Apologize
Lil Wayne feat Bun B & One Republic Lyrics
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Got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearin' what your sayin'
But I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
Tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around
OK, I'm talkin' about a
Good Girl Gone Bad
Crooked World, wrong path
Right Mom, wrong dad
I sing this song mad but not mad enough to shoot you
But it just eats me up like some bbq from Luther's
In the morning with the boosters
On the corner with the boosters
And she's the fresh cut and they're on her like sutures
And I wanna talk to her
But her momma has to school her
I wanna see her better
She's the weather of my future
I don't wanna see another hurricane
Baby you can kill the pain
If you just let me explain
Trust me I know what I'm sayin'
You will end up on the track of an oncoming train
Stuck in the passenger seat
Trying do the fast lane
Well once upon a time there was a mom and a dad
Who on the outside had everything people wished they had
A beautiful daughter two story house two car garage
And a white picket fence wrapped around the front yard
See daddy was a doctor
And mommy was a banker
Mommy's job got outsourced
So now mommy's drinker
Daddy had a malpractice suit
Now he's a snorter
And all this shits takin' place
right in front of their daughter
She says, "Daddy what's wrong?"
But he's just too high
"Mommy what we gon' do?"
She just get drunk and cry
Caught in the middle of two wrongs trying to do right
Looking for answers alone in the darkness of night
They say...
I'm holdin' on a rope
Got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearin what your sayin'
But i just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
Tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around
You say that it's too late to apologize
It's too late
I said it's too late to apologize
it's too late
The lyrics of Lil Wayne's Apologize offer a tale of a dysfunctional family, with a once-happy household that slowly descends into substance abuse, deceit, and emotional turmoil. The singer feels trapped in the middle of two wrongs trying to do right while holding onto a figurative rope that suspends him ten feet off the ground. Despite hearing what their loved one is saying, they cannot speak out, perhaps feeling too burdened with emotions and lost in the chaos surrounding them. The song tells the narrative of the pain caused by betrayal and the futility of apologies when it is already too late.
In the first verse, Lil Wayne talks about a "good girl gone bad" who falls into the wrong path despite having the right foundation from her parents. He expresses his pain over not being able to help her and his desperation to connect with her. The second verse talks about the family's downfall, with the mother turning to alcohol and the father to drugs, and how their daughter is caught in the middle of it all. Lil Wayne ends the song with a poignant message that apologies can no longer fix what has been damaged, and it's now too late.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm holdin' on a rope
I'm struggling to cling to something
Got me ten feet off the ground
I'm in a precarious position
And I'm hearin' what your sayin'
I understand your words
But I just can't make a sound
But I can't respond
You tell me that you need me
You say you require my presence
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
Then you undermine me, but hold on
Tell me that you're sorry
Say that you apologize
Didn't think I'd turn around
You didn't expect me to forgive you
Its too late
But now it's too late
Contributed by Nicholas W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Cant believe i was listening to this at 15 .. im 30 now.. brings back memories
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