hey^^!
i think it’s about how this person (‘you’) has been controlling him (‘I’/Ryan), and all he ever does is please the other person:
“I’ll keep saying what you want to hear”
and Ryan wants to get back. How: this song doesn’t exactly say it. but in the process, he is being non-suspicious about it, as he is still ‘sucking up’ to that person:
“I’ve found a way of getting close to you
So you don’t have control anymore
And I’ll make you weak by getting close to you
And I know what it is you really want to hear
I’ll use it against you now”
It tells that he is acting not any different from how he has been all along.
“Don’t fight it” can mean “Don’t be suspicious” as:
“I’ve already won
I’ll whisper things you know you like to hear
So softly that you buy into it
You make it so easy to get my way”
aka, his plan is already in motion, and he’s not acting strangely in the slightest.
“So is this what you really wanted?
What you really wanted?
Are you sure?”
is probably to warn/threat the one controlling him, because the more Ryan is doing what the other wants, and the “closer” he gets, the more effective Ryan’s plan of getting back is.
so “Tell me that this is what you want” might be to spur Ryan to keep going with the plan of seeking vengeance for himself.
Moreover, the way he sings “are you sure?” is kind of menacing, which goes with the whole warning/threatening theory.
And throughout the song, he sounds pretty desperate.
Plus, this can all be linked to the title:
If I Could Be Frank, You’re Ugly!
in relation to the song’s lyrics, it can be translated to:
If I Could Have a Say, I Hate You! and I say this because it’s clear that Ryan always has to please the person with words that only the person wants to hear, but not necessarily the words that Ryan wants to say. therefore, it is possible that he does not agree with what the other person wants to hear from him. so he may even hate the other fella, and say he’s “ugly”
hey^^! i think it’s about how this person (‘you’) has been controlling him (‘I’/Ryan), and all he ever does is please the other person: “I’ll keep saying what you want to hear”
and Ryan wants to get back. How: this song doesn’t exactly say it. but in the process, he is being non-suspicious about it, as he is still ‘sucking up’ to that person:
“I’ve found a way of getting close to you So you don’t have control anymore And I’ll make you weak by getting close to you
And I know what it is you really want to hear I’ll use it against you now”
It tells that he is acting not any different from how he has been all along.
“Don’t fight it” can mean “Don’t be suspicious” as:
“I’ve already won I’ll whisper things you know you like to hear So softly that you buy into it You make it so easy to get my way”
aka, his plan is already in motion, and he’s not acting strangely in the slightest.
“So is this what you really wanted? What you really wanted? Are you sure?”
is probably to warn/threat the one controlling him, because the more Ryan is doing what the other wants, and the “closer” he gets, the more effective Ryan’s plan of getting back is.
so “Tell me that this is what you want” might be to spur Ryan to keep going with the plan of seeking vengeance for himself.
Moreover, the way he sings “are you sure?” is kind of menacing, which goes with the whole warning/threatening theory. And throughout the song, he sounds pretty desperate.
Plus, this can all be linked to the title: If I Could Be Frank, You’re Ugly!
in relation to the song’s lyrics, it can be translated to: If I Could Have a Say, I Hate You! and I say this because it’s clear that Ryan always has to please the person with words that only the person wants to hear, but not necessarily the words that Ryan wants to say. therefore, it is possible that he does not agree with what the other person wants to hear from him. so he may even hate the other fella, and say he’s “ugly”
hehe :D