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Now You Want to Show Me How Lyrics
Burned out, still glowing
But I'm not worth knowing
Some sickened story that follows you
Becoming untrue
Where bright tomorrows
Give you comfort in sorrow
Go around taking back mistakes
Just to remake them
Now you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be, that's why
Now you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be
When I hear your footsteps
My lip slips, my feet trip
Washed out small talk, that's all I can do
To interact with you
Because no word of kindness
Puts the whole thing behind us
Do you think the time would stop for me and you?
Do you think I could make it?
Now you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be, that's why
Why you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want?
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be
Got rid of me, got rid of me
But I'm not worth knowing
Some sickened story that follows you
Becoming untrue
Where bright tomorrows
Give you comfort in sorrow
Go around taking back mistakes
Just to remake them
Now you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be, that's why
Now you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be
When I hear your footsteps
My lip slips, my feet trip
Washed out small talk, that's all I can do
To interact with you
Because no word of kindness
Puts the whole thing behind us
Do you think the time would stop for me and you?
Do you think I could make it?
Now you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be, that's why
Why you want to show me
How you hate the side of me I want?
You know I'm not your lover now
And I will never be
Got rid of me, got rid of me
Song Info
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lost_in_twlight On Apr 17, 2005
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its about him and a girl breaking up with him and then her wanting to get back with him but calling him an asshole and tellling him that hes changed. but hes through with her and the things she did to him.
crazy good song.
'go around taking back mistakes just to remake them' I think he's reflecting on the repition of this failed relationship and realizing that it was ridiculous and now he doesn't care what the girl think of him.
It's aboutinadequecy. I mean, if the only thing standing in the way of a better future is the fact that someone Does Not want to change that certain part of them that's keeping the other at bay,or upsetting them, or what they chooseto believe you can change about yourself..etc. Shit, you see he's staying around, but being driven away in the end by all the fucking complaints and, now you want to show me, how you hate the side of me i want. I'm not even your lover, and if that's it? I won't be. I want you. Goodbye. Maybe you expect too much, but I'm not about to say that
I think the lyric is "Now you wanna show me how you hate the sight of me 'oh why?'
And I think this song is about a relationship that had something terrible happen in it, but the two people tried to get passed it and stay together, though there are only negative feelings from one of said people to the other. There is nothing to talk about because it is an old badly worn relationship.
I think those two things because of the lines 'burned out, still glowing, but im not worth knowing' and 'Washed out small talk, that's all I can do To interact with you Because no word of kindness Puts the whole thing behind us.'
I have listened to it over and over, and it is always like new.
I can't tell if it's:
"Now you wanna show me how you hate the sight of me 'oh why?'
OR
"Now you wanna show me how you hate the side of me 'oh why?'
But it is definitely 'oh why?' not 'i like'.
Also I can't tell if it's:
"Some sickened story that follows you"
OR
"Some second-hand story that follows you"
Oh Elliott. How many sentiments and moments you've captured in so many beautiful ways. RIP
Clearly about JJ Gonson his one love
He starts out talking about his low self worth ( some sickend story that follows you) Rumors of drug use ( becoming untrue ) Undoing of relationships or undoing if the rumors because he see his path
“Now you want to show me how you hate the side of me I want “ He wants to do heroin ( before he did it ) and alcohol to self medicate but no one wants him to do it . You know I’m not your lover now ( break up )
This song is about low self worth while trying to break through . It’s extremely literal and to the fucking point .. got rid of me .. JJ broke up with him not the other way around and I know her personally and she’s a cunt it practically killed him