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I Want You Back
Mystic Braves Lyrics
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I thought shed only be here to stay
But when she told me on the telephone
That she wont be coming home
Well I want you back
I want you back
And your heart Ive torn apart
Then I tell you I wont cause you pain
Now Im wishing I had you again
Well I want you back
I want you back
You can call me a mean old man
I can say that I understand
Thinking of you late last night
Wishing that wed never fight
Well I want you back
I want you back
I want you back
Ahh
Tell me that youll come back someday
For I cant ever live this way
Only living with what I lost
Now Im only paying the cost
Well I want you back
I want you back
I want you back
The lyrics of this song tell a story of a man who let a girl slip away from him and now desperately wants her back. He acknowledges that he has made mistakes in the past, telling her lies and tearing apart her heart, but now regrets his actions and wishes to make things right. The opening lines of "See my girl seem to run away, I thought shed only be here to stay" indicate that he did not see the end of the relationship coming and was caught off guard when she left him. The use of the telephone as the means of communication between the two people highlights the emotional distance between them and the lack of a face-to-face conversation.
The lyrics are heartfelt and emotive, conveying the message that the man deeply cares for this woman and wants nothing more than to have her back by his side. The chorus repeats the line "I want you back" four times, reinforcing the idea that this is the only thing on his mind. The final verse has a sense of desperation as he pleads with her to come back to him, stating that he cannot live without her and that he is only paying the cost of losing her.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of nostalgia and regret, with the man realising too late the value of the relationship and wishing for a second chance.
Line by Line Meaning
See my girl seem to run away
My significant other left me unexpectedly
I thought shed only be here to stay
I believed that my significant other would stay with me forever
But when she told me on the telephone
However, when my significant other called me to tell me the news
That she wont be coming home
That she would not be returning home
Well I want you back
I now realize that I want my significant other back
I want you back
I want my significant other to return to me
In your eyes I have told you lies
I have been deceitful to my significant other
And your heart Ive torn apart
I have broken my significant other's heart
Then I tell you I wont cause you pain
However, I promised that I would not hurt you
Now Im wishing I had you again
Now, I regret my actions and desire to have my significant other back
You can call me a mean old man
You can label me as a harsh person
I can say that I understand
But I can admit that I comprehend my mistakes
Thinking of you late last night
Last night, I was reminiscing about you
Wishing that wed never fight
Wishing that our arguments and disagreements never occurred
Well I want you back
Nevertheless, I still desire to have my significant other back
I want you back
I yearn for my significant other to return
Tell me that youll come back someday
I am pleading for my significant other to return to me in the future
For I cant ever live this way
I cannot continue to live like this
Only living with what I lost
I am only left to live with the regret and loss of my significant other
Now Im only paying the cost
I am paying the price for my past actions and losing my significant other
Well I want you back
Despite everything, I still want my significant other back
I want you back
I want my significant other to come back to me
Writer(s): Tony Malacara
Contributed by Maya O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@donkeyshot1
SICK song. been hauntin' me all day long.
@czr5698
Reminds me of House of the Rising Sun
@IslamicRageBoy
House of rising Son derivative very nice
@juliananunes126
tell me that you'll come back someday
@kardelen4432
vazgeç canim yola devam oltayı attığın sürece balık gelir ;))