Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Bitch, I'm here to tell you I lied, when I seen that thick-ass
it was over. Nothin' else mattered, I ain't even care.
I pulled the rubber off when I stuck it up in there too.
Bitch, I lied to you. This ain't my home. Kicked in the
back door and now we're alone.
I stole the car that I picked you up in, plus me and
your girl have been fuckin'.
Bitch, I lied. Every thing I said to you, all steps to land
in your bed with you.
My watch is fake, this ain't my coat, and I sent you
letters that my brother wrote for me.
Bitch I lied. Every time I left town, I really stayed
right here at home, dickin' hoes down.
Every penny that you helped my mom with went
straight to the Asian Spa, bitch.
Chorus:
Hey look, I lied and I'm happy for it.
Look how you turned out to be.
You're no prize, no prize.
Hey look, I lied and I'm happy for it.
Look how you turned out to be.
You're no prize, girl , no prize.
Bitch I lied. I didn't buy you that. I stole that, and
then I stole it back.
It ain't no Mr. Right without a Mr. Wrong, first,
and you fucked up and met Mr. Worst.
I fucked a hooker and left skeet on your backseat,
and kept on and never missed a beat.
And, bitch, I lied. My name ain't Lance. I lied
my way in and outta your pants.
I never played football for Michigan State. I lied
to your neden and it bit the bait.
I never won a medal for winnin' a back stroke
race but, bitch, I lied to your face.
I'm the mother fucker that stole your momma's
purse and watched you and daddy blame it on her.
I lied every day of our lives to your ear holes.
(You look really good when you wear those)
Chorus
Bitch, I lied about so much shit...half the shit, I forget.
I tell you new lies to cover the old. I throw hot
new shit on top of the cold.
Flip the script up and talk you blind; backwards,
re-enactment, rewind.
Tangle the topic, have you blamin' you for the
fucked up shit I do.
I told you I owned a McDonald's in Thailand
(and you bought that shit, damn).
I told you that Al Pacino was my man
(and you bought that shit, damn).
I told you a whole lotta shit cuz I can
(and you bought that shit, damn).
(You're no prize, bitch. No prize).
Chorus x2
it was over. Nothin' else mattered, I ain't even care.
I pulled the rubber off when I stuck it up in there too.
Bitch, I lied to you. This ain't my home. Kicked in the
back door and now we're alone.
I stole the car that I picked you up in, plus me and
your girl have been fuckin'.
Bitch, I lied. Every thing I said to you, all steps to land
in your bed with you.
My watch is fake, this ain't my coat, and I sent you
letters that my brother wrote for me.
Bitch I lied. Every time I left town, I really stayed
right here at home, dickin' hoes down.
Every penny that you helped my mom with went
straight to the Asian Spa, bitch.
Chorus:
Hey look, I lied and I'm happy for it.
Look how you turned out to be.
You're no prize, no prize.
Hey look, I lied and I'm happy for it.
Look how you turned out to be.
You're no prize, girl , no prize.
Bitch I lied. I didn't buy you that. I stole that, and
then I stole it back.
It ain't no Mr. Right without a Mr. Wrong, first,
and you fucked up and met Mr. Worst.
I fucked a hooker and left skeet on your backseat,
and kept on and never missed a beat.
And, bitch, I lied. My name ain't Lance. I lied
my way in and outta your pants.
I never played football for Michigan State. I lied
to your neden and it bit the bait.
I never won a medal for winnin' a back stroke
race but, bitch, I lied to your face.
I'm the mother fucker that stole your momma's
purse and watched you and daddy blame it on her.
I lied every day of our lives to your ear holes.
(You look really good when you wear those)
Chorus
Bitch, I lied about so much shit...half the shit, I forget.
I tell you new lies to cover the old. I throw hot
new shit on top of the cold.
Flip the script up and talk you blind; backwards,
re-enactment, rewind.
Tangle the topic, have you blamin' you for the
fucked up shit I do.
I told you I owned a McDonald's in Thailand
(and you bought that shit, damn).
I told you that Al Pacino was my man
(and you bought that shit, damn).
I told you a whole lotta shit cuz I can
(and you bought that shit, damn).
(You're no prize, bitch. No prize).
Chorus x2
Lyrics submitted by th1rt3en
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