Damone Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tristan_s 

Cover art for Damone lyrics by Deftones

You can sort of tell what the people putting their opinions up have been through... being cheated on. losing their jobs, haha.

I think to OP is right though. Sounds like he was into a girl, he told her, and she totally wasn't into him ("you start, stand still, and shove regret right back at me"... it's sort of like she's saying "you're a great guy but... pause ...I'm not into you."). It almost sounds like he's gone back home and is laying on his bed, and he feels ashamed for her because he's "been down;" he's kind of a loser/loner/etc. and now he's like "well of course she wouldn't like me..." He feels ashamed for her for making a really bad lie about why she doesn't want to see him (something like, "oh, well, uh, I'm like, not looking for a relationship right now...") when he knows it isn't true. He's hurt and wants to know why she really isn't into him, and while they stay friends he eventually gets sick of her ("this feeling gets old, and so do your eyes, this is why I hate you") and the tables turn when he doesn't have feelings for her anymore and she has them for him ("soon I've been you" = they've switched places). And when she comes after him with open arms, he tells her he's not into her and she just stands and stares right back at him.

Moral of the story, kids: don't squander love. Haha