You're Not Good Enough
Blood Orange Lyrics
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I see you as you're looking over
Friends in my way
You never could've been a good lover
Watch what you say
Could never mean a word and still hurt you
Look the other way
Please tell me that I'm wrong
I never was in love
You know that you were never good enough
Fall asleep right next to me
You know that you were never good enough
Forty-nine days
Surely I should be feelin' whole lot better
Ways and ways
You keep on coming back
I keep letting you in
I never was in love
You know that you were never good enough
Fall asleep right next to me
You know that you were never good enough
I never was in love
You know that you were never good enough
Fall asleep right next to me
You know that you were never good enough
I never was in love
You know that you were never good enough
Fall asleep right next to me
You know that you were never good enough
I never was in love
You know that you were never good enough
Fall asleep right next to me
You know that you were never good enough
The lyrics to Blood Orange's "You're Not Good Enough" convey the feelings of someone who has been hurt and is struggling to let go of someone who was not good for them. The singer is seeing the person they used to love in a new light and realizing that they were never good enough for them. The line "Deep in the play, I see you as you're looking over" suggests that the person is still present in the singer's life, and they are unable to completely move on. The line "Friends in my way, you never could've been a good lover" implies that friends have tried to warn the singer about this person, but they were unable to listen.
The repeated lines "I never was in love, you know that you were never good enough" show that the singer is trying to convince themselves that they never truly loved the person and that they were never good enough for them. They also express the regret and hurt that the singer is feeling towards the person. The line "Watch what you say, could never mean a word and still hurt you" suggests that the person was emotionally manipulative and hurtful to the singer, even if they did not mean to be.
Overall, the lyrics to "You're Not Good Enough" convey a complex mixture of emotions, including hurt, regret, and a struggle to let go of someone who was not good for the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Deep in the play
As I navigate the complex game of love
I see you as you're looking over
I watch as you observe my actions
Friends in my way
Even though I have friends trying to help
You never could've been a good lover
I realize that you were never capable of loving me fully
Watch what you say
I am careful with my words because they can hurt you even if I didn't mean to
Could never mean a word and still hurt you
My careless words can still cause you pain
Look the other way
I am hoping I am wrong about our situation
Please tell me that I'm wrong
I am asking you to prove me wrong
So wrong
I fear that my suspicions are correct
Forty-nine days
A significant amount of time has passed
Surely I should be feelin' whole lot better
I should be over you by now
Ways and ways
Despite everything, you keep coming back to me
You keep on coming back
You have a way of getting back into my life
I keep letting you in
I have a hard time resisting you
I never was in love
I now realize that I was never truly in love with you
You know that you were never good enough
I have come to the realization that you were never the right person for me
Fall asleep right next to me
Even though we are no longer together, we still find ourselves in close proximity
You know that you were never good enough
You were never the right person for me
I never was in love
I thought I was in love, but I was mistaken
You know that you were never good enough
I have come to the realization that you were never the right person for me
Fall asleep right next to me
Even though we are no longer together, we still find ourselves in close proximity
You know that you were never good enough
You were never the right person for me
I never was in love
I thought I was in love, but I was mistaken
You know that you were never good enough
I have come to the realization that you were never the right person for me
Fall asleep right next to me
Even though we are no longer together, we still find ourselves in close proximity
You know that you were never good enough
You were never the right person for me
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Dev Hynes
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