This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble
Young thugs in this motherfucker (don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble)
Don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble (don't)
Don't make enemies with me (don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't, don't-don't)
Don't make enemies with me (don't, don't-don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble)
Some say my criminal experience is legendary
I do what's necessary
Niggas wanna see me buried
Worried, if you coming hurried
I ain't going down, fuck the world I'm a thug
Tell 'em, can't nothing stop me but a slug
I went from drug dealing to a shot caller
From off the block, no longer rock
And putting money in my pocket, nationwide baller
Bitch nigga I'm prepared to die, before I fry
I hit the weed so I be forever high
My eyes has seen so much in misery, So before I flee
I open fire let the lord pick the first to bleed
Bitches don't wanna see me leave, forever thuggin'
Tell 'em bury me a G on everything I love
And fuck the law 'cause the raw niggas ain't free
This picture's clear but we can't see, hahaha
This game is jealousy, don't let 'em change
That's what they keep on telling me, motherfuck the fame
I can't sleep 'cause I keep hearing peeps
Loving my sperm wrapped in my sheets
Don't make enemies with me (don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't, don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Rather fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me, nigga (don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me
Fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (the game is)
Getting deeper with this I couldn't stop, I'm reminiscing
And having flashbacks when them niggas came up missing
Wish in my heart, these niggas they ain't have to start
Now therefore they gotta see in dark
Played the part with heart when we spark they part
Running silly through the court (they don't really wanna start)
How you wanna do? Yo K, anyways
Motherfuckers wanna play we can do it all day
So I say sipping on my array to keep my head fine (hahaha)
And I'm where? Everywhere from here to bedtime (yea nigga)
And I squeeze when I say I'm coming
Straight gunning on enemies if it's really me that they wanting (hahaha)
'Cause it ain't nothing, y'all niggas is fronting
Do you really want it? Niggas dying
Don't make enemies with me (don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't, don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Rather fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me, nigga (don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me
Rather fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (check)
Don't make enemies with me
Now, we're in '94, niggas get bust through the do'
Cup in a flash sittin' on that ass (and rarely fold)
Galitter tell 'em bout that trite shit (you wanna fight?)
I wanna light shit, you lose your life bitch (bee-yatch)
A nigga struggle too hard for what I got
(Hustle) and doubled every fucking yard that I cop and stop
Hell nah, I couldn't see it
Facing a century in the penitentiary (but so be it)
And Jesus couldn't help me out the state
Prepare for an early date to see my fate at the pearly gate (heeey)
(But wait) no time for stalling (but death is calling)
You wanna stomp on, somebody's gotta start falling (buh, buh)
True, what I do from sun up (is for a come up)
Wake up with my gun up ('cause when I sneak that's when they run up)
So it's time to spray like Ray
And put the freeze on these fake Gs (you know how we do)
Don't make enemies with me (don't, don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't, don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
You'd rather fuck with these other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me, nigga (don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (hahaha)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't)
You'd rather fuck with these other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (check)
Don't make enemies with me
What nigga? Young motherfucking thugs, let's out do it (don't-don't)
Don't make enemies with me nigga (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Y'all better fuck with these other niggas (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
And I don't see it (let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (fuck all y'all)
Motherfuckers is fatal nigga (don't-don't)
I swear by the Gods (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me nigga (fuck all y'all)
Niggas gonna see they caskets fucking with these bastards (don't break up the fight)
Don't make enemies with me (fuck all y'all) (let 'em rumble)
It's for all these motherfuckers that's swearing to God (don't break up the fight)
That they be doing something (let 'em rumble) (fuck all y'all) (don't make enemies with me)
That they touching something
That they being something
Y'all niggas ain't shit (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (fuck all y'all)
That's on my mama bring the drama, nigga (fuck all y'all)
Young thugs, fuck the drugs (don't break up the fight)
These niggas making records, y'all niggas best to check it (let 'em rumble) (fuck all y'all)
'Cause y'all gonna get yo asshole tore
They tearing patches out you niggas ass (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
All y'all niggas, I don't give a fuck who you running with (let 'em rumble)
This is thug life nigga, the new generation motherfucker (don't break up the fight) (fuck all y'all)
Young thugs we chin checking all you junior high school motherfuckers (let 'em rumble)
Y'all better feel this shit, don't make enemies with these niggas (let 'em rumble)
You better be friendly motherfucker, I swear to God
We running through, smile from handshake
Young thugs in this motherfucker (don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble)
Don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble (don't)
Don't make enemies with me (don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't, don't-don't)
Don't make enemies with me (don't, don't-don't break up the fight, let 'em rumble)
Some say my criminal experience is legendary
I do what's necessary
Niggas wanna see me buried
Worried, if you coming hurried
I ain't going down, fuck the world I'm a thug
Tell 'em, can't nothing stop me but a slug
I went from drug dealing to a shot caller
From off the block, no longer rock
And putting money in my pocket, nationwide baller
Bitch nigga I'm prepared to die, before I fry
I hit the weed so I be forever high
My eyes has seen so much in misery, So before I flee
I open fire let the lord pick the first to bleed
Bitches don't wanna see me leave, forever thuggin'
Tell 'em bury me a G on everything I love
And fuck the law 'cause the raw niggas ain't free
This picture's clear but we can't see, hahaha
This game is jealousy, don't let 'em change
That's what they keep on telling me, motherfuck the fame
I can't sleep 'cause I keep hearing peeps
Loving my sperm wrapped in my sheets
Don't make enemies with me (don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't, don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Rather fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me, nigga (don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me
Fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (the game is)
Getting deeper with this I couldn't stop, I'm reminiscing
And having flashbacks when them niggas came up missing
Wish in my heart, these niggas they ain't have to start
Now therefore they gotta see in dark
Played the part with heart when we spark they part
Running silly through the court (they don't really wanna start)
How you wanna do? Yo K, anyways
Motherfuckers wanna play we can do it all day
So I say sipping on my array to keep my head fine (hahaha)
And I'm where? Everywhere from here to bedtime (yea nigga)
And I squeeze when I say I'm coming
Straight gunning on enemies if it's really me that they wanting (hahaha)
'Cause it ain't nothing, y'all niggas is fronting
Do you really want it? Niggas dying
Don't make enemies with me (don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't, don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Rather fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me, nigga (don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me
Rather fuck with these other other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (check)
Don't make enemies with me
Now, we're in '94, niggas get bust through the do'
Cup in a flash sittin' on that ass (and rarely fold)
Galitter tell 'em bout that trite shit (you wanna fight?)
I wanna light shit, you lose your life bitch (bee-yatch)
A nigga struggle too hard for what I got
(Hustle) and doubled every fucking yard that I cop and stop
Hell nah, I couldn't see it
Facing a century in the penitentiary (but so be it)
And Jesus couldn't help me out the state
Prepare for an early date to see my fate at the pearly gate (heeey)
(But wait) no time for stalling (but death is calling)
You wanna stomp on, somebody's gotta start falling (buh, buh)
True, what I do from sun up (is for a come up)
Wake up with my gun up ('cause when I sneak that's when they run up)
So it's time to spray like Ray
And put the freeze on these fake Gs (you know how we do)
Don't make enemies with me (don't, don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't, don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
You'd rather fuck with these other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me, nigga (don't-don't)
I try to tell these motherfuckers they ain't see (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (hahaha)
Don't make enemies with me (don't-don't)
You'd rather fuck with these other little Gs (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (check)
Don't make enemies with me
What nigga? Young motherfucking thugs, let's out do it (don't-don't)
Don't make enemies with me nigga (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Y'all better fuck with these other niggas (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
And I don't see it (let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me (fuck all y'all)
Motherfuckers is fatal nigga (don't-don't)
I swear by the Gods (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
Don't make enemies with me nigga (fuck all y'all)
Niggas gonna see they caskets fucking with these bastards (don't break up the fight)
Don't make enemies with me (fuck all y'all) (let 'em rumble)
It's for all these motherfuckers that's swearing to God (don't break up the fight)
That they be doing something (let 'em rumble) (fuck all y'all) (don't make enemies with me)
That they touching something
That they being something
Y'all niggas ain't shit (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble) (fuck all y'all)
That's on my mama bring the drama, nigga (fuck all y'all)
Young thugs, fuck the drugs (don't break up the fight)
These niggas making records, y'all niggas best to check it (let 'em rumble) (fuck all y'all)
'Cause y'all gonna get yo asshole tore
They tearing patches out you niggas ass (don't break up the fight let 'em rumble)
All y'all niggas, I don't give a fuck who you running with (let 'em rumble)
This is thug life nigga, the new generation motherfucker (don't break up the fight) (fuck all y'all)
Young thugs we chin checking all you junior high school motherfuckers (let 'em rumble)
Y'all better feel this shit, don't make enemies with these niggas (let 'em rumble)
You better be friendly motherfucker, I swear to God
We running through, smile from handshake
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