b4-4 is a Canadian boy band from Toronto, Canada. The band has 3 members: t… Read Full Bio ↴b4-4 is a Canadian boy band from Toronto, Canada. The band has 3 members: twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky, and Ohad Einbinder. Although friends for several years, the group did not officially form until 1999. After spontaneously walking into Sony Records Toronto office, the group performed impromptu for Sony's A&R head and chief recording engineer. Impressed, the trio was signed to the label, and the album b4-4 was produced.

b4-4 had moderate success in Canada. Notable singles include "Get Down", "Go Go", and "Everyday". The album earned them a nomination for Best New Group at the 2001 Juno Awards. Their second album, Before That, marked the beginning of a new rap attitude with hard hitting lyrics for gay rights. The album generated a minor buzz but is largely unknown due to the fact of their splitup.

How Did We End Up Here
B4-4 Lyrics

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I let you go
You did just the same
We must have thought that we'd be
Better off that way
Now here we are
Free to move on
Searching just to find the love
We both had all along

After all the words were said now
I'm thinking we should just be friends

[Chorus]
How did we end up here?
Didn't we say goodbye?
I guess it took breakin' up
To make us realize
How did we end up here?
I thought we couldn't work it out?
It seems the circle of love
Brought us back around

We acted strong
We thought we tried our best
To save what we had
By giving up on all the rest
It all just seems so clear
At least at the time
Convincing ourselves
We were just doing what was right

After all those talks together
Thought we gave up on forever

[Chorus]

Sometimes the truest lies
Are the ones we tell ourselves
The very last time
We said goodbye
Inside we meant don't go

[Chorus]

How did we end up here?
How did we end up here?

How did we end up here?
Right back where we started?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to B4-4's song How Did We End Up Here suggest the aftermath of a breakup, where both parties thought it would be best to go their separate ways but have ended up back in each other's lives, questioning how they got there. The first verse highlights the idea that both individuals let go of one another and thought it was for the better. However, they find themselves in a place where they are free to move on, only to realize that they had the love they were searching for all along. The second verse suggests that they had given up on their relationship, thinking it was for the best, but now they are having second thoughts. It is in this idea of self-deception and not being honest with themselves about their true feelings that they find themselves back where they started.

The chorus represents the confusion and uncertainty of how they ended up reconnecting. They thought they had said goodbye, but it took breaking up for both of them to realize that they could not work it out. However, the circle of love brought them back around, and they found themselves in the same place they started. The song ends with the repetition of the line "How did we end up here?" which marks the confusion and even frustration of the situation they found themselves in.

Line by Line Meaning

I let you go
I decided to end our relationship

You did just the same
You also decided to end our relationship

We must have thought that we'd be Better off that way
We both believed that breaking up was the best choice for us

Now here we are Free to move on
We are now single and have the freedom to pursue other relationships

Searching just to find the love We both had all along
We are both looking for love again, even though we had it before we decided to end things

After all the words were said now I'm thinking we should just be friends
After all the arguments and discussions, I think we should just remain friends

How did we end up here? Didn't we say goodbye?
I'm surprised that we ended up in this situation when we already said goodbye before

I guess it took breakin' up To make us realize
Breaking up helped us realize that we still had feelings for each other

I thought we couldn't work it out? It seems the circle of love Brought us back around
I thought our relationship was over for good, but it seems like the cycle of love has brought us back together

After all those talks together Thought we gave up on forever
After all the discussions we had together, I thought we had given up on our relationship forever

Sometimes the truest lies Are the ones we tell ourselves
We often deceive ourselves with lies that we believe to be true

The very last time We said goodbye Inside we meant don't go
The last time we said goodbye, we both really meant that we didn't want to end things

How did we end up here? Right back where we started?
I'm surprised that we ended up back where we started, despite our decision to break up

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEPHAN RICHARD MOCCIO, ROBBIE NEVIL

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