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"
Told you I felt lucky with my humble breasts
Well, I don't
Said that I was sure the world was gonna change
Well, I'm not
Before I didn't give a damn 'bout what they say
But I do
Promised that I'll never-ever lie to you
So you can't hide
Taking the make-up off my face
Before I forget my own features
I'm not here to let you down
But the costume makes the clown
It's just lashing out on me, don't be so hard
Don't be so hard on this
It's your turn now
To cheat on me
Promises I made to you went down the sink
Really hope I haven't harmed your self-esteem
I'm not a virgin but I'm not the whore you think
And I don't always smell like strawberries and cream
So you can hide
I'm taking the make-up off my face
Before I forget who I am now
'Cause I'm not here to let you down
But the costume makes the clown
It's just life's anatomy, don't be so hard
Don't be so hard on this
It's your turn now, turn now
I'm not here to let you down
But the costume makes the clown
It's just life's anatomy, don't be so hard
Don't be so hard on this
It's your turn now, your turn now
So don't shit on me
Well, I don't
Said that I was sure the world was gonna change
Well, I'm not
Before I didn't give a damn 'bout what they say
But I do
Promised that I'll never-ever lie to you
So you can't hide
Taking the make-up off my face
Before I forget my own features
I'm not here to let you down
But the costume makes the clown
It's just lashing out on me, don't be so hard
Don't be so hard on this
It's your turn now
To cheat on me
Promises I made to you went down the sink
Really hope I haven't harmed your self-esteem
I'm not a virgin but I'm not the whore you think
And I don't always smell like strawberries and cream
So you can hide
I'm taking the make-up off my face
Before I forget who I am now
'Cause I'm not here to let you down
But the costume makes the clown
It's just life's anatomy, don't be so hard
Don't be so hard on this
It's your turn now, turn now
I'm not here to let you down
But the costume makes the clown
It's just life's anatomy, don't be so hard
Don't be so hard on this
It's your turn now, your turn now
So don't shit on me
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I have always really enjoyed her round-about way of getting to the point in her song... You can always tell what she is talking about, but she gives examples and uses a much more figurative language than just saying "I'm not perfect, and I feel bad if I made you think I was, so it's okay if you want to put up a front, too, I guess." It seems like a few of the words are not right, though.
"So look at how I'm taking the make-up off my face"
Nothing that changes the meaning of the song very much, though.
I have always really enjoyed her round-about way of getting to the point in her song... You can always tell what she is talking about, but she gives examples and uses a much more figurative language than just saying "I'm not perfect, and I feel bad if I made you think I was, so it's okay if you want to put up a front, too, I guess." It seems like a few of the words are not right, though.
"So look at how I'm taking the make-up off my face"
Nothing that changes the meaning of the song very much, though.
HERE ARE THE CORRECTED LYRICS
Told you I felt lucky with my humble breasts Well I don't Said that I was sure the world was gonna change Well I'm not Swore I didn't give a damn 'bout what they say But I do Promised that I'd never ever lie to you
But look at how I'm Taking the make-up off my face Before I forget my own features
I'm not here to let you down But the costume makes the clown That's just life's anatomy Don't be so hard Don't be so hard on this It's your turn now To cheat on me
Promises I made to you went down the sink I Really hope I haven't harmed your self esteem I'm not a virgin but I'm not the whore you think And I don't always smell like strawberries and cream
so look at how Taking the make-up off my face Before I forget who I am now
(Repeat chorus)