Lyrics
Call it good times
Referring to positive experiences or moments as "good times."
Call it bad
Acknowledging negative experiences or moments as "bad."
Call it everything I want but never had
Expressing a desire for various things, including what was never obtained.
Call it bad times
Contrasting the negative experiences by calling them "bad times."
Call it good
Flipping the perspective and calling negative experiences "good."
Call it everything I wish I said but never would
Expressing unspoken thoughts or feelings that were never communicated.
Call me a stud (hey stud)
Playfully accepting a compliment, being called a stud.
Then crash my car (then crash my car)
Transitioning to a negative event, like crashing a car, despite the positive comment.
I'll be your boy it doesn't matter who you are
Expressing a willingness to be supportive regardless of the other person's identity.
I'll be the hole (the hole)
Being open to vulnerability and serving as a metaphorical "hole" for emotional connection.
If you can dig (if you can dig)
Inviting the other person to explore and understand life's challenges.
And let me know how life is looking from the pits
Seeking empathy and understanding from the perspective of difficulties in life.
I must be somebody's problem (you know it)
Perceiving oneself as a problem in someone else's life.
Why can't that someone be you
Expressing a desire for the other person to be the one who sees them as a problem.
I tried it once before but no one opened up the door and looked at me the way that you do
Reflecting on past attempts at connection and hoping for a different outcome with the current person.
I say you good?
Checking in on the other person's well-being and asking if they are doing well.
What's got your goose, love?
Asking about the cause of the other person's distress or mood.
I ask again she says something along the lines of
Repeating the question about the cause, with the other person offering a vague response.
"Life tries to put me in a box
Sharing the other person's perspective on feeling confined or limited by life.
And once it starts it never parts it never stops"
Emphasizing the persistence and continuity of life's challenges once they begin.
I must be somebody's problem (you know it)
Reiterating the theme of being perceived as a problem in someone else's life.
Why can't that somebody be you?
Expressing a desire for the other person to be the one who sees them as a problem.
I feel so damn unsure I'm always coming back for more and I only hope that you want me to
Feeling uncertain about the relationship but expressing a willingness to continue.
I must be somebody's angel
Introducing a new metaphor, portraying oneself as somebody's angel.
Somebody's angel is me
Claiming the identity of being someone's angel in the current context.
So if I'm half the contender
Acknowledging the possibility of not fully living up to the idealized image.
that I'm pretending to be
Suggesting a discrepancy between the perceived image and the true self.
I must be somebody's problem
Reiterating the theme of being perceived as a problem but framing it as a unique and interesting issue.
but what a problem to be
Acknowledging the complexity of the perceived problem and its uniqueness.
so if you need a solution
Advising not to seek them for solutions, possibly due to the complexity of their situation.
Then don't come looking for me
Declining responsibility for providing solutions and suggesting the person look elsewhere.
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