Jealous
Riva Taylor Lyrics

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I saw your flower bloomed in May
Mine just withered right away
How did I become even more than nothing to you?
Tell me why?
Tell me why?

I'm jealous of you
And I'm fighting the truth

Got me living confused
I hate the way I love you

I can touch you in my mind
A place I go to all the time
How did I become poison with hope with an awful hum?
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
Tell me why?

I'm jealous of you
And I'm fighting this truth
Got me living confused
I hate the way I love you
I hate the way you love her too

Was it easy watching us fall?
Was it easy falling apart?
Was it easy watching us fall?
Was it easy?

I'm jealous of you
And I'm fighting this truth
And it all the confusion
I hate the way I love you

I'm jealous of you
I can touch you in my mind
Tell me why?
Was it easy watching us fall?
I'm jealous of you

A place I go to all the time
I hate the way I love you

Overall Meaning

Riva Taylor's song "Jealous" is a heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and jealousy. In the first verse, Taylor laments the fact that while her love interest's "flower bloomed in May," hers "just withered right away." She questions how she became "even more than nothing" to this person, and begs to know why. The chorus reveals Taylor's jealousy, as she admits to "fighting the truth" that she loves someone who does not love her in return. She hates the fact that she loves this person, despite the pain it causes her.

The second verse delves deeper into Taylor's inner thoughts and feelings. She explains that she can picture being with this person in her mind, even if it is just a fantasy. She describes herself as "poison with hope," tortured by the hope that there could be a chance for her and this person. Again, she asks "why" she feels this way. The chorus repeats, with Taylor expressing her jealousy and confusion over her unrequited love.

The bridge of the song becomes accusatory, with Taylor questioning whether her love interest found it "easy watching us fall" and "easy falling apart." The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, as Taylor admits to being jealous and expressing her complicated feelings of love and hate.

Overall, "Jealous" is a poignant and relatable song for anyone who has experienced unrequited love and the pains of jealousy. The lyrics capture the raw emotion of feeling like the lesser party in a relationship, and the confusion and internal struggle that often comes with those feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

I saw your flower bloomed in May
I saw that you achieved success, while I failed.

Mine just withered right away
My attempts to succeed failed right away.

How did I become even more than nothing to you?
How did I reach a point where I mean less than nothing to you?

Tell me why?
Please explain the reasons behind this situation.

I'm jealous of you
I feel envious of your success.

And I'm fighting the truth
I am resisting the fact that I failed and you succeeded.

Got me living confused
This situation is leading me to live in a state of confusion.

I hate the way I love you
I hate that I still have feelings for you despite everything.

I can touch you in my mind
I can imagine being close to you.

A place I go to all the time
This feeling is a constant presence in my mind.

How did I become poison with hope with an awful hum?
How did my hope of being with you turn into something toxic and unbearable?

I hate the way you love her too
I hate that you are giving your love to someone else.

Was it easy watching us fall?
Did you find it easy to watch our relationship fall apart?

Was it easy falling apart?
Was it easy for you to let our relationship fail?

And it all the confusion
All of this has created a lot of confusion.

I'm jealous of you
I still feel envious of your success.

I hate the way I love you
I hate that I still have feelings for you despite everything.

Tell me why?
Please explain the reasons behind this situation.

Was it easy watching us fall?
Did you find it easy to watch our relationship fall apart?

I'm jealous of you
I feel envious of your success.

I can touch you in my mind
I can imagine being close to you.

I hate the way I love you
I hate that I still have feelings for you despite everything.

Writer(s): Peta Maree Jeffress, Riva Taylor, Caroline Ljungstrom, Josefin Siren, Elin Ulrika Emilia Blom, Bishat Araya

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