Wasting Time
The Gufs Lyrics
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What kind of man would answer with because
So here I am alone and in between
So here I am
What kind of fool would trip across this line
What kind of man would leave his soul behind
To hear her say the words she doesn't mean
To hear her say those lies
We call to say she's wasting time
What kind of fool would throw you to the ground
What kind of man would lose what he has found
So here we are alone until the end
So here we are
I want to know
I wonder who you are
I want to find out
What you're after
Hearing your voice
Hearing those lies again
Watching you fall
What the f**k went wrong
The Gufs’s song Wasting Time is a reflection on a failed relationship, wondering what kind of person would treat the singer’s love interest poorly. The first verse asks a rhetorical question: what kind of fool or man would disrespect or betray the woman? The second verse continues in the same vein, questioning the type of man who can be so callous as to throw someone to the ground or lose what he has found. The chorus brings out the theme of the song, that the woman is wasting her time, falling into a situation where she is not valued or respected, and the singer feels helpless to make her see it.
The third, shorter verse admits the ambiguity of the situation. The singer is neither the fool nor the man, but he is left alone and in between, caught up in the complications of the relationship. And yet he still cares about the woman, wondering who she is and what she wants, even though he hears her lies and sees her fall. The final line expresses the frustration of not knowing where things went wrong, of feeling helpless in the face of a relationship that seems doomed to fail.
Overall, the song Wasting Time is a plaintive plea for someone to recognize their own self-worth and not tolerate mistreatment. Its use of rhetorical questions and ambiguous personal pronouns makes it both universal and personal, asking all of us to examine our relationships and our place in them.
Line by Line Meaning
What kind of fool would treat you like he does
What kind of idiot would treat you poorly and disrespectfully like he does?
What kind of man would answer with because
What kind of person would respond to a sincere concern with an insufficient answer like 'because'?
So here I am alone and in between
I find myself stranded in between extreme emotions, feeling isolated and defeated
So here I am
Despite it all, I am still here, facing the situation head-on
What kind of fool would trip across this line
What kind of fool would cross a line and do something unacceptable?
What kind of man would leave his soul behind
What kind of man would sacrifice his integrity and moral values for his own selfish gain?
To hear her say the words she doesn't mean
To listen to someone saying things they don't truly believe or feel
To hear her say those lies
To listen to someone lying and pretending to care
She falls into the waters edge
She is getting too close to danger and potentially losing herself
We call to say she's wasting time
We reach out to her to let her know she is investing her time in something futile
What kind of fool would throw you to the ground
What kind of person would harm you physically and violently?
What kind of man would lose what he has found
What kind of man would let go of something good and valuable that he has found?
So here we are alone until the end
Here we are, left alone with each other until the very end
So here we are
Despite everything we've been through, we are still here, facing the future together
I want to know
I am curious and eager to find out
I wonder who you are
I am puzzled and intrigued by your identity and true nature
I want to find out
I am determined and motivated to discover the truth
What you're after
I am curious about your true intentions and motivations
Hearing your voice
Listening to you again
Hearing those lies again
Listening to those same lies that you've told before
Watching you fall
Seeing you fail and suffer the consequences of your own actions
What the f**k went wrong
What happened that caused everything to turn out so terribly?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DEJAN KRALJ, GORAN KRALJ
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