It's not true
Tell me I've been lied to
Cryin' isn't like you
Ooh
What the hell did I do?
Never been the type to
Let someone see right through
Ooh

Maybe won't you take it back?
Say you were tryna make me laugh
And nothin' has to change today
You didn't mean to say, "I love you"
I love you and I don't want to
Ooh

Up all night on another red eye
I wish we never learned to fly
I
Maybe we should just try
To tell ourselves a good lie
I didn't mean to make you cry
I

Maybe won't you take it back?
Say you were tryna make me laugh
And nothin' has to change today
You didn't mean to say, "I love you"
I love you and I don't want to
Ooh

The smile that you gave me
Even when you felt like dyin'

We fall apart as it gets dark
I'm in your arms in Central Park
There's nothin' you could do or say
I can't escape the way I love you
I don't want to, but I love you
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh


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i love you Lyrics as written by Finneas Baird O'connell Billie Eilish O'connell

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    My Interpretation

    For me it's about being too slow to realise someone you care about very much but in a platonic way has actual romantic feelings for you, probably by their confession. It's a really heartbreaking feeling when you know you have to reject someone you wish the best for, especially when it feels like ruining a beautiful friendship. "The smile that you gave me even when you felt like dyin", the face of the person you just rejected, seeing them trying to stay calm and take it in a mature way when you just know that you had to hurt them and it's killing you too

    SadDaddy69on April 22, 2022   Link

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