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Suave Smooth Feat. T-Pain Lyrics

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Darling stop confusing me
With your wishful thinking
Hopeful embraces
Don't you understand?
I have to go through this
I belong to here where
No-one cares and no-one loves
No light no air to live in

A place called hate
The city of fear
I play dead
It stops the hurting

I play dead
And the hurting stops
It's sometimes just like sleeping
Curling up inside my private tortures
I nestle into pain
Hug suffering
Caress every ache

I play dead,
It stops the hurting

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Suave Smooth Feat. T-Pain's song Play Play is an introspective take on the artist's state of mind. The song starts with the lines, "Darling stop confusing me, with your wishful thinking, hopeful embraces." The initial lines show the confusion in the artist's mind that is being caused by someone's false hopes and promises.

The artist then goes on to say, "I have to go through this, I belong here where, no one cares and no one loves, no light no air to live in, a place called hate, the city of fear." Here, the artist is talking about how they feel a sense of belonging to a place where they are isolated and feel hatred and fear.

The artist then reveals, "I play dead and it stops the hurting. It's sometimes just like sleeping, curling up inside my private tortures, I nestle into pain, hug suffering, caress every ache." These lines indicate that the artist has found a way of dealing with their hardships by shutting themselves out, ignoring the pain and seeking comfort in their suffering.

Overall, the song conveys a message that sometimes, we have to face our fears and accept our pain to move forward in life. The lyrics depict the internal struggles that we deal with as individuals and how we can find ways to cope with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Darling stop confusing me
Hey, please stop making it hard for me.

With your wishful thinking
Your unrealistic hopes and dreams are just making it worse.

Hopeful embraces
Even though you're trying to be loving, it's not helping.

Don't you understand?
Can't you see how hard this is for me?

I have to go through this
I have no choice but to deal with this pain.

I belong to here where
This environment is where I feel like I fit in.

No-one cares and no-one loves
No one else cares about me, so why should I?

No light no air to live in
This place is so dark and oppressive, and there's no way out.

A place called hate
This environment is filled with negativity, anger, and judgment.

The city of fear
This place is so scary and intimidating.

I play dead
Sometimes I just shut down emotionally to protect myself from the pain.