Guggenheim
The Ting Tings Lyrics

There was this boy who came to town
A new guy arrived and caught the attention of the singer

Was cooler than the boys in all my crazy dreams
The new guy exceeded the singer's expectations with his coolness

All the problems I thought I had all but disappeared
The singer's problems seemed to vanish when the new guy came into her life

And he would always, always think of me first
The new guy put the singer's needs before his own

And we were writing the history books and we were so in love
The singer and the new guy were making unforgettable memories and were deeply in love

And there was this girl, she used to hang out
A girl used to hang out with the singer and the new guy

I never saw anything, anyone, no one so beautiful
The singer was struck by the girl's beauty

And she would sit around and wait for the day to end
The girl seemed bored and unhappy

And she would offer herself as if she had nowhere else to go
The girl seemed to be making advances on the new guy even though she had nowhere else to go

And I didn't think nothing of it
The singer didn't pay much attention to the girl's advances

And that's when my life went cold
After the girl came into the picture, the singer's life became unhappy and unfulfilling

And then she was not sleeping in your bed
The new guy was no longer sleeping with the singer

And she was all over you
The girl was making advances on the new guy

And there she was sleeping in my bed
The girl had taken the singer's place in the new guy's life

And then there were all these issues
The situation became complicated and full of problems

This time I'm gonna get it right
The singer wants to do things differently from before

I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
The singer is going to make a bold statement and stand out like the iconic museum

And all the things we used to say and used to do together
The singer reminisces about the good times she shared with the new guy

And I can't believe that there were such good things between us
The singer can't believe that things were once so wonderful between her and the new guy

And we threw them all away just because this girl
The singer and the new guy ruined their relationship because of the girl

She thought that she had something to say
The girl caused problems because she had something she wanted to express

And all the things I'm now left with are scarred upon my mind
The singer is left with painful memories of what happened

And I can't believe all these times I used to wait
The singer regrets waiting around for things to happen

And I never used to go out and show myself
The singer used to hide away and not be herself

Cos I got everything I need
The singer realizes that she doesn't need anything or anyone to make her happy

And you need to stop that now
The new guy needs to stop trying to control the singer and let her be herself

You used to stop me doing what I wanted
The new guy used to prevent the singer from being herself and doing what she wanted

And now I can't do it anymore
The singer can no longer tolerate being controlled by the new guy

Cos I discovered there's something about me that everybody wants some more
The singer realizes that she has a special quality that others admire

And after all that's said and done I had to
After everything that happened, the singer had to move on

Pick myself up and find myself at number one
The singer had to focus on herself and become her own priority

Cos this isn't about you anymore
The singer is no longer concerned with the new guy

This is all about me
The singer is focusing on her own happiness and well-being

It wasn't your fault that I was living up in a tree
The singer realizes that it was not the new guy's fault that she allowed herself to be controlled and unhappy

I was waiting for things, I was waiting for things to come to me
The singer was waiting for someone else to make her happy instead of taking control of her own life

We were never in love and we were never meant to be
The singer realizes that her relationship with the new guy was never meant to last

All the things that you said I don't hold you responsible
The singer does not blame the new guy for what happened

I needed to get myself together
The singer realizes that she needed to take control of her own life and get her act together

And that's what I've gone and done
The singer has taken control of her own life and is living for herself

And now I'm here right now and my life has just begun
The singer is living in the present and is excited about her future

I'm gonna paint my face like the Guggenheim
The singer is going to continue to make bold choices and stand out like the iconic museum