Bittersweet
Carter Reeves Lyrics

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You were devastated
But you knew you couldn't change my mind
And You, know that I hate this
But I didn't wanna waste your time

I know what this looks like
I just wanna say that there's
Nobody else, nobody else

I know we had our good times
But I miss the days that
I had to myself, had to myself

But I still think about you
But I still think about you
And every conversation keeps on looping back to you

Saw that I was waiting
Walked up right to me cause you
Thought that I was waving at you
And I had a conversation
And it was going great
But I didn't ever think that you
Would end up back at my place
At 2am and all I wanna do is you
But you were having none of it
And I was kinda loving it
And that's why

I know what this looks like
I just wanna say that there's
Nobody else, nobody else

I know we had our good times
But I miss the days that
I had to myself, had to myself

But I still think about you
But I still think about you
And every conversation keeps on looping back to you

These things take time, Take time
These things take time, these things take time
These things take time, Take time
These things take time

But I still think about you

But I still think about you
And every conversation keeps on looping back to you

Overall Meaning

In the song "Bittersweet" by Carter Reeves, the artist reflects on a past relationship that has come to an end. Reeves sings about how his former partner was devastated by the break-up, but knew he couldn't change Reeves' mind about ending things. The singer admits that he hates the situation, but didn't want to waste his ex's time by continuing a relationship that wasn't working. Despite the break-up, Reeves still thinks about his ex-partner often and finds that every conversation he has seems to loop back to thoughts of them.

The lyrics of "Bittersweet" suggest a complicated mix of emotions that often occur when a relationship ends. Reeves seems to acknowledge his own conflicted emotions, admitting that he still thinks about his ex-partner, but misses the days when he had more time to himself. He also describes a moment of confusion when he ran into his former partner unexpectedly and entertained the idea of rekindling their relationship, but ultimately decided against it.

Overall, the song's lyrics convey a sense of nostalgia and sadness about the end of a relationship, but also touch on the complexities of moving on and finding closure.

Line by Line Meaning

You were devastated
You were extremely upset and sad

But you knew you couldn't change my mind
You were aware that you had no power over my decision

And You, know that I hate this
You are aware that I dislike this situation

But I didn't wanna waste your time
I didn't want to waste your time by leading you on

I know what this looks like
I am aware of what this appears to be

I just wanna say that there's Nobody else, nobody else
I want to express that there is no one else in my life

I know we had our good times
We had some enjoyable moments in the past

But I miss the days that I had to myself, had to myself
I miss the times when I had my own space to be alone

But I still think about you But I still think about you And every conversation keeps on looping back to you
I still have you on my mind and I can't stop thinking about you, as every conversation seems to come back to you

Saw that I was waiting
You noticed that I was waiting

Walked up right to me cause you Thought that I was waving at you
You approached me because you mistook my gesture as a wave towards you

And I had a conversation And it was going great
We had a discussion and things were going well

But I didn't ever think that you Would end up back at my place
I never expected that you would come back to my place

At 2am and all I wanna do is you
At 2am, all I can think about is you

But you were having none of it
You were not interested in pursuing anything physical with me

And I was kinda loving it
I was enjoying the situation and the company, even without anything physical happening

And that's why
That's the reason why

These things take time, Take time These things take time, these things take time These things take time, Take time These things take time
Some things require patience and cannot be rushed

Writer(s): CARTER SCHULTZ, ISAAC VALENZUELA

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