Expectations
Aaron Porter Lyrics
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And now I'm my every extreme
But it′s my fault
Dreaming of realities that I've decided you should believe
Believe
Hold me up against these heights
Put me first, despite your life
I'm not holding back
And now I′m my every extreme
Extreme
Don't go
Maybe I′ll get to know you better
I can't give you what I want from you
So baby
Go slow
You can still get to know me better
We can forget all these expectations
Expec′
Expec'
I can′t give you what I want from you
So baby
Expec'
Expec'
We can forget all these
I′ve been lead astray
And never understood how I should believe
Is that my fault?
Headlines preaching gospel of the life I never knew how to lead
To lead
Ideals that don′t represent my world
I'm not holding back
When I′ve been lead astray
And never understood how I could relate
Relate
Don't go
Maybe I′ll get to know you better
I can't give you what I want from you
So baby
Go slow
You can still get to know me better
We can forget all these expectations
Expec′
Expec'
I can't give you what I want from you
So baby
Expec′
Expec′
We can forget all these
You know, I wanna get to know what's in your head
Your head
And I wanna get to know what makes you care
To know what makes you care
No more "this ain′t right for me"
No more I can't hide, you see
No more answering to your expectations
No more giving all of it
No more living your image
Have faith in what you give to it
Don′t go
Don't go
I can′t give you what I want
So baby
Go slow
Go slow
We can forget all these expectations
Don't go
Maybe I'll get to know you better
I can′t give you what I want from you
So baby
Go slow
You can still get to know me better
We can forget all these expectations
Expec′
Expec'
I can′t give you what I want from you
So baby
Expec'
Expec′
We can forget all these
In Aaron Porter's song Expectations, the lyrics convey a theme of societal pressure and the struggle to meet those expectations. The singer reveals that they have been spending weeks unsatisfied and have decided what others should believe about them. They want to be put first and held up against great heights, yet eventually, they realize that they cannot give what others want from them. They urge the other person to go slow and get to know them better without the weight of expectations.
Furthermore, the singer discusses feeling led astray and not understanding how to believe or relate. They feel overwhelmed by headlines preaching a certain way of life that does not represent their world or ideals. The song's overall message seems to be that it is crucial to have faith in what you give to life and not live up to others' expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been spending weeks since satisfied
I haven't been content for a while
And now I'm my every extreme
I'm pushing myself to the limit in every way possible
But it's my fault
I accept responsibility for my own actions
Dreaming of realities that I've decided you should believe
I have expectations for how you should see things based on my own dreams.
Believe
Trust that I know what I'm doing.
Hold me up against these heights
Help me achieve my goals.
Put me first, despite your life
Make me a priority even if it's inconvenient.
I'm not holding back
I'm giving it my all.
Don't go
Don't leave me
Maybe I'll get to know you better
I'm willing to make an effort to understand you more.
I can't give you what I want from you
I have expectations for you that are impossible to meet.
So baby
Hey, listen up.
Go slow
Let's take our time.
You can still get to know me better
There is more to me than what you currently know.
We can forget all these expectations
Let's let go of unrealistic hopes and just be present.
I've been led astray
I've been misguided
And never understood how I should believe
I don't know what to believe anymore.
Is that my fault?
Am I to blame for not knowing what to believe?
Headlines preaching gospel of the life I never knew how to lead
The media is telling me how to live a life I don't know how to live.
Ideals that don't represent my world
The expectations placed on me don't align with my reality.
When I've been led astray
When I've been misguided
And never understood how I could relate
I struggle to connect with others.
You know, I wanna get to know what's in your head
I'm curious about your thoughts and feelings.
And I wanna get to know what makes you care
I'm interested in understanding what's important to you.
No more 'this ain't right for me'
I won't ignore my feelings anymore.
No more I can't hide, you see
I won't pretend that everything is okay.
No more answering to your expectations
I won't let other people's expectations control me.
No more giving all of it
I won't give everything away.
No more living your image
I won't be someone I'm not.
Have faith in what you give to it
Believe in yourself and what you do.
Expec'
Expectations
I can't give you what I want from you
I have expectations that can't be fulfilled.
Expec'
Expectations
We can forget all these
Let's let go of unrealistic hopes and just be present.
Writer(s): Joshua Faull, Reva Gauntless, Aaron Grant Richardson, Sarah Nimmo
Contributed by Ian B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@KristianJ
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@LizbethAidde
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@stella7530
amazing voice, amazing dancer and you are so beautiful!
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@harleywitt9501
I identify as straight or heterosexual but I told my mom about all the gay pride flags like asexual, pansexual, lesbian, bi, transgender,leather, etc. And she was like I think I dint see a point of all the flags. I was like I need more lgbtqap+ friends. I LOVE LGBTAP+ SM OMFG THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND WARM AND SO IN DEPTH if you are sad become a HOMOENTHUSIEST is that a thungs? I love gay pride. My pansexual bsf and her gf say that I am one of the mist supportive straight girls they know because I look at both sides of the storie.
If you are LGBTAP+ I FUCKING LOVE YOU SM AND I HOPE YOU'RE NIT GETTING DISCRIMINATION FOR LOVING WHO YOU LOVE
@annsmith9082
Fave song at the moment