July
We Were Sharks Lyrics


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I will make promises that I can't keep, but baby
Why can't you just stay strong for me
You give up on us every time I leave, thought this was love
But once again I have been deceived

I was lost, but I found that I never needed you
Till I come home to see you crying
Your love is just like a trap, the way it's pulling me back
You've lost it all, your sanity, to think that you'd end up with me
Go play all your selfish games and know that you're the one to blame
Don't you come crawling back for help, go fall in love with someone else

I fought for so long, why did I hold on
I should have been gone
Feels so good to see you begging
Block out the words you're saying
You can just stop your bragging
I don't care

Your love is just like a trap, the way it's pulling me back
You've lost it all, your sanity, to think that you'd end up with me
Go play all your selfish games and know that you're the one to blame
Don't you come crawling back for help, go fall in love with someone else

I am shaking, my heart's breaking
Why do we do this
We know it's useless
I am shaking, my heart's breaking




Why do we do this
Why do we do this

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to We Were Sharks's song July are a melancholic reflection on a tumultuous relationship. The chorus repeats a refrain of how the singer's love interest, seemingly unable to stay committed, keeps pulling him back into their troubled relationship. The lines, "You give up on us every time I leave, thought this was love / But once again I have been deceived," convey the singer's disappointment and disillusionment with the situation. Furthermore, the singer acknowledges that he is partly responsible for contributing to the toxic dynamic when he sings, "I will make promises that I can't keep."


The verses suggest that the singer is conflicted between wanting to end the relationship entirely and the desire to keep revisiting it: "I was lost, but I found that I never needed you / Till I come home to see you crying." The bridge reveals the singer's frustration and angst with the situation when he repetitively sings, "I am shaking, my heart's breaking / Why do we do this / Why do we do this." Essentially, the song conveys the idea that while love can be passionate and consuming, there comes a time when people need to take responsibility for their behaviors rather than insist on inflicting harm on each other.


Line by Line Meaning

I will make promises that I can't keep, but baby
I promise things that I know I won't fulfill, but still you believe me and keep your faith in me.


Why can't you just stay strong for me
You have to hold on and be strong for me, because I am unreliable and weak.


You give up on us every time I leave, thought this was love
You lose hope in us each time I leave, even though I believed we shared love.


But once again I have been deceived
I was wrong again and the truth reveals that we never had the love that I thought we had.


I was lost, but I found that I never needed you
I thought I was incomplete without you, but it turns out that I don't really need you in my life.


Till I come home to see you crying
I realize that you were hurting, even though I felt like distancing myself from our relationship.


Your love is just like a trap, the way it's pulling me back
Your love is controlling and it's hard to let go because it keeps bringing me back to you.


You've lost it all, your sanity, to think that you'd end up with me
You've given up your mental stability to believe that we would be together.


Go play all your selfish games and know that you're the one to blame
You can continue to act selfishly, but understand that it's your own fault and you'll have to suffer the consequences.


Don't you come crawling back for help, go fall in love with someone else
Don't seek my help or sympathy, instead you should find someone else to love.


I fought for so long, why did I hold on
I spent so much time struggling for us, but now I question myself as to why I kept holding on.


I should have been gone
I should have left earlier and not wasted my time.


Feels so good to see you begging
It's satisfying to see you pleading and asking for forgiveness.


Block out the words you're saying
I choose not to listen to the words you're saying because they're probably insincere anyway.


You can just stop your bragging
You can stop boasting about yourself because it doesn't matter to me anymore.


I don't care
I don't have any feelings towards you anymore.


I am shaking, my heart's breaking
I feel scared and heartbroken.


Why do we do this
Why do we keep repeating the same mistakes?


We know it's useless
We both know that there's no point in continuing this relationship.


Why do we do this
Once again, we are questioning why we still have hope for this relationship.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Steve Creaturo, Randy Frobel, Salvatore Sam Guaiana, Colin Jacques, Josh King, Jason Mooney, Will Plummer

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