Rehab
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Baby, baby
Addressing the first love interest with tenderness

When we first met, I never felt something so strong
Describing the initial intensity of feelings for the significant other

You were like my lover and my best friend
Expressing the depth of the relationship with the significant other

All wrapped in one with a ribbon on it
Reinforcing the idea of the significant other being a perfect package

And all of a sudden you went and left
Indicating the suddenness and unexpectedness of the significant other leaving

I didn't know how to follow
Expressing the confusion and loss felt after the significant other left

It's like a shock that spun me around
Describing the emotional impact of the significant other leaving

And now my heart's dead
Metaphorically expressing the feeling of emptiness and loneliness after the significant other left

I feel so empty and hollow
Reinforcing the feeling of loss and emptiness felt after the significant other left

And I never gave myself to another the way I gave it to you
Acknowledging the deep and unparalleled connection between the two before the significant other left

You don't even recognize the ways you hurt me, do you?
Expressing the feeling of being hurt and betrayed by the significant other

It's gonna take a miracle to bring me back
Expressing the difficulty of recovering from the emotional impact of the significant other leaving

And you're the one to blame
Assigning the responsibility for the pain and hurt to the significant other

And now I feel like
Introducing a shift in perspective towards the present

Oh, you're the reason why I'm thinking
Attributing the thoughts and emotions to the significant other

I don't wanna smoke on these cigarettes no more
Expressing the desire to quit a self-destructive habit

I guess that's what I get for wishful thinking
Acknowledging the mistake of naively hoping for a different outcome in the relationship

I should've never let you enter my door
Regretting the decision to let the significant other into their life and heart

Next time you wanna go on and leave
Asserting the willingness to let the significant other go

I should just let you go on and do it
Acknowledging that holding on is futile and it's time to move on

'Cause now I'm using like I bleed
Using an analogy to describe the addiction-like behavior displayed after the significant other left

It's like I checked into rehab
Using a metaphor to describe the process of taking control and overcoming the addiction-like behavior

And, baby, you're my disease
Attributing the addictive behavior to the influence and impact of the significant other

I gotta check into rehab
Reinforcing the importance of getting help to overcome the addiction-like behavior

'Cause, baby, you're my disease
Further emphasizing the significant other's negative impact as the cause of the addiction-like behavior

(Uh, uh, now, ladies, gimme that)
Introducing a musical interlude

Damn, ain't it crazy when you're love swept?
Reflecting on the overwhelming feeling of being in love

You'd do anything for the one you love
Describing the willingness to do anything for the significant other when in love

'Cause anytime that you needed me I'd be there
Highlighting the dedication and loyalty to the significant other

It's like you were my favorite drug
Using an analogy to describe the significant other's addictive hold on the singer

The only problem is that you was using me
Realizing the significant other's selfish and harmful intentions in the relationship

In a different way than I was using you
Acknowledging the unequal and unhealthy nature of the relationship

But now that I know it's not meant to be
Realizing that the relationship is not healthy or sustainable

It gotta go, I gotta wean myself off of you
Asserting the need to break free from the significant other's negative influence and slowly detach