Mad
♪ Ne-Yo Lyrics

She's starin' at me
Ne-yo notices his partner is looking at him

I'm sittin', wonderin' what she's thinkin'
He is confused about what she is thinking

Nobody's talkin'
There is silence between them

'Cause talkin' just turned into screamin'
Their conversation escalated into yelling

And now is I'm yellin' over her
Ne-yo is yelling over her voice

She's yellin' over me
His partner is yelling over Ne-Yo's voice

All that that means
All that yelling means

Is neither of us is listening
They are refusing to listen to each other

(And what's even worse)
Furthermore

That we don't even remember why were fighting
They don't recall the cause of their fight

So both of us are mad for Nothin'
They both are furious over nothing meaningful

(Fighting for) Nothin' (Crying for) Nothin' (Whoa) But we won't let it go for Nothin' (No not for) Nothin' This should be nothin' to a love like what we got Oh, baby
They are fighting and crying for something that is worthless, yet they keep the fight alive somehow. Regardless of that, love should be above such things.

I know sometimes It's gonna rain But baby, can we make up now 'Cause I can't sleep through the pain (Can't sleep through the pain) Girl, I don't wanna go to bed (Mad at you) And I don't want you to go to bed (Mad at me) No, I don't wanna go to bed (Mad at you) And I don't want you to go to bed (Mad at me) Oh, no, no, no
He wants to settle the issue since he cannot take the suffering anymore. Ne-yo wants neither of them to go to bed upset with each other.

And it gets me upset, girl When you're constantly accusing (Askin' questions like you've already known) We're fighting this war, baby When both of us are losing (This ain't the way that love is supposed to go) Whoa (What happened to workin' it out) We've falled into this place Where you ain't backin' down And I ain't backin' down So what the hell do we do now
He is annoyed with his partner for relentlessly accusing him. Ne-yo views their fight like a losing war because none of them are willing to compromise, and he wonders what happened to solving disagreements peacefully.

It's all for Nothin' (Fighting for) Nothin' (Crying for) Nothin' (Whoa) But we won't let it go for Nothin' (No not for) Nothin' This should be nothin' to a love like what we got Oh, baby
They are going through all this heartache for no reason, yet they are determined to continue fighting even when their love is meant to be more glorious than this argument.

Oh baby this love ain't gonna be perfect (Perfect, perfect, oh oh) And just how good it's gonna be We can fuss and we can fight Long as everything alright between us Before we go to sleep Baby, we're gonna be happy
He acknowledges that their love may not be perfect, but it can still be beautiful as long as they look at the bigger picture. Despite the occasional fight, everything will be alright as long as they're on good terms before dozing off.

I know sometimes It's gonna rain But baby, can we make up now 'Cause I can't sleep through the pain (Can't sleep through the pain) Girl, I don't wanna go to bed (Mad at you) And I don't want you to go to bed (Mad at me) No, I don't wanna go to bed (Mad at you) And I don't want you to go to bed (Mad at me) Oh, no, no, no
Again, he wants them to reconcile since he can't suffer the pain anymore. Ne-yo doesn't want any of them to go to bed angry with the other.