Don't
ED. Lyrics

I met this girl late last year
The author met a romantic interest towards the end of the previous year.

She said, "Don't you worry if I disappear"
The girl told the author not to worry if she stopped seeing him.

I told her, "I'm not really looking for another mistake"
The author expressed that he didn't want to make another romantic misstep.

I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait
The author reached out to an old friend in hopes that his romantic troubles would be put on hold.

But then I jumped right in a week later, returned
Despite his reservations, the author rekindled his romantic relationship with the girl after only a week apart.

I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn
The author believes that the girl was only interested in having a fling.

But I gave her my time for two or three nights
The author spent time with the girl over a span of a few nights.

Then I put it on pause until the moment was right
The author halted the romantic relationship for a time, waiting for the right moment to progress further.

I went away for months until our paths crossed again
After taking a break, the author and the girl reconnected months later.

She told me, "I was never looking for a friend"
The girl explicitly stated that she wasn't interested in being just friends with the author.

Maybe you could swing by my room around ten
The girl invited the author to her room late at night.

Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
The girl requested that the author bring alcohol and citrus to her room.

We'll be in between the sheets 'til the late AM"
The girl suggested that she and the author spend the night together intimately.

Don't fuck with my love
The author warns the girl not to mess with his emotions.

That heart is so cold
The author's emotional state is unfeeling and detached.

All over my home
These emotional issues affect every aspect of the author's life.

I told her she knows
The author reminds the girl of the warning he has already given her.

Take aim and reload
The author is prepared to stand up for his emotions and reloads his emotional defenses.

And for a couple weeks I only wanna see her
The author's romantic interest in the girl intensifies over a few weeks.

We drink away the days with a takeaway pizza
The author and the girl spend time together eating pizza and drinking alcohol.

Before, a text message was the only way to reach her
Previously, the only way for the author to contact the girl was through text messaging.

Now she's staying at my place and loves the way I treat her
The girl is happy with the way the author treats her and has started staying at his residence.

Singing out Aretha, all over the track like a feature
The author sings along to an Aretha Franklin song and incorporates it into the track he is creating.

And never wants to sleep, I guess that I don't want to either
The girl has trouble sleeping and the author doesn't want to sleep either so that they can spend more time together.

But me and her, we make money the same way
The author and the girl have similar occupations or sources of income.

Four cities, two planes, the same day
The author and the girl travel together to multiple cities in one day.

And those shows have never been what it's about
The author considers the shows he puts on to be of secondary importance.

But maybe we'll go together and just figure it out
Despite this, the author is open to the idea of figuring out his career and romantic life with the girl he's seeing.

I'd rather put on a film with you and sit on a couch
The author prefers spending time with the girl casually, watching a movie together on a couch.

But we should get on a plane or we'll be missing it now
The author thinks it's important for them to travel together and not waste any more time.

Wish I'd have written it down, the way that things played out
The author retrospectively wishes he had recorded their experiences together in some way.

When she was kissing him, how I was confused about
The author was confused and upset when he saw the girl kissing someone else.

Now she should figure it out, while I'm sat here singing
The author believes it is the girl's turn to figure out what she wants, while he vents his emotions through song.

On my hotel door
The girl unexpectedly shows up at the author's hotel room.

I don't even know if she knows what for
The author is unsure of the girl's intentions for coming to his hotel room.

She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
The girl turns emotional and cries on the author's shoulder, despite him already warning her not to mess with his emotions.

Trust and respect is what we do this for
The author believes the foundation of their relationship should be built on trust and respect.

I never intended to be next (you bastard)
The author never intended to be the next guy the girl used for a fling, and he calls out the person who was.

But you didn't need to take him to bed, that's all
The author is upset that the girl slept with someone else.

And I never saw him as a threat (you bastard)
The other person was not considered a threat until he slept with the girl.

Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course
The author is angry that the girl disappeared with someone else to have sex.

It's not like we were both on tour
The author points out that they were not separated by travel or work like they would be on tour.

We were staying on the same fucking hotel floor
The author emphasizes that they were staying in the same hotel while the girl chose to sleep with someone else.

And I wasn't looking for a promise or commitment
The author wasn't expecting a commitment or promises from the girl.

But it was never just fun, and I thought you were different
Despite the lack of promises or commitment, the author had invested emotional energy into the relationship with the girl, and believed she was different than others he'd dated.

This is not the way you realized what you wanted
The author believes that the way the girl acted was not indicative of her desires or intentions.

It's a bit too much, too late if I'm honest
The author believes that it's too late for the girl to change her ways and that things have gone too far.