waited for the weekend don't you think
Questioning the timing of actions, implying impatience.
Now I'm staring at myself through and iPhone galaxy
Seeing oneself through technology instead of in-person interaction.
When I could hide behind a drink
Preferencing avoiding emotions by using alcohol as a shield.
Is it bad that I feel you in my legs?
Physical sensation of the person in the singer's life.
I'm 5'9 and that's barely room to breathe
Feeling constrained in expressing oneself or in the relationship.
I charge the monster living underneath my bed
Metaphorically confronting internal struggles.
But you're living in my head rent free
Despite attempts to control fears, thoughts of the person persistently occupy the singer's mind.
And I don't feel like myself
Reiterating the feeling of being disconnected from one's usual self.
What am I supposed to do?
Similar to line 2, feeling lost about what to do.
I'm singing love songs that I wrote for someone else but I want you
Continuing to sing songs meant for someone else but desiring the attention of the current person.
Oh oh oh
An expressive interjection.
Singing love songs that I wrote for someone else
Continuing to express a struggle to convey feelings for the current person.
'Cause I'm out of words for you
Feeling unable to find adequate words for the current subject.
I guess my mind is pretty good at playing tricks
Commenting on the mind's ability to deceive or manipulate perception.
Honey you could call me David Blaine
Comparing oneself to a magician, suggesting the power to make things disappear.
Snap my fingers and you're on the list of ones that got away
Feeling the loss of the person despite attempting to forget.
I don't feel quite the same
Expressing a change in emotional state due to the absence of the person.
I don't feel like complaining lately
Not feeling inclined to express dissatisfaction lately.
Maybe it's just easier to say I dreamed it all and wake up
Suggesting it might be easier to deny the experience rather than face it.
And I don't feel like myself
Repetition of feeling disconnected from oneself.
What am I supposed to do?
Similar to lines 2 and 18, expressing confusion about the next steps.
I'm singing love songs that I wrote for someone else but I want you
Continuing to perform songs meant for another person but desiring the attention of the listener.
Oh oh oh
An expressive interjection.
Singing love songs that I wrote for someone else
Continuing to express the struggle to articulate feelings for the current person.
'Cause I'm out of words for you
Feeling incapable of finding appropriate words for the current subject.
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