Stand In
Deva Mahal Lyrics

Careless
You were inconsiderate and reckless with my heart

You were so careless with my heart
You didn't handle my heart carefully and almost completely destroyed it

And you damn near
And you nearly

You damn near tore it apart
You almost tore it apart, causing significant damage

Told me your lovin' (lovin')
Claimed to love me (love me)

Somebody else (somebody else)
But you were involved with someone else

But you still want to keep me (keep me)
Yet you still want to have me in your life

Sittin' here on your shelf (mm)
As if I'm just an object you can put aside and not prioritize

I'm no stand in
I'm not a substitute or replacement

I'm no one's second best
I refuse to be someone's second choice or backup option

Not your "maybe I might call her"
I won't be the person you consider calling only when nobody else is available

When there's no one else left to impress
When you have no one else to try to impress or seek validation from

Hopeless
I'm filled with despair

I'm hopelessly lost in you
I'm completely and helplessly consumed by my feelings for you

And now it's clear to me, baby
And now I finally see, my dear

You just want your cake and eat it too
You want to have all the benefits and advantages without any consequences or sacrifices

Go on now, go (go on)
Just leave now, go (go on)

Go ahead and walk out that door (walk out that door)
Leave and walk away through that door

And don't you ever (ever)
And never

Don't you ever never call me no more
Never call me again

I'm no side piece
I'm not an extra or a secret lover

I'm not just some bump on the road
I'm not someone you casually encounter and leave behind without a second thought

I'm no "maybe be your baby"
I won't be the uncertain possibility of being your lover or partner

When you've got someone else
When you already have another person in your life

I won't
I refuse to

I'm a diamond, diamond
I'm a valuable, precious jewel

Shining bright, glittering gold (glittering gold)
Radiating brilliance and shimmering like gold

Maybe I'm the best thing
Perhaps I am the greatest person or opportunity

The best thing you've ever had
The most exceptional experience or relationship you've ever encountered

The strength to hold
The ability to withstand and endure

Oh
Expressing surprise or realization

I'm no stand in (stand in)
I'm not a substitute or replacement (substitute or replacement)

I'm no one's second best (oh no no, second best)
I refuse to be someone's second choice or backup option (oh no no, second choice or backup option)

I'm no "maybe I might call her"
I won't be the person you consider calling only when nobody else is available

When there's no one else left to impress (when there's no one else)
When you have no one else to try to impress or seek validation from (when you have no one else)

And baby I'm no side piece (I'm no side piece)
And darling, I'm not an extra or a secret lover (I'm not an extra or a secret lover)

I'm not just some bump on the road
I'm not someone you casually encounter and leave behind without a second thought

I'm no "maybe be your baby"
I won't be the uncertain possibility of being your lover or partner

When you've got someone else
When you already have another person in your life

Someone else to hold (someone else to hold)
Someone else to embrace and hold tightly