Issues
LiL MiK_e Lyrics
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I thought I missed you
Do another drug just to forget you
You always said I was the issue
I don't even know you
I'll throw myself away just to show you Passed out in the bathroom
I thought I missed you
Do another drug just to forget you
I don't even know you
I'll throw myself away just to show you
Broken Hearts, Blurry Minds, Another Face In My Mind
Not this part, left behind, I get so high in your eye
You fucking knew it from the start
But you left me on your arm
Now I won't live forever
You fucking left me in the dark
But you said I was your charm
Now I'll be lost forever
Passed out in the bathroom
I thought I missed you
Do another drug just to forget you
You always said I was the issue
I don't even know you
I'll throw myself away just to show you
Passed out in the bathroom
I thought I missed you
Do another drug just to forget you
You always said I was the issue
I don't even know you
I'll throw myself away just to show you
The lyrics of LiL MiK_e's song "Issues" seem to describe feelings of heartbreak, rejection, and self-destruction. The opening lines depict the singer passed out in a bathroom, perhaps as a result of consuming drugs to numb the pain of missing someone. The next lines suggest that this someone had accused the singer of being the issue in their relationship, further exacerbating the singer's emotions of confusion and disorientation. The repetition of the verse emphasizes the singer's desperation to forget this person, even if it means destroying themselves in the process.
The chorus is a continuation of this theme, as the singer repeats the process of passing out and using drugs to forget this person who they feel rejected them. The line "Broken Hearts, Blurry Minds, Another Face In My Mind" encapsulates the singer's state of mind, indicating that they are experiencing a kind of emotional and mental breakdown. "Not this part, left behind, I get so high in your eye" seems to suggest that the singer feels like this person has moved on and left them behind, and that their only hope of reconnecting with them is through drug-induced fantasies.
In the second half of the song, the lyrics become more accusatory, as the singer implies that this person knew they were causing them pain but didn't care. The lines "But you left me on your arm/now I won't live forever/you fucking left me in the dark/but you said I was your charm/now I'll be lost forever" suggest that the person the singer is addressing was in a position of power over them but ultimately abandoned them, leaving them feeling hopeless and alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Passed out in the bathroom
I am so consumed by my pain and addiction that I can't even handle it sober.
I thought I missed you
I am using drugs to try and forget about someone who has hurt me deeply.
Do another drug just to forget you
I am so desperate to escape my emotional pain that I am turning to drugs as a way to numb myself from the hurt.
You always said I was the issue
The person I am trying to forget blamed all of their problems on me, making me feel responsible for everything that went wrong in our relationship.
I don't even know you
I am realizing that I don't really know the person I was with and that they were never really invested in our relationship.
I'll throw myself away just to show you
I am willing to completely self-destruct just to prove to the other person that they were wrong about me being the problem in the relationship.
Broken Hearts, Blurry Minds, Another Face In My Mind
My heart is broken and my mind is clouded by drug use, and I cannot stop thinking about the person who hurt me.
Not this part, left behind, I get so high in your eye
I am struggling to move on from the past and feel like I am still stuck in the old relationship, and it makes me feel good to think that the other person still cares about me.
You fucking knew it from the start
The other person knew that I was not to blame for everything that went wrong in the relationship from the very beginning.
But you left me on your arm
Despite knowing that I was not the problem, the other person chose to stay with me and let me take the blame for everything that went wrong in the relationship.
Now I won't live forever
I am aware that my destructive behavior is unsustainable and will eventually lead to my demise.
You fucking left me in the dark
The other person abandoned me when I needed them the most and left me to deal with my pain alone.
But you said I was your charm
Despite everything that went wrong, the other person still believed that I was special and had something to offer them.
Now I'll be lost forever
I am aware that my addiction and emotional pain may never fully go away, leaving me feeling lost and hopeless.
Contributed by Andrew S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.