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Detangler

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I asked you to stay but you said there's no way
i begg you call and you leave me after all
i know i'm not to blame
i know you don't feel the same
didn't even tell me why
you just left me there to die

I stand, I fall, I bounce off these 4 walls
You laugh, you leave
And you leave me here alone,
Is this how its gonna be
It's fine for you and not for me
Did you even care at all
You stand, I fall

I'm guilty too
for giving all to you
that's my one sin
Sorry for giving in
Didn't mean to waste your time
Thanks for wasting mine
Could have to tried to let me be
Would you just set me free?

Chorus.... Is this how its gonna be
it's fine for you and not for me
did you even care at all?
you stand, i fall. you stand, i fall

Could i pay you not to..... (x8)

I asked you to stay but you said there's no way
i begg you call and you leave me after all
i know i'm not to blame
i know you don't feel the same
didn't even tell me why
you just left me there to die

chorus.... i fall (could i pay you not to)

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lemonie_fresh On Nov 25, 2001

I asked you to stay but you said there's no way 
i begg you call and you leave me after all 
i know i'm not to blame 
i know you don't feel the same 
didn't even tell me why 
you just left me there to die

I stand, I fall, I bounce off these 4 walls
You laugh, you leave
And you leave me here alone,
Is this how its gonna be
It's fine for you and not for me
Did you even care at all
You stand, I fall

I'm guilty too
for giving all to you
that's my one sin
Sorry for giving in
Didn't mean to waste your time
Thanks for wasting mine
Could have to tried to let me be
Would you just set me free?

Chorus.... Is this how its gonna be 
it's fine for you and not for me 
did you even care at all? 
you stand, i fall. you stand, i fall

Could i pay you not to..... (x8)

chorus.... i fall (could i pay you not to)

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2001-11-25 09:51:48

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by ieatdapapaya

9m ago

This song is about a manipulative relationship and how he feels trapped inside it. "I bounce off these four walls" symbolize how he feels trapped. "You laugh, you leave, and you leave me here alone" I feel like this repeated line kind of implies that he doesn't have anyone else in his life. The chorus also reflects how he feels that he might not be in the best position, but not being able to leave it.

Negative

Subjective

Sadness

Manipulation

Entrapment

Loneliness

Repetition

Relationship

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by mercanfat

24y ago

Album: Curb (1996)

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by jul069

21y ago

i loveeeeeee this song.

The way he sings it.. is fkn awesome

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by beekylovesmusic

21y ago

This song is GREAT. Agreed. I love Nickelback. NICKELBACK RULES THE WORLD

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by Silverside

20y ago

This song could be someone's girlfriend leaving, or vise versa and then when he/she wants her/him to come back, she/he won't. And he feels bad. "You laugh, you leave and you leave me here alone."

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by Hunter864

20y ago

I think its about someones girlfriend leaving them. No matter what they leave, example "Could i pay you not to..... " works for me being decent proof.

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