To begin with, a failed candidate sold out by his party, but in losing can craft the narrative as he fails:
When you fought
You sunk like a stone
But that's not why you came here
And that's not while we'll go
You were sold
And you were bought
And you were blamed
When they forgot
But you can choose
Just how you fall
You can choose how to lose it all
Next, I think the singer is recounting debates -- he likes how the subject debated him and respected him for choosing when to hold back:
But it's nothing I miss
But I liked how you hit me
And I liked how you quit
After which, the subject left politics and denounced the party -- didn't just switch teams but left the game. After that, the singer describes politics by being honest when he tells lies, and ends up describing the singer's downfall/betrayal by explaining he was raised to spend whatever it takes (ie selling out the subject in the first place).
Somehow this makes me think of politics.
To begin with, a failed candidate sold out by his party, but in losing can craft the narrative as he fails:
When you fought You sunk like a stone But that's not why you came here And that's not while we'll go
You were sold And you were bought And you were blamed When they forgot
But you can choose Just how you fall You can choose how to lose it all
Next, I think the singer is recounting debates -- he likes how the subject debated him and respected him for choosing when to hold back:
But it's nothing I miss But I liked how you hit me And I liked how you quit
After which, the subject left politics and denounced the party -- didn't just switch teams but left the game. After that, the singer describes politics by being honest when he tells lies, and ends up describing the singer's downfall/betrayal by explaining he was raised to spend whatever it takes (ie selling out the subject in the first place).