Wave
Meghan Trainor Lyrics

I want what I can't have, still holding on to hope
Despite wanting something that is currently unattainable, I am still hopeful.

Drowning in my tears, this love's a sinking boat
My emotions are overwhelming and this relationship is unstable.

Oh, oh, this love's a sinking boat
Repeated emphasis on the idea that our love is unstable and sinking.

Oh, oh (no)
An interjection indicating a sense of disbelief or reluctance.

Once my hands have reached the shore
Metaphorically, when I feel like I am out of trouble and safe.

You pull me back in
You, on the other hand, pull me back into the trouble and instability of our relationship.

And I shouldn't beg for more
I know that I should not ask for more, but I still want it.

But I don't want it to end
Despite the difficulties, I am not ready for this relationship to end.

Just take me like a wave (wave, wave, wave)
Metaphorically, I want to be taken like a wave: unpredictable, exciting, and passionate.

Oh, take me like a wave, oh (wave, wave, wave)
Repeating the same idea and desire as in the previous line.

Take me like a wave, pull me back and forth
I want to be pulled back and forth, swept off my feet, and taken on this unpredictable ride.

Crash into my arms, tell me I am yours
I want you to crash into me, symbolically surrendering to me and showing me that you are completely mine.

Take me like a wave, oh, ah (wave, wave, wave)
Repeating the same desire and metaphor as before.

Headed to surface, I'll keep you afloat
Even though we are both struggling, I will do my best to keep you safe and help you stay above water.

I'll keep you safe, babe (yep, yep)
Reiterating my desire and commitment to keeping you out of harm's way.

Right in the middle of Heaven and Hell
Describing the intensity and uncertainty of our relationship, which feels like the perfect balance between good and evil.

This world was made for us (yeah)
Feeling like the world is ours and that everything was created solely for our enjoyment and pleasure.

Don't blame you at all (yeah)
Acknowledging that I am responsible for the problems in our relationship and that I cannot blame you for any of it.

It was all my fault (yeah)
Taking full responsibility for the mistakes that I made that led to our current situation.

I swear that I won't do the shit that I did before
Promising to do better and avoid making the same mistakes I made in the past that caused our problems.

If I'd have stayed or walked away (yeah)
Considering the different choices I could have made in the past that could have changed the outcome of our relationship.

But I need you back on me (hey)
Expressing my desire and need for you to be near me, both physically and emotionally.

And I think it's all the same for you, yeah
Believing that you feel the same way I do and that we are equally invested in this relationship.

I just wanna kiss your neck
Expressing physical affection and desire for intimacy with you.

'Cause I miss the way you're dancing on me, yeah
Longing to return to the passionate and intimate moments we shared and reliving them again.

Let me pull you back in (yeah)
Asking for permission to bring you back into our relationship, even though it is unstable.

Oh, oh
An interjection indicating a sense of excitement or anticipation.

Oh, oh
Repeating the same interjection as in the previous line.