You and me, why are we living in retrograde
Loving me, losing me, driving without a break
Going full speed ahead never without a fight
Running red lights
Running red lights
Oh, Oh, no turning …
[Chorus]
Trust issues got me being cautious
Not friendly – niggas rolling swishers
Do I wanna hit it – not really
Blood in the streets for any one of my niggas
I’m ridin solo – …
[Hook:]
I’m kissing styrofoam
You know what I be on
Thats what I be on
She know what I be on
Who know what I be on
Thats what I be on
Baby move along
I keep moving …
He’s still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
And he’s still wearing that red and black jersey
Waiting for the band to start up
He’s still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules …
You know I’m gonna hit it on the radio
You know I’m gonna put it on my video
I know you gon’ be turning up the volume
I know you wanna split me …
Turn on the charm
Call to response now1
Sitting on the porch
Looking for a way out2
Touched on me deep
That’s why I’m still here3
Why do we think that we’ve no plight?4
Even I’ve taken my chances
Even I’ve taken my chances on you
Remember?5
In the dark
On the way out6
It’s even enough sounds
It’s the combination that takes emotions
Why don’t we go now?7
No need to think on our own now about it8
Even I’ve taken my chances
Even I’ve taken my chances on you
When you love all of you, they know all of you
Be alone and take, and you break for your sake
About to leave, about to leave9
Even I’ve taken my chances
Even I’ve taken my chances on you10
Sharon Van Etten describes that it is “do or die time” in her romantic life.
Sharon Van Etten describes herself scheming how to evade her current romantic situation.
Sharon Van Etten hints that there has been a change in her romantic life.
A “plight” can be defined as “a dire situation in which one or more people feel negatively affected.”
Sharon Van Etten invites her beloved to recall that she agreed to take a risk on their relationship.
“In the dark / on the way out” means that Sharon Van Etten’s relationship is no longer holding its own.
Sharon Van Etten describes the reality that enough signs have been given that her romantic life is collapsing. She begs her partner to just abandon their effort.
Sharon Van Etten believes that she and her partner are in agreement that sustaining the relationship would be a futile effort.
This stanza further describes the imminent peril of Sharon Van Etten’s romantic relationship.
This song is about impending break-ups.
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