I believe this song is about being a player. He meets a girl, they develop a connection “I forget when words were only words” the girl isn’t looking into the meaning of everything he says searching for affection or deeper meaning that proves he actually cares when he doesn’t.
“In this stage we can’t get hurt” is about the beginning of a connection when it’s just fun and they’re hooking up, but soon enough the girl will develop feelings, become attached or fall in love making her vulnerable and soon hurt.
“Don’t try to understand me” because once the girl tries to understand and get to know him on a “deeper level” there’s no way she won’t develop stronger feelings if there is attraction and they are having sex.
“We’re too cool to be alone, but not to crazy to get busted” is because he doesn’t want to be alone and neither does she but she wants love and he just wants a lay and soon enough she’ll get hurt or she’ll find out about the other women and he’ll get “busted”
“I found one life just ain’t enough, I need another soul to feed on” because once he has this connection with this girl, they’re hooking up and seeing each other it won’t be enough and he needs more attention , more women to have sex with but he won’t stop seeing the first one, he’ll continue and start sleeping with multiple women while they all start developing feelings for him
“I’m the flame I can’t get burnt” he’s detached and cares the least so he’s in control. He’ll never get hurt, but she will get burnt from his flame.
“Love don’t change, don’t come around here” I feel like it means even if she falls in love with him it won’t change that he doesn’t care and he will never fall in love with her
“Don’t wear my heart on your sleeve” I think he’s saying don’t become vulnerable and develop feelings for him, or become too emotional. Don’t mistake his feelings for something more than what it is, all he wants is sex. “Like a high school letter” so don’t fall in love with him fast the way teenagers do which could be puppy love, too fast and naive
“Don’t strain cause nothin ever comes from it” Don’t try to force or talk him into committing because it won’t work or don’t have hope it will amount to something more one day. Don’t overthink the situation because it’ll never be anything more than sex.
“And the people we’ve become, well they’ve never been the people who we are” I think is about him pretending to be someone he isn’t , someone who cares just to get in her pants. Maybe she knows he won’t commit at some point but she doesn’t stop seeing him because she’s hoping one day he’ll change his mind if he likes her enough.
“ I strapped on one horse and prayed for luck I dug another hole to bleed I know exactly how this works” he put on a Trojan condom and is about to have sex with another female, starting a connection with another female while still seeing the others and this one will fall for him too and get hurt like the rest. He knows exactly how to play the girl and have her coming back. He’s good at what he does. “I need a new feel dirty” he likes the thrill and excitement of the chase and new girl to get with.
“ I don't need you crowding up my space I just want to get inside you, inside” he doesn’t want any of these females hanging around with him he only wants sex.
“Don’t mistake something more for something better” I think he’s starting to realize more and new women isn’t always better, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side
“I dreamed the world was crumbling down..” I think he’s starting to have a little realization that what he’s doing is wrong
“But oh how I want you to know me Oh how I want you to know me Oh how I wish I was somebody else, baby Oh how I wish you could own me”. He wishes she could know him on a deeper level and develop a meaningful connection where they both fall in love, how he wants her to know the real him. He wishes he could be the guy that she wants him to be, he wishes he could love her back and give her what she wants. To “own me” I think he wishes she could marry him but he can’t. He can’t be that person and maybe he feels a little bad about it now because she now loves him and this will hurt her deeply.
Great song. This song hits deep because I’ve been this female that’s fallen in love with men like this.
I believe this song is about being a player. He meets a girl, they develop a connection “I forget when words were only words” the girl isn’t looking into the meaning of everything he says searching for affection or deeper meaning that proves he actually cares when he doesn’t.
“In this stage we can’t get hurt” is about the beginning of a connection when it’s just fun and they’re hooking up, but soon enough the girl will develop feelings, become attached or fall in love making her vulnerable and soon hurt.
“Don’t try to understand me” because once the girl tries to understand and get to know him on a “deeper level” there’s no way she won’t develop stronger feelings if there is attraction and they are having sex.
“We’re too cool to be alone, but not to crazy to get busted” is because he doesn’t want to be alone and neither does she but she wants love and he just wants a lay and soon enough she’ll get hurt or she’ll find out about the other women and he’ll get “busted”
“I found one life just ain’t enough, I need another soul to feed on” because once he has this connection with this girl, they’re hooking up and seeing each other it won’t be enough and he needs more attention , more women to have sex with but he won’t stop seeing the first one, he’ll continue and start sleeping with multiple women while they all start developing feelings for him
“I’m the flame I can’t get burnt” he’s detached and cares the least so he’s in control. He’ll never get hurt, but she will get burnt from his flame.
“Love don’t change, don’t come around here” I feel like it means even if she falls in love with him it won’t change that he doesn’t care and he will never fall in love with her
“Don’t wear my heart on your sleeve” I think he’s saying don’t become vulnerable and develop feelings for him, or become too emotional. Don’t mistake his feelings for something more than what it is, all he wants is sex. “Like a high school letter” so don’t fall in love with him fast the way teenagers do which could be puppy love, too fast and naive
“Don’t strain cause nothin ever comes from it” Don’t try to force or talk him into committing because it won’t work or don’t have hope it will amount to something more one day. Don’t overthink the situation because it’ll never be anything more than sex.
“And the people we’ve become, well they’ve never been the people who we are” I think is about him pretending to be someone he isn’t , someone who cares just to get in her pants. Maybe she knows he won’t commit at some point but she doesn’t stop seeing him because she’s hoping one day he’ll change his mind if he likes her enough.
“ I strapped on one horse and prayed for luck I dug another hole to bleed I know exactly how this works” he put on a Trojan condom and is about to have sex with another female, starting a connection with another female while still seeing the others and this one will fall for him too and get hurt like the rest. He knows exactly how to play the girl and have her coming back. He’s good at what he does. “I need a new feel dirty” he likes the thrill and excitement of the chase and new girl to get with.
“ I don't need you crowding up my space I just want to get inside you, inside” he doesn’t want any of these females hanging around with him he only wants sex.
“Don’t mistake something more for something better” I think he’s starting to realize more and new women isn’t always better, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side
“I dreamed the world was crumbling down..” I think he’s starting to have a little realization that what he’s doing is wrong
“But oh how I want you to know me Oh how I want you to know me Oh how I wish I was somebody else, baby Oh how I wish you could own me”. He wishes she could know him on a deeper level and develop a meaningful connection where they both fall in love, how he wants her to know the real him. He wishes he could be the guy that she wants him to be, he wishes he could love her back and give her what she wants. To “own me” I think he wishes she could marry him but he can’t. He can’t be that person and maybe he feels a little bad about it now because she now loves him and this will hurt her deeply.
Great song. This song hits deep because I’ve been this female that’s fallen in love with men like this.
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