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Faking Love
Little Dipper Lyrics
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To think that times would start to change
Is two more months enough to make you
Wonder what you've thrown away?
I hear your voice beneath the floorboards
Ten feet down, you're having fun
Making eyes in all directions
While I'm upstairs faking love
While I'm upstairs faking love
It takes a certain kind of person
To paint with every given shade
I am not the type to marry
I am not the type to change
It hurts my heart when I am with you
Takes me everything I've got
To walk the walk, To talk the talk
To love you with all the lights on
While I'm upstairs faking love
While I'm upstairs faking love
But when the night begins
I hope you let me in
I cannot fight you off
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
I let the needle spin
I let the water fall
And the the britches breathe
I need to smoke this out
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
Get me some clarity
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
I can't help but think
If you were up above
There'd be no need for me
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
To be here faking love
But when the night begins
I hope you let me in
(Another year, another heartbreak)
I cannot fight you off
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
I let the needle spin
(To think that times would start to change)
I let the water fall
And the the britches breathe
(Is two more months enough to make you)
I need to smoke this out
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
Get me some clarity
(Wonder what you've thrown away?)
But if the walls could talk
I'd ask them not to speak
(I hear your voice beneath the floorboards)
For fear that they might spill
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
And tell me where you sleep
(Ten feet down, you're having fun)
Still I can't help but think
If you were up above
(Making eyes in all directions)
There'd be no need for me
To be here faking love
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
The lyrics to Little Dipper's song Faking Love describe the singer's struggles with a heartbreak and their attempts to keep their relationship with their partner alive, despite feeling like they are faking their love most of the time. The lyrics suggest that the singer is stuck in a relationship where both parties are not in love with each other, but they are still trying to make it work. There is a sense of hopelessness in the lyrics, as the singer wonders if the relationship would have been different if their partner was someone else.
The first verse discusses the singer's feelings of heartbreak after yet another year of failed relationships. The second verse talks about their struggles with changing themselves to fit their partner's expectations, but ultimately realizes that they are not the type of person to do so. The chorus of the song reiterates the singer's feelings of faking their love, while the bridge suggests that the singer may be trying to drown out their feelings of uncertainty and insecurity with substance abuse.
The final verse touches upon the singer's thoughts of what the relationship would be like if their partner loved them back in the way they wanted to be loved. The song ends on a melancholic note, with the singer still feeling stuck and unable to move on from their relationship.
Overall, the lyrics to Faking Love are relatable to anyone who has struggled with a relationship that feels one-sided or unfulfilling. It captures the feelings of heartbreak and uncertainty that come with trying to make something work, despite knowing that it is not meant to be.
Line by Line Meaning
Another year, another heartbreak
The singer has gone through heartbreak before and is experiencing it again.
To think that times would start to change
Despite hoping that things would improve, the singer realizes that heartbreak is a recurring theme for them.
Is two more months enough to make you
Wonder what you've thrown away?
The singer wonders if a short amount of time is enough for their partner to regret their decision to leave.
I hear your voice beneath the floorboards
Ten feet down, you're having fun
Although physically separated from the artist, the partner seems to be enjoying themselves without them.
Making eyes in all directions
While I'm upstairs faking love
The partner is flirting with others and the artist feels fake for pretending to love them.
It takes a certain kind of person
To paint with every given shade
I am not the type to marry
I am not the type to change
The singer acknowledges that they are not the type to conform to traditional relationship expectations and is okay with that.
It hurts my heart when I am with you
Takes me everything I've got
To walk the walk, To talk the talk
To love you with all the lights on
The singer finds it emotionally taxing to be with their partner, and it takes effort to show affection for them.
But when the night begins
I hope you let me in
I cannot fight you off
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
The artist hopes for physical intimacy with their partner, even though they know their love may not be genuine.
I let the needle spin
I let the water fall
And the britches breathe
I need to smoke this out
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
Get me some clarity
The artist turns to drugs and alcohol to help them cope with the pain of faking their love.
I can't help but think
If you were up above
There'd be no need for me
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
To be here faking love
The artist wishes their partner was still with them in a better place, where they wouldn't have to fake their love.
But if the walls could talk
I'd ask them not to speak
For fear that they might spill
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
And tell me where you sleep
The singer fears that the walls hold secrets about their partner's infidelity and wishes not to know.
Still I can't help but think
If you were up above
(Making eyes in all directions)
There'd be no need for me
To be here faking love
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
(While I'm upstairs faking love)
The artist believes that if their partner was in a better place, they would not need to pretend to love them.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ilan Haskel
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