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"
WORK EM
I WORK EM OUT UNTIL THEY IN TUNE-WITH THE SOUND OF ONLY KAZELOON-I WORK EM SO HARD THEY'LL NEVER RETIRE-THEY WILL BE ON MY STROLL 4 LIFE NO NEED 4 THE REHIRE-I WORK EM IN THE RING-UNTIL THEY VITAL POINTS SHRINK-YOU FUCC WITH ME IN THE RING-YOU THE NEW APOLLO CREED-BUT YOUR SON AIN'T GONNA BE- COMING OUT WITH A MOVIE-AIN'T NO COMEBACC NO MICHAEL JORDAN SHOOTING-IMA UNIVERSAL SOULJAH THEY DON'T WANT NONE WITH KAMIKAZE LOONEY-EVEN THOUGH IT'S OFF THE RECORD-THAT STILL WAY OFF THE RECORD-THE EXPLICIT BLEEP OUT AIN'T GONNA FIX THE RECORD-SO I'M GONNA WORK EM TAKE EM BACC TO BELVEDERE SUMMER SCHOOL ON RECORD-AND TEACH EM HOW TO KEEP IT POLITE LIKE ON THE RECORD-I BUST A NUT AND KILL ALL THE BITCHES-WHY? CUZ THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD PIMPIN-SHAWTY BRING ME THEM DIGITS OR GET TA SIMPIN-I MOAT THE AB-DO IT HOOD FROM DA MOTEL SO CRAZY-AND INSANEY-SHOOTING THIS LIKE E.A'S GOLF DAT ZANY-IN THE LAND OF LIFE DATS MY KRAZY-WHO CAN FADE ME?-MISS ME WITH YOUR WANNA BE HYPE TEXT-I DO BIG TO THE LETTER THEY CAN'T SLEEP ANTICIPATING WEST NEXT-ON MY ROLODEX-I DROP IT UNTIL IT SCRAPE THE PAVE AND SPARKS FLY-AND THEY HIT THE THIRD EYE-AND LEAVE IT BLIND-UNTIL I BUST ANOTHER FREESTYLE FROM MY MIND-AND LIGHT UP THE NIGHTS DARKEST PLIGHT-WHERE NO COLOR RESIDE-STRAIGHT FROM DA PARK WEST SIDE-IT'S MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY I GOT MY DECORATIONS AND CHRISTMAS COLORFUL LIGHTS ON-WITH A HIGH ENERGY BILL OR IS BECAUSE I'M GROWING THE RAINBOW CHRON-IN THE FRONT AND BACC LAWN?-I BE KILLAH CLOWNIN LIKE RONALD BIG MAK 11 DONALD WHEN I PULL IT OUT THE BOX-TURN THESE RIDERS INTO MC CHICKENS SCARED TO BAWK-GET STUPID ALL YOU SEE IS CHICKEN MC NUGGETS ON THE SIDEWALK-COVERED IN SWEET AND SOUR RED RUM SAUCE-I GRIP THE MIC LIKE THE DRAGON CLAW-CLUTCHES THE CRYSTAL BALL-I SPIT FLAMES THEN YOUR FUTURE APPEARS AND FORTELLS ALL-SHOUTS OUT TO SHOE METRO THANKS FOR THE NEW KICCS-I'M BOUT TO FREESTYLE AND KICC SOME NEW SHIT-AND GET THIS K-SWISS-ME AND SOME ALIEN FREAKS BE COLD FUCCIN-BLASTIN OFF TO NIPPOON NOW AIN'T DAT SOMETHING-YOU A PIPE SUCCAH SMOKIN ON PVC-WE GOT THE REAL RAINBOW CHRISTMAS TREES-NO LIGHTS NEEDED TO BLING-CRYSTALIZED TO A TEE-WE GOT CLIPS FULL OF 40'S, 50'S, AND 380'S-THE ZEROS ARE GOLDEN HALO'S-THEY TURN THE ANGEL'S INTO DEVIL'S AND SEND THEM TO DA NADE LOW-JUST ASK DAN BROWN DATS HOW WE PLAY LOC-THESE FALSE CLAIMERS IS CHUCCIN UP A TENT NO PYRAMID-THEY GOING CAMPING WITH JASON ON FRIDAY THE 13TH LOOKING LIKE SPEARED FISH-WE GOT THEM HI TECH ROOSTERS MY NIGGA-IT'S THEM FLYING DRONES TO DELIVER-WAKE YOU UP LIKE SOME SEBOR LIQUOR-MY WHOOPING COUGH SICC-PUT YOU IN A WOODEN COFFIN-I GOT THAT OLD SCHOOL SICCNESS-ORIGINAL EAST L.A ONE DUECE SIXNESS-INSANITY ALPINE CRIPNESS-I MADE HER JOIN THE HEAD OF THE FRATERNITY LIKE TAU GAMMA-WHEN I PUT THE TAU IN YO MAMA-LIKE BOO KA TAU TO DA LAST HAMMAH-SHE THREW IN THE TOWEL AFTER I BLAMMED HER-FROM PALISADES PARK TO PACIFIC PALISADES-I DROP THEM PANTIES SO COLOSAL EVERY DAY-ALL DAY-A FLASHBACC TO FREAKY FRIDAYS-A FREE FOR ALL-FREEFALL-SHOUTS OUT TO ALL MY NINJAS ON THE STREET BALL-TO THE PEN HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE THE YARD RECALL-I GOT THAT SUPER LOC COON VISION-I'M A SLAVE TO MY RELIGION-NO SELL OUT I'M WIT IT-A FLY RACOON WHO NEEDS DA LOCS I'M RIPPIN-ORIGINAL EAST L.A CRIPPIN-GOOD THING FOR THE FEMALES I'M LIKE CLOONEY AND STAMOS IN E.R-I CAN WORK EM DIRK EM AND MURK EM AND THEY STILL BE PAR-
I WORK EM OUT UNTIL THEY IN TUNE-WITH THE SOUND OF ONLY KAZELOON-I WORK EM SO HARD THEY'LL NEVER RETIRE-THEY WILL BE ON MY STROLL 4 LIFE NO NEED 4 THE REHIRE-I WORK EM IN THE RING-UNTIL THEY VITAL POINTS SHRINK-YOU FUCC WITH ME IN THE RING-YOU THE NEW APOLLO CREED-BUT YOUR SON AIN'T GONNA BE- COMING OUT WITH A MOVIE-AIN'T NO COMEBACC NO MICHAEL JORDAN SHOOTING-IMA UNIVERSAL SOULJAH THEY DON'T WANT NONE WITH KAMIKAZE LOONEY-EVEN THOUGH IT'S OFF THE RECORD-THAT STILL WAY OFF THE RECORD-THE EXPLICIT BLEEP OUT AIN'T GONNA FIX THE RECORD-SO I'M GONNA WORK EM TAKE EM BACC TO BELVEDERE SUMMER SCHOOL ON RECORD-AND TEACH EM HOW TO KEEP IT POLITE LIKE ON THE RECORD-I BUST A NUT AND KILL ALL THE BITCHES-WHY? CUZ THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD PIMPIN-SHAWTY BRING ME THEM DIGITS OR GET TA SIMPIN-I MOAT THE AB-DO IT HOOD FROM DA MOTEL SO CRAZY-AND INSANEY-SHOOTING THIS LIKE E.A'S GOLF DAT ZANY-IN THE LAND OF LIFE DATS MY KRAZY-WHO CAN FADE ME?-MISS ME WITH YOUR WANNA BE HYPE TEXT-I DO BIG TO THE LETTER THEY CAN'T SLEEP ANTICIPATING WEST NEXT-ON MY ROLODEX-I DROP IT UNTIL IT SCRAPE THE PAVE AND SPARKS FLY-AND THEY HIT THE THIRD EYE-AND LEAVE IT BLIND-UNTIL I BUST ANOTHER FREESTYLE FROM MY MIND-AND LIGHT UP THE NIGHTS DARKEST PLIGHT-WHERE NO COLOR RESIDE-STRAIGHT FROM DA PARK WEST SIDE-IT'S MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY I GOT MY DECORATIONS AND CHRISTMAS COLORFUL LIGHTS ON-WITH A HIGH ENERGY BILL OR IS BECAUSE I'M GROWING THE RAINBOW CHRON-IN THE FRONT AND BACC LAWN?-I BE KILLAH CLOWNIN LIKE RONALD BIG MAK 11 DONALD WHEN I PULL IT OUT THE BOX-TURN THESE RIDERS INTO MC CHICKENS SCARED TO BAWK-GET STUPID ALL YOU SEE IS CHICKEN MC NUGGETS ON THE SIDEWALK-COVERED IN SWEET AND SOUR RED RUM SAUCE-I GRIP THE MIC LIKE THE DRAGON CLAW-CLUTCHES THE CRYSTAL BALL-I SPIT FLAMES THEN YOUR FUTURE APPEARS AND FORTELLS ALL-SHOUTS OUT TO SHOE METRO THANKS FOR THE NEW KICCS-I'M BOUT TO FREESTYLE AND KICC SOME NEW SHIT-AND GET THIS K-SWISS-ME AND SOME ALIEN FREAKS BE COLD FUCCIN-BLASTIN OFF TO NIPPOON NOW AIN'T DAT SOMETHING-YOU A PIPE SUCCAH SMOKIN ON PVC-WE GOT THE REAL RAINBOW CHRISTMAS TREES-NO LIGHTS NEEDED TO BLING-CRYSTALIZED TO A TEE-WE GOT CLIPS FULL OF 40'S, 50'S, AND 380'S-THE ZEROS ARE GOLDEN HALO'S-THEY TURN THE ANGEL'S INTO DEVIL'S AND SEND THEM TO DA NADE LOW-JUST ASK DAN BROWN DATS HOW WE PLAY LOC-THESE FALSE CLAIMERS IS CHUCCIN UP A TENT NO PYRAMID-THEY GOING CAMPING WITH JASON ON FRIDAY THE 13TH LOOKING LIKE SPEARED FISH-WE GOT THEM HI TECH ROOSTERS MY NIGGA-IT'S THEM FLYING DRONES TO DELIVER-WAKE YOU UP LIKE SOME SEBOR LIQUOR-MY WHOOPING COUGH SICC-PUT YOU IN A WOODEN COFFIN-I GOT THAT OLD SCHOOL SICCNESS-ORIGINAL EAST L.A ONE DUECE SIXNESS-INSANITY ALPINE CRIPNESS-I MADE HER JOIN THE HEAD OF THE FRATERNITY LIKE TAU GAMMA-WHEN I PUT THE TAU IN YO MAMA-LIKE BOO KA TAU TO DA LAST HAMMAH-SHE THREW IN THE TOWEL AFTER I BLAMMED HER-FROM PALISADES PARK TO PACIFIC PALISADES-I DROP THEM PANTIES SO COLOSAL EVERY DAY-ALL DAY-A FLASHBACC TO FREAKY FRIDAYS-A FREE FOR ALL-FREEFALL-SHOUTS OUT TO ALL MY NINJAS ON THE STREET BALL-TO THE PEN HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE THE YARD RECALL-I GOT THAT SUPER LOC COON VISION-I'M A SLAVE TO MY RELIGION-NO SELL OUT I'M WIT IT-A FLY RACOON WHO NEEDS DA LOCS I'M RIPPIN-ORIGINAL EAST L.A CRIPPIN-GOOD THING FOR THE FEMALES I'M LIKE CLOONEY AND STAMOS IN E.R-I CAN WORK EM DIRK EM AND MURK EM AND THEY STILL BE PAR-
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