The Crying Game
Nicki Minaj Lyrics

Here we go again, it's the game we love
We're in this toxic relationship again, stuck in this never-ending game that we keep coming back to and don't know how to get out of.

Sheets all over the floor and they laced with drugs
Our wild and chaotic lifestyle is being represented by the disheveled state of our surroundings and the presence of drugs on the sheets.

You ain't play your cards right, you had the Ace of Clubs
You messed up and lost the game because you made a bad decision, like holding onto the Ace of Clubs instead of playing it correctly.

Hit you with the Ace of Spade, in your face, and shrugged
I dealt the final blow to you by playing the Ace of Spades, which represents death, and I didn't even seem to care.

Blood drippin' out your arm on my Asian rugs
The physical damage and bloodshed from our relationship is now soaking into my expensive and valuable rugs, adding a layer of tension and resentment to our situation.

We was just planning a wedding, Caucasian doves
We were once happy and making big plans for our future, like a wedding ceremony with white doves that symbolize peace and love.

You was just tellin' your mans, that you hate the clubs
You confided in your friend that you no longer enjoy going to clubs, which goes to show how much our previous behaviors are no longer fulfilling or making us happy.

Now we in the crying game, heart laced with slugs
Our relationship has escalated to a game where we're both hurting each other and the pain is spreading to our hearts, like being shot with bullets or 'slugs'.

Are you alone?
Are you feeling isolated and abandoned by our relationship?

Do you need someone? Is it too late to talk?
Do you want to talk about what's been going wrong in our relationship and see if we can salvage it or is it too late?

Did I wait too long?
Am I to blame for waiting too long to address our issues and work on our relationship?

Thousand words
We've said and done so much to each other that a thousand words can hardly encompass everything.

Don't change a thing
Despite all our problems, neither of us seems willing to change our ways or break the cycle that we're in.

Is it only three?
Is it possible that only three words, like 'I love you' or 'I'm sorry', could fix everything between us?

Three words that you're missing?
Is it possible that our problems stem from the absence of those three little words?

Where did you go? Couldn't see
Where have you disappeared to emotionally and mentally? I can't understand your perspective.

I was too busy
I was preoccupied with myself and my own problems to realize the extent of the damage we were causing to each other.

Could've just said no
Maybe it would have been better for both of us if you had just said no to our relationship in the first place.

Where would you go? I think I know
I can predict that you might leave our relationship, but I'm not sure where you would go or what would happen next.

We're back to playing
We're once again stuck in the same toxic relationship dynamic that we were in before.

The crying game
Our relationship is so painful and full of tears that it can only be described as a game where we're constantly making each other cry.

I could've given everything
I was willing to give my all to this relationship, but it still didn't work out.

Don't wanna let the tears begin
I don't want to start crying and showing my emotions because it will only lead to more pain and suffering.

Welcome to the crying game where you lose your soul
Our relationship has blinded us and consumed our souls, leading us to play this twisted game where we only hurt each other.

Where it ain't no E-Z pass, you got to use the toll
Navigating our relationship is difficult and requires effort and patience, there's no easy or simple solution.

Ain't no cruise control, you 'bout to lose control
Our relationship is out of control and we're both about to lose it if we don't change something soon.

Ain't no smilin' faces here, we slammin' doors and dishes
We no longer have any happiness or joy in our relationship, all we have are angry outbursts and arguments that lead to slamming doors and throwing dishes.

Sayin' we don't miss each other, but it's all fictitious
We both claim that we don't miss each other but that's just a lie we tell ourselves because we're too afraid to admit the truth.

Sayin' that we had enough, but enough of what?
We say that we've had enough of our relationship, but we don't even know what we're really tired of or what's causing our problems.

Another slap to the face, another uppercut
We're both hurting each other with physical and emotional blows, like slaps and uppercuts in a boxing match.

I'm just abusive by nature, not 'cause I hate ya
I'm not hurting you because I hate you, I'm just a naturally abusive person who can't help but lash out.

Not cause I wanna get someone to imitate ya
I'm not trying to hurt you so that someone else can replace you or be like you, I'm just acting on instinct.

I know it's hard, I know I intimidate ya
I understand that my behavior is intimidating and difficult for you to handle, but I can't seem to help myself.

But is you stayin' or goin'?
Are you going to leave our relationship or try to make it work despite everything that's happened?

I couldn't breathe and you ain't even know it
Our relationship was suffocating me and making me feel trapped, but you didn't even realize how much pain I was in.

All this love you speak of
Despite all our problems, you still talk about love and how much you care about me.

All I want is to love and be loved
All I truly want in this relationship is to feel loved and to give love, but it seems like we can't find a way to make that happen.

I'm losin' a thing
I'm losing something important to me but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.

I thought I'd win
I had hoped that our relationship could be successful and happy, but it seems like that's not going to happen.

And I'm coming undone
I'm falling apart emotionally and mentally because of the constant pain and stress of our relationship.

Cause the tears don't end
Our relationship is so full of pain and sadness that the tears and emotional trauma we experience seem never-ending.

Hoo, hoo
These sounds are just part of the song and do not have a discernable meaning.