Doctor
Parker House and Theory Lyrics


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you let me go but you want me to stop on a dime
you tell me to fly but never tell me how high
paint it on a wall that i gave you something to talk about
suspicions arise from what i surmise to be the lies that you feed me when you need me
i should walk away
now
but i dont know
how to get out of this cage

there'll be no compromise
i see how you avoid my eyes
it wasnt something that you said
it smells like someone's been in my bed.
there'll be no compromise
i see how you avoid my eyes
it wasnt something that you said
it smells like someone's been in my bed.

you owe me so much more than this
you owe me so much more

shrug it off fast and let go the past
in the least release the thought of it all; the rise and the fall that loving me has.
i'm still here though my mind is adrift
you'll see that this rift, this meaningless tiff that's come between us
wont defeat us and beat us
unless we let it set in stone that which we both know to be phony.
you've made a mess out of me; my mentality less than appropriately fixed on the day to day list of wherefore and what not and much more transfixed on "why?"

there'll be no compromise
i see how you avoid my eyes
it wasnt something that you said
it smells like someone's been in my bed.
there'll be no compromise
i see how you avoid my eyes
it wasnt something that you said
it smells like someone's been in my bed.

you owe me so much more than this
you owe me so much more

i cant leave you now i can never believe you, perceive you as true
you dont know what i've been through in my mind
could you deceive me one more time

head spinning round, my words can't be found.
is this love that i miss or did it ever exist?
drag me behind you and hope i dont find you are not what i thought you to be

there'll be no compromise
i see how you avoid my eyes
it wasnt something that you said
it smells like someone's been in my bed.
there'll be no compromise
i see how you avoid my eyes
it wasnt something that you said
smells like someone's been in my




smells like someone's been in my
it smells like someone's been in my bed.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Parker House and Theory's song "Doctor" describe a tumultuous relationship, with conflicting messages and suspicions of infidelity. The first stanza outlines the singer's confusion and frustration as their partner gives them mixed signals. Their partner wants them to stop on a dime but also wants them to fly without giving any guidance. The singer feels as though they've given something significant to their partner, but suspicion arises from the lies that they are being fed when they're needed. Despite knowing they should walk away from this relationship, they don't know how to escape this emotional cage they find themselves in.


In the second stanza, the singer explains that there will be no compromise in this relationship. They can clearly see that their partner is avoiding their eyes and that something is amiss. The singer says it was not something that their partner said, but it smells like someone has been in their bed. They feel as though they're owed more than this from their partner, and they can't leave despite feeling like they're being deceived. The final stanza has the singer's head spinning and feeling lost, questioning whether love ever existed, and if they're being dragged along behind their partner in hopes of not finding out the truth.


Overall, the song portrays the frustration and pain of a struggling relationship that cannot find common ground or an honest dialogue. The lyrics are full of vivid imagery, highlighting the feeling of being trapped and lost, unable to escape or make progress. The song's chorus, with its emphasis on no compromise and the smell of someone else in the bed, emphasizes the trust issues that plague the singer and their significant other.


Line by Line Meaning

you let me go but you want me to stop on a dime
You end things abruptly and yet want me to be okay with it instantly.


you tell me to fly but never tell me how high
You give me direction without the details to succeed.


paint it on a wall that i gave you something to talk about
You use me as a topic of conversation to make yourself interesting.


suspicions arise from what i surmise to be the lies that you feed me when you need me
I become doubtful of your true intentions when you only interact with me when it benefits you.


i should walk away
I know I should leave.


now
Immediately.


but i dont know
But I am unsure.


how to get out of this cage
How to escape my current emotional trap.


there'll be no compromise
I refuse to submit to your manipulations any longer.


i see how you avoid my eyes
I notice how you cannot meet my gaze when we speak.


it wasnt something that you said
No specific event caused this loss of trust.


it smells like someone's been in my bed.
I sense that you have been unfaithful to me.


you owe me so much more than this
You have failed to meet the basic expectations of our relationship.


shrug it off fast and let go the past
Forget what has happened and move on quickly.


in the least release the thought of it all; the rise and the fall that loving me has.
Stop dwelling on the ups and downs of our relationship.


i'm still here though my mind is adrift
Even though I am unsure of my feelings, I remain with you.


you'll see that this rift, this meaningless tiff that's come between us
We can overcome this insignificant disagreement that has caused us such strife.


wont defeat us and beat us
We will not be broken or defeated by this situation.


unless we let it set in stone that which we both know to be phony.
We can move past this if we acknowledge that our previous behavior was not genuine.


you've made a mess out of me; my mentality less than appropriately fixed on the day to day list of wherefore and what not and much more transfixed on "why?"
Your actions have caused me to be distracted by questioning the 'why' rather than focusing on important everyday tasks.


i cant leave you now i can never believe you, perceive you as true
I am unable to leave you, but I cannot trust or see you as genuine.


you dont know what i've been through in my mind
You cannot comprehend the internal struggle caused by our relationship.


could you deceive me one more time
I fear you will continue to lie to me.


head spinning round, my words can't be found.
I am overwhelmed and unable to speak clearly.


is this love that i miss or did it ever exist?
I question whether the love we had was real or not.


drag me behind you and hope i dont find you are not what i thought you to be
You continue to lead me on while I fear discovering that you are not who I believed you were.


it smells like someone's been in my
There is an unspoken continuation of the previous line.


smells like someone's been in my bed.
I still suspect you of infidelity.




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Comments from YouTube:

@dotdootdot

carlos, i think you're missing a few members of the band.

@funnysoccergirl1

wat a cool but random video marcos

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