Amsterdamned
Love's Struggle: Yellow Claw's Amsterdamned Unveiled
Lyrics
Instead of your lips I've been kissing the bottle
Expressing a shift from romantic intimacy ("your lips") to reliance on alcohol ("kissing the bottle").
Holding my head up or hitting the bottom
Describing a struggle between maintaining composure ("Holding my head up") and succumbing to difficulties ("hitting the bottom").
Trouble addiction and I think I got 'em
Acknowledging a problem with addictive behavior ("Trouble addiction") and self-awareness of the issue.
I do, 'cause I'm thinking about you
Confirming emotional distress caused by thoughts of someone, possibly a lost love.
Every single day it feels impossible
Expressing the constant challenge of coping with emotional pain and longing.
'Cause I'm thinking about you
Reiterating the persistent thoughts about the person causing emotional turmoil.
Every time I see you I lose self control
Describing the loss of self-control when encountering the person in question.
'Cause I'm thinking about you
Highlighting the recurrent nature of thoughts about the individual.
Trying harder, give you up
Repetition emphasizing the difficulty of giving up on the person and the insatiable desire for more.
I can't seem to get enough
-Trying harder, give you up
-I can't seem to get enough
-Trying harder, give you up
-Trying harder, give you up
-Thinking about you
Reaffirming the central theme of constant contemplation about the person.
Searching for love in the darkest of places
Searching for love in challenging or unlikely circumstances.
But I only see you when I look in their faces
Expressing the inability to escape thoughts of the person, even in the presence of others.
Tryna forget you but, damn, I can't fake it
Acknowledging the difficulty in pretending to forget the person.
It's true, 'cause I'm thinking about you
Reiterating the truth of persistent thoughts about the person despite efforts to move on.
Every single day it feels impossible
Repeating the struggle of daily life and loss of control when encountering the person.
'Cause I'm thinking about you
-Every time I see you I lose self control
-'Cause I'm thinking about you
-Trying harder, give you up
Reinforcing the futile attempts to give up on the person and the unending desire for more.
I can't seem to get enough
-Trying harder, give you up
-I can't seem to get enough
-Trying harder, give you up
-Trying harder, give you up
-Thinking about you
Final confirmation of the constant mental preoccupation with the person.
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