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The A.W. Lyrics

Don’t let nobody steal your joy
Don't allow anyone to take away the positivity and happiness in your life.

Oh no
An exclamation of surprise or disbelief about the possibility of someone taking away your joy.

You won’t steal my joy
An affirmation that nobody will be able to take away your happiness.

No never, never my love
A declaration that the love and emotional attachment to joy is too strong to be taken away by anyone.

You thought that you could break me down
Addressing the assumption of the antagonist that they could make you lose faith and surrender to defeat.

You thought I would not come around
The singer showcases an awareness of the antagonist's intention of keeping them down knowing that they will never give up.

Now didn’t you baby, yeah
The singer points out the misguided assumption of the antagonist.

You act on my insecurities
The antagonist manipulates and acts upon the artist's innermost doubts and uncertainties.

'Cause you knew the deepest fears in me
The antagonist was conscious of the artist's most profound psychological anxieties.

Didn’t you baby, didn’t cha
The artist calls out the antagonist's behavior in manipulating their shortcomings and eliciting negative emotions.

You made me feel that I’m the reason
Acknowledgment of the antagonist's ability to make the singer feel responsible for their misfortunes.

For all of your demons
The artist realizes that the antagonist's malevolent actions are a result of their own inner turmoil.

You'll never get the best of me, oh no
An assertion that the antagonist will never win or dominate over the singer.

You can’t, you can’t steal my joy
Reaffirmation that nobody can take away the singer's happiness.

Never
An absolute notation that their joy will never be stolen.

No, no never
An absolute notation that their joy will never be stolen.

No never my love
An acknowledgement of their unbreakable bond to their joyful bliss due to strong love.

You took for granted that I’d stay
Observation and criticism of the assumption the antagonist made of the singer's loyalty.

I’d be too afraid to run away
Perceived notion that the antagonist has of the singer's weakness and vulnerability holding them back.

But I fooled you baby (I fooled ya)
A revelation to the antagonist that the artist was not afraid but rather had a plan.

Yes I fooled you baby (I schooled ya)
A statement of fact that the artist's actions were well thought out and strategic and caught the antagonist off guard.

You thought I’d turn the other cheek
An assumption of the antagonist that the artist would be passive instead of taking action.

Be too afraid 'cause I was weak
The antagonist's belief that the singer could not confront them due to perceived emotional and personal vulnerabilities.

But I fooled you baby (oh didn’t I)
Reiteration of the artist's cunning plan that played out successfully.

Yes I fooled you baby (didn’t I)
Confirmation that the singer successfully outsmarted the antagonist.

That’s my joy
An assertion that the joy that exists within the singer is personal and cannot be taken away.

You better hang onto, hang onto, hang onto your joy
Advice given to the listener to hold tightly onto their joy and not allow anyone to snatch it away.