Trapt

The Game

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How have you been, nice to see you again
How quickly these conversations seem to end
You meet a friend, every now and then
How quickly these relations turn into trends

Put all your walls up and open your windows
And close all your doors
Catch yourself standing in front of the mirror
And now you need more

So what do you wish for?
To catch you as you're falling
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again

I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls, you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you

You try and pretend, the truth is hard to bend
How easy these translations can be read
What if you were led to play a different game instead
How hard these frustrations are, they are to mend

Put all your walls up and open your windows
And close all your doors
Catch yourself standing in front of the mirror
And now you need more

So what do you wish for?
To catch you as you're falling
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again

I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls, you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you

Does it matter to you?
Does it matter to you?
Does it matter to you?
Does it matter to

What do you wish for?
To catch you as you're falling
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again

I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls, you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
No!

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bkirbs34 On Jun 07, 2002

How have you been, nice to see you again
How quickly these conversations seem to end
You meet a friend, every now and then
How quickly these relations turn into trends

Put all your walls up and open your windows
And close all your doors
Catch yourself standing in front of the mirror
And now you need more

So what do you wish for?
To catch you as you're falling 
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again

I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls, you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose 
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you

You try and pretend, the truth is hard to bend
How easy these translations can be read
What if you were led to play a different game instead
How hard these frustrations are, they are to mend

Put all your walls up and open your windows
And close all your doors
Catch yourself standing in front of the mirror
And now you need more

So what do you wish for?
To catch you as you're falling 
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again

I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls, you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose 
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you

Does it matter to you?
Does it matter to you?
Does it matter to you?
Does it matter to

What do you wish for?
To catch you as you're falling 
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again

I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls, you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose 
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
No!

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2002-06-07 21:20:23

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by Locke Xenocide

23y ago

This has to be my favorite song by Trapt. I love the chorus of the song. I believe the song is about a girl that would jump from guy to guy, not thinking about the importance of relationships. She thinks that love is a game. And the end of the song, "just wait", is saying that one day she'll get her heart played with and broken as if her feelings were a game.

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by Harusame

18y ago

It sucks, because he's totally talking to me.

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by AzDBaksChamps01

22y ago

I really like how he sings some parts of the song in a very acusing manner. Anyways, I agree and disagree with the above. I think that she wants to stop but she needs the attention of guys so she will date guys she doesn't really like and ends up only dating them for a very short time. It's hard to tell though, some lines make it seem like my version and others make it seem like the first comment's version. Maybe he wrote it for both situations and you can apply it to whatever situation you've been closest to.

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by grlatdarocksho22

22y ago

its about a girl who think love is a game... and switches boyfriends really quickly... basically what Locke Xenocide and AzDBaksChamps01 said

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by AzDBaksChamps01

21y ago

Okay, I was stupid when I wrote that, clearly Xenocide was right.

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by mcrsgerard_03

20y ago

Yeah this song is easy to dephicer...its called the game :| OH WELL i love trapt heaps, this is one of my favourite songs by them. I love listening to trapt, they bring back so many memories and make me feel good about myself...like they've gone through all the same things you have... this song is cool!

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by Snatcher7

19y ago

To me, this song is about the lonely "game" that people play with only themselves because they're afraid of falling in love and getting deeply hurt and scared

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by mylos67

18y ago

I'm sure it actually says

Me your Friend Every now and then

not

You meet a friend, every now and then

because it makes alot more sense in the first one because she's playing him.

I think it's about some guy and girl that broke up and the girl won't really talk to him. only now and then and mess with his head, lead him on and then go for some other guy and the pattern repeats itself over and over. Like he's always there to be a rebound. Hence the song title, the whole thing is just a game.

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by azraw

18y ago

Trapt is unreal I love the bridge it's unique Meaning: Guy is looking at how someone plays games with everyone He realizes don't want to be like that

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