Out of Control
Bad Boy Joe Lyrics


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I just can't explain, the pain I'm feeling over losing you
You left me all alone, and I don't know what I'm going to do
Thought this love would last but we're not together
And I'd be loving you forever
So many lonely days, turned into longer nights
I'm standing in the darkness trying to decide who was right

Out of control, you walked out on me
My dreams were shattered baby can't you see
Out of control, I know I was wrong
Your the one that I loved, I've loved you all along

My mind tells me to leave you, but then my heart tells me to stay
My heart tells me to call you but then my mind says not today
Ask you to return to where you belong, together we'll learn right from wrong
Run back to me, or then I'm coming after you
Just give me one more chance to prove my love can be true

Through the years I showed I loved you so
The question lingers, why did you let me go
And though in time my pain will heal
Nothing will change the way I feel

If only I can go back in time and make some changes in our life




I never meant to use all those words that cut like a knife
Have to make this work because I believe I need you and you need me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bad Boy Joe's "Out of Control" depict a man who is in a state of emotional turmoil after his partner has left him. He is unable to comprehend the pain he is feeling after losing his significant other. He thought that their love was strong enough to withstand anything but now they are no longer together. The loneliness and darkness are consuming his existence. He is trying to decide who was right, him or his partner. In the chorus, he expresses that he was blindsided and left out of control. He describes how his dreams were shattered and that he knows he was in the wrong. He is asking for one more chance to prove that his love can be true.


The man's heart is in conflict with his mind. His heart wants him to reach out to his partner, but his mind tells him to stay away. He is scared of rejection and losing his partner forever. He pleads with his significant other to come back to him, promising that they will work on learning right from wrong together. He can't understand why his partner left him after everything he has done to show that his love was genuine. He wishes he could go back in time and change the hurtful things he said. He believes that they need each other to survive, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to make things work.


Line by Line Meaning

I just can't explain, the pain I'm feeling over losing you
The singer is feeling an intense pain because he has lost the person he loved and cannot put it into words to describe.


You left me all alone, and I don't know what I'm going to do
The singer is feeling lost and doesn't know how to move on after the person he loved has left him.


Thought this love would last but we're not together
The singer thought the love he had for the person would last forever, but they are no longer together.


And I'd be loving you forever
The singer would have loved the person forever if they had stayed together.


So many lonely days, turned into longer nights
The singer has been lonely since the person he loved left him, and the nights feel longer without them.


I'm standing in the darkness trying to decide who was right
The singer is in a dark place, trying to figure out what went wrong and who was responsible for the relationship ending.


Out of control, you walked out on me
The person the singer loved left him, and he feels like the situation was out of his control.


My dreams were shattered baby can't you see
The singer's dreams of being together with the person he loved have been shattered by their leaving.


Out of control, I know I was wrong
The singer feels like he was wrong, and that's why the relationship ended and the other person left.


Your the one that I loved, I've loved you all along
The singer affirms his love for the person he lost and declares that he has been in love with them all along.


My mind tells me to leave you, but then my heart tells me to stay
The singer's mind is telling him to move on and leave the person behind, but his heart is telling him to stay and try to make it work.


My heart tells me to call you but then my mind says not today
The singer's heart wants to reach out to the person he loved, but his mind is telling him to wait and not make a move.


Ask you to return to where you belong, together we'll learn right from wrong
The singer wants the person he lost to come back to him, and together they can work through their problems and learn from their mistakes.


Run back to me, or then I'm coming after you
The singer is desperate for the person he loves to come back to him, and if they don't, he will try to go after them.


Just give me one more chance to prove my love can be true
The singer wants the person he lost to give him one more chance to prove that he really loves them and can make it work.


Through the years I showed I loved you so
The singer has shown the person he loved that he loved them throughout the years they were together.


The question lingers, why did you let me go
The singer is still wondering why the person he loved left him and is questioning why they let him go.


And though in time my pain will heal
The singer knows that with time, his pain will heal and things will get better.


Nothing will change the way I feel
Even though the singer knows his pain will heal, nothing will change the love he has for the person he lost.


If only I can go back in time and make some changes in our life
The singer wishes he could go back in time and change things in their relationship to prevent it from ending.


I never meant to use all those words that cut like a knife
The singer regrets saying things that hurt the person he loved deeply and never intended for them to hurt so much.


Have to make this work because I believe I need you and you need me
The singer believes that they need each other and has to make their relationship work to be happy together again.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANNY ELFMAN

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