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Jealousy
Robert DeLong Lyrics
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Spinning a web with your fantasies...
Turn your doubtful eyes back onto you;
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
(Jealousy)
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
Heard you preaching that gospel that you helped to shape.
Watching it all together,
Making the pieces fit.
Well I don't buy a piece of it...
You're selling your speculation
The minute you're counterfit:
You got me I must admit.
Twist your tiny lies into the truth,
Spinning a web with your fantasies...
Turn your doubtful eyes back onto you;
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
(Jealousy)
You're pushing me out with your jealousy. In the future I'll see you coming from afar,
But you'll get closer and I'll forget just what you are...
Watching it all together
Make the pieces fit:
I'll buy every piece of it.
You sell your speculation,
The minute you're counterfit:
You got me, I must admit...
Twist your tiny lies into the truth,
Spinning a web with your fantasies...
Turn your doubtful eyes back onto you;
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
(Jealousy)
You're pushing me out with your jealous I've had enough
Of what you've been telling me.
You're pushing me out, you're pushing me out
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
Twist your tiny lies into the truth,
Spinning a web with your fantasies...
Turn your doubtful eyes back onto you;
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
The lyrics of "Jealousy" by Robert DeLong speak about a person who is being pushed out of a relationship due to their partner's jealousy. The opening lines describe how the partner twists small lies into the truth and creates imaginary scenarios to feed their jealousy. The singer is aware of their partner's jealousy and places the blame on them for pushing them out of the relationship due to their constant mistrust and insecurity. The phrase "You're pushing me out with your jealousy" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the damage that jealousy can cause to a relationship.
In the second half of the song, the singer reflects on the relationship and the lies that the partner has been spreading about them. They express that they no longer buy into the partner's gossip and are no longer fooled by their counterfeit stories. However, the partner's jealousy continues to push them away. Towards the end of the song, the singer recognizes that they are tired of being pushed away due to the partner's jealousy and they need to move on.
Overall, "Jealousy" highlights the destructive nature of jealousy in a relationship and how it can lead to a breakdown in communication and trust. The lyrics encourage the listener to reflect on their own relationships and how jealousy may be impacting them.
Line by Line Meaning
Twist your tiny lies into the truth,
You manipulate and distort small falsehoods until they resemble the truth, creating an untruthful reality.
Spinning a web with your fantasies...
You construct an intricate web of delusions, weaving them into your perception of reality.
Turn your doubtful eyes back onto you;
You need to direct your own suspicion onto yourself, as your jealousy is causing harm to our relationship.
You're pushing me out with your jealousy.
Your jealousy is driving me away and damaging our relationship.
In the corner I saw you with that faithful face,
I observed you portraying an image of sincerity and honesty in a particular setting.
Heard you preaching that gospel that you helped to shape.
I listened to you passionately preach a set of beliefs or values that you had a hand in developing.
Watching it all together,
Observing all of your actions and the situation as a whole.
Making the pieces fit.
Attempting to create a coherent picture from the information you are presenting.
Well I don't buy a piece of it...
I do not believe any part of what you are saying or advocating.
You're selling your speculation
You are attempting to convince me of your unfounded beliefs or opinions.
The minute you're counterfit:
The moment your arguments or beliefs are exposed as false or fake.
You got me I must admit.
I acknowledge that you deceived me and successfully convinced me of your counterfeit ideas.
In the future I'll see you coming from afar,
I will recognize your patterns of behavior and your tendencies towards jealousy from a distance.
But you'll get closer and I'll forget just what you are...
You will manipulate me into forgetting the negativity of your jealousy as you get closer to me again.
I'll buy every piece of it.
I will fall for your counterfeited ideas again and again.
I've had enough
I have reached my limit and can no longer tolerate your behavior.
Of what you've been telling me.
I cannot bear to hear any more of the lies and manipulation that you have been feeding me.
Contributed by Ryan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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I discovered this song when I was a freshman in high school... listening to this again halfway through my senior year and the nostalgia hit me so hard I almost got lightheaded. Oh such good days back then... the things we take for granted.
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this shit dropped when i was in middle school man, makes me think back to how things have changed
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Growing up sucks
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I love his voice....