Games
Handsome Devil Lyrics


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Yeah Na na na na na Oh Na na na na
Almost battleship your sights on my heart,
It was like operation when you tore it out,
Five card stud you were bluffing big,
It was just like monopoly when you sold me

Yeah Na na na na na Oh Na na na na
You're on my back when I try to run,
I ain't your whipping boy, as if you had one,
You like to make a fool of me,
I'm your hide and seek,
Finish up with a game of war when you kill me

Yeah Na na na na na Oh Na na na na

Stop playing Games with my heart,
Stop playing me
Stop playing Games with my heart, (with my heart)
Yeah Na na na na na Oh Na na na na

I'm you're dice,
You kiss me for luck then you cast me to the ground,
Come on let's go,
High speed chase, I'm both doom and disgrace,
I'm a sucker for your pretty face,
You want to catch me

Yeah Na na na na na Oh Na na na na

Stop playing Games with my heart,
Stop playing me
Stop playing Games with my heart, (with my heart)




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Yeah Na na na na na Oh Na na na na

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Handsome Devil's song "Games" depict a tumultuous romantic relationship in which the singer is constantly being toyed with by their partner. The opening lines reference the popular board game Battleship and compare the partner's intentions to a strategic attack on the singer's heart. The metaphor continues with references to Operation, a game in which a player removes small plastic pieces from a board using tweezers without touching the edges of the spaces, implying that the partner has ripped the singer's heart out. The lines "Five card stud you were bluffing big, it was just like monopoly when you sold me" compare the partner's actions to those of a card player who is deceiving or manipulating their opponent, as well as the actions of a player in the real estate-themed game Monopoly who purchases a property from another player at an inflated price.


As the song continues, the singer expresses feeling trapped and suffocated by the partner's constant attention, singing "You're on my back when I try to run, I ain't your whipping boy, as if you had one." The partner is described as being manipulative and cruel, enjoying "making a fool" of the singer and playing "hide and seek" with their emotions. The song ends with a sense of helplessness, with the singer resigned to being a pawn in their partner's game, singing "I'm your dice, you kiss me for luck then you cast me to the ground."


Overall, the lyrics to "Games" depict a relationship in which one partner holds all the power and uses it to control and manipulate the other, leaving the singer feeling victimized and powerless.


Line by Line Meaning

Almost battleship your sights on my heart,
You almost took aim at my heart like in the game Battleship.


It was like operation when you tore it out,
Removing my heart felt like playing the game Operation.


Five card stud you were bluffing big,
You were playing a poker bluff like in the game Five Card Stud.


It was just like monopoly when you sold me
You treated me like a property to be bought and sold like in the game Monopoly.


You're on my back when I try to run,
You constantly follow and hound me when I try to escape.


I ain't your whipping boy, as if you had one,
I am not your personal victim or servant, as if you even had one.


You like to make a fool of me,
You enjoy humiliating and tricking me.


I'm your hide and seek,
You treat me like a game of hide and seek.


Finish up with a game of war when you kill me
Your final move is to end it with a game of war when you finally defeat me.


Stop playing Games with my heart,
You need to stop playing games with my emotions and deepest feelings.


Stop playing me
You need to stop manipulating and using me for your own amusement.


I'm you're dice,
You treat me like a dice that you can freely roll and use to your advantage.


You kiss me for luck then you cast me to the ground,
You use me for good luck and then toss me aside like a worthless object.


Come on let's go,
You urge me to follow you into another game of yours.


High speed chase, I'm both doom and disgrace,
You have turned my life into a high speed chase that only leads to my inevitable downfall.


I'm a sucker for your pretty face,
I am foolishly attracted to you despite your untrustworthy and cruel nature.


You want to catch me
You want to trap me and continue playing your games.




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