However, TI gives the harsh voice of reason, rapidly and deeply cutting through with the reality of the situation; the man is successful, and there are plenty of other women out there. He is even frustrated by the subject's inability to comprehend this. Contrasting with the floaty falsetto of JT's lyrics, TI raps quickly and with a deeper tone of voice. While JT is all about the woman, TI is realistic, and takes into account his own success.
The conclusion of this internal argument is absent - the battle will rage within the man, leaving only an ironic echo of the request; All he wants her to do is be his love.
This is what I think.
A man loves a woman. Or at least he thinks he does. JT and TI represent two competing halves of the man's psyche. JT's lyrics are about the heady sensation of being in love, and the rush of wooing her. He's using lots of clichéd courting imagery; the "symphony", "love notes", long "walks on the beach"/in "the countryside", and even proposing to her. His singing is high, floaty and melodic, evocative of the high-handed and stereotypically "lovey" mood he describes. It is romantic, but unrealistic - this half of the man's mood is naive, and even as childish as an appeal of "Would you date me on the regular?"
However, TI gives the harsh voice of reason, rapidly and deeply cutting through with the reality of the situation; the man is successful, and there are plenty of other women out there. He is even frustrated by the subject's inability to comprehend this. Contrasting with the floaty falsetto of JT's lyrics, TI raps quickly and with a deeper tone of voice. While JT is all about the woman, TI is realistic, and takes into account his own success.
The conclusion of this internal argument is absent - the battle will rage within the man, leaving only an ironic echo of the request; All he wants her to do is be his love.