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Green Eyes Lyrics
My eyes are green
Cos I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
(x3)
I don't care, I swear
I'm too through with you, I am
You don't mean nothing to me
So go ahead and be with your friend
My eyes are green
Cos I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
(x3)
I'm insecure
But I can't help it
My mind says move on
My heart lacks behind
But I don't love you any more
I'm so insecure
Never knew that love did this
Ooh, ooh
I can't remember the last time I felt this way
About somebody
You've done something to my mind
And I can't control it
But I don't love you any more
Yes I do, I do
Loving you is wrong baby
Ooh, ooh
La-di-da
Dum-dee-da-da
Dum-didi-da-da-da
Dum-didi-da-dum-di
I'm so confused
You tried to trick me yeah
Ooh, ooh, oh
Never knew that love could hurt like this
Never thought I would but I got dissed
Makes me feel so sad and hurt inside
Feel embarrased so I want to hide
Silly me I thought your love was true
Change my name to Silly E. Badu
Before I heal, it's gonna be a while
I know it's gonna be a while, chil'
*ad-libs*
I hope it's not too late
Too late, too late, too late
Feeling insecure
Your love has got me sore
I don't want no more
Oh, oh
It's too late, oh, oh ooh, ooh
I'm sorry I love you
At first when you was cool
You told me you loved me too, ooh
And then you lost your love (x3)
You wanted me to go away
But I can't go
See I can't leave, it's too late
I can't leave, it's too late (x3)
Just make love to me
Just one more time and then you'll see
I can't believe I made a desparate plea
Believe me yeah, yeah, no, oh
You see I can't leave, it's too late
I can't leave, it's too late
Don't you know, I can't leave, it's too late
Can't go no where, no
It's too late (x4)
Yeah
Come on babe
Don't you want be strong with me
You told me we could have a family
Want to run to me when you're down and low
But times get tough and there you go
Out the door, you wanna run again
Open your arms and you'll come back in
Wanna run cos you say you're afraid, afraid
Never knew what a friendship
Never knew how to really love
You can't be what I need you to
And I don't know what is up with you
I know our love will never be the same
But I can't stand the growing pains
Cos I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
(x3)
I'm too through with you, I am
You don't mean nothing to me
So go ahead and be with your friend
Cos I eat a lot of vegetables
It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
(x3)
But I can't help it
My mind says move on
My heart lacks behind
But I don't love you any more
I'm so insecure
Never knew that love did this
Ooh, ooh
About somebody
You've done something to my mind
And I can't control it
But I don't love you any more
Yes I do, I do
Loving you is wrong baby
Ooh, ooh
Dum-dee-da-da
Dum-didi-da-da-da
Dum-didi-da-dum-di
You tried to trick me yeah
Ooh, ooh, oh
Never knew that love could hurt like this
Never thought I would but I got dissed
Makes me feel so sad and hurt inside
Feel embarrased so I want to hide
Silly me I thought your love was true
Change my name to Silly E. Badu
Before I heal, it's gonna be a while
I know it's gonna be a while, chil'
Too late, too late, too late
Feeling insecure
Your love has got me sore
I don't want no more
It's too late, oh, oh ooh, ooh
I'm sorry I love you
At first when you was cool
You told me you loved me too, ooh
And then you lost your love (x3)
You wanted me to go away
But I can't go
See I can't leave, it's too late
I can't leave, it's too late (x3)
Just one more time and then you'll see
I can't believe I made a desparate plea
Believe me yeah, yeah, no, oh
You see I can't leave, it's too late
I can't leave, it's too late
Don't you know, I can't leave, it's too late
Can't go no where, no
It's too late (x4)
Yeah
Come on babe
You told me we could have a family
Want to run to me when you're down and low
But times get tough and there you go
Out the door, you wanna run again
Open your arms and you'll come back in
Wanna run cos you say you're afraid, afraid
Never knew how to really love
You can't be what I need you to
And I don't know what is up with you
But I can't stand the growing pains
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You know, maybe her past love has moved on to another leaving her eyes green with envy. Green eyes = The Green eyed monster...Jealousy. She says it's because she it's a lot of vegetables because..well... who wants to admit to being jealous.
you hit the nail on the head
you hit the nail on the head
This song is the trials and tribulations of loving and leaving the person you love. Your love never had a friend.
the song is broken up into 3 parts, aiight the first part she saying that she doesn't care about him being with someone else. The second part is saying that she wants to be back with him and she's never felt a love like this before. So she doesn't want to quite give up on the relationship. The third part she's begging him to come back at this point but at the same time, she realizes that it will never work out.
a beautiful love song, don't you think.
i agree ^^ ...gorgeous song. but i don't understand the green eyes reference
yeah good thought ophelia.. i like how the "green eyes" sounds like such an insignificant thing but it is an example how she doesnt want to seem like shes still holding on
She is going through all of the stages of a broken relationship - Jelousy/Betrayal - rejection/pleading - self pity, finally recognising the love was not all that healthy or conjucive to her growth!! It's excellent. Remember
Yea, to me the song seems like the stages that some people go thru after a break up... the best part is the end, when she realizes that their love will never be the same, and that it is time to move on.... the storms of pain and jealousy and insecurity are finally lifted at that point, and it is the best feeling in the world... as Lauryn Hill said: out of the darkness arrives the sweet dawn...
this is so genuine song. staraight from my life actually. it goes like that, you see him with another girl, and you try to act careless, get the whole thing outta your mind.next you deny your feelings , say you dont love no more but you can´t actually lie to yourself "i don´t love you anymore(yes i do i think)" and at last you just crack up and beg him to love you, the last option, it´s so much easier to tell someone to be strong and not desperate when the break up happens. someone´s always gonna get hurt. why always me? btw erykah is the greatest. she´s so amazing.
very well might be one of the most beautiful songs she's produced
amazing how every single line is whats goin on right now... definitely can relate
i love how she admit "just make love to me" and is exposing all of her insecurities