Wasting Time
Watershed Lyrics


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She told me everything I didn't know
I Didn't know
She asked me why didn't I tell her what went wrong inside
Our Minds
She said it all started long ago
Long ago
She said it was way long ago she started looking around
For someone not like me

Oh, she said
I don't like the way you look
And I don't like the way you talk to me
And she said
I don't like the way you smile
And I don't like the way you sleep with me
You sleep with me

Please, let me know
Tell me if I'm wasting my time
Oh, and I said
Please, come on, let me know
Tell me If I'm wasting my time

Cause then when I thought about everything
Everything
It came to me
I was blind
I was seeing things from inside
Oh, and now it's over now

And she said
I don't like the way you think
And I don't like the way you sing to me
And she said
I don't like the mating vibe
And I don't like the way you make me sigh
You make me sigh

Please, let me know
Tell me am I wasting my time
Oh, and I said
Please, honey, let me know
Tell me Am I wasting my time

Cause then when I thought about everything
Everything
It came to me
I was blind
I was seeing things from inside
Oh, and now it's over now

Oh, she said
I don't like the way you look
And I don't like the way you talk to me
And she said
I don't like the way you smile
And I don't like the way you sleep with me
You sleep with me

Oh, she said
I don't like the way you think
And I don't like the way you sing to me
And she said
I don't like the mating vibe
And I don't like the way you make me sigh
You make me sigh

Please, let me know
Tell me am I wasting my time
Oh, and I said
Please, honey, let me know
Tell me am I wasting my time

There she goes
She's going all alone
Wants to be on her own
Oh, there's nothing I can do

There she goes
She's packing herself away




I will never see her again
I think it's better that way

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Watershed's song Wasting Time paint a picture of a failed relationship. The singer is speaking to his partner, who tells him that she doesn't like the way he looks, talks to her, smiles, sleeps with her, thinks or sings to her. She expresses her dissatisfaction with their relationship and admits to having started to look for someone not like him long ago. He becomes introspective and realizes that he was blind and was seeing things from the inside, and subsequently admits that it's over.


Ultimately, the song is about the unraveling of two people's relationship, and the pain and uncertainty that comes with it. The partner's dissatisfaction highlights how often interpersonal flaws can be invisible until it is brought to light. The singer's self-reflection and admission that it is over convey the finality which is often the result of such mental and emotional dissonance.


Line by Line Meaning

She told me everything I didn't know
She shared with me new information that I wasn't aware of before.


I Didn't know
I was ignorant of what she told me.


She asked me why didn't I tell her what went wrong inside
She questioned me as to why I didn't open up and communicate my inner conflicts.


Our Minds
Our mental states and emotions.


She said it all started long ago
According to her, the root cause of our issues was a long time back.


Long ago
In the distant past, earlier than what I remembered.


She said it was way long ago she started looking around
She asserted that she had been searching for someone else who was not like me for quite some time.


For someone not like me
She desired to be with someone who was different from me in personality or nature.


Oh, she said
She expressed herself with strong emotion.


I don't like the way you look
She disliked my physical appearance.


And I don't like the way you talk to me
She resented the way I communicated with her.


And she said
She reiterated her negative feelings towards me.


I don't like the way you smile
She had a disdain for my expression of happiness.


And I don't like the way you sleep with me
She had lost interest in physical intimacy with me.


You sleep with me
Referring to engaging in sexual activity.


Please, let me know
I expressed a desire to be informed.


Tell me if I'm wasting my time
I wanted to know if our relationship was futile and not worth continuing.


Oh, and I said
I responded to her request for clarity.


Please, come on, let me know
I implored her to give me a truthful answer.


Cause then when I thought about everything
After pondering and reflecting on our situation.


It came to me
I realized or had an epiphany.


I was blind
I had been ignorant or in denial.


I was seeing things from inside
I had a biased or incomplete perspective, lacking an external viewpoint.


And now it's over now
Our relationship has come to an end.


I don't like the way you think
She did not appreciate the way I thought about things.


And I don't like the way you sing to me
She had a dislike for my singing voice or style.


I don't like the mating vibe
She had a negative feeling towards sexual attraction or behavior between us.


And I don't like the way you make me sigh
She disliked how I made her feel or how I affected her mood or demeanor.


Tell me am I wasting my time
I asked again whether or not our relationship was pointless.


There she goes
She is leaving my presence.


She's going all alone
She is leaving without any company.


Wants to be on her own
She desires to be independent and not with me.


There's nothing I can do
I have no control over her decision and must accept it.


She's packing herself away
She is gathering her things and preparing to leave.


I will never see her again
We will have no further contact or interaction.


I think it's better that way
I believe it is for the best that we part ways.




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1)An area of land where precipitation collects

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2)A point at which water flows out of the watershed boundary

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3)An area of the land that sheds water into a specific water body

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4)None of the above



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