Fool's Trippin
Westside Cartel Lyrics
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Still lingers
Just waking up
I see a shadow of you
Making breakfast for two
I go driving
Past our place and
I see this girl walk by
For a moment I wish it was you
I'm not gonna tell ya
I'm not gonna say that I'm okay, no
I'm tryin' to get over
I'm tryin' to get far away from our mistakes
But I see shadows
Everywhere that I go
It's you, reminding me
Of how we were
Of how it was
I see shadows
Everywhere they follow
It's you and memories
Of how we loved
I've had enough of your shadows
Four months gone
I can't feel you
I don't understand it
Where did you go?
I hate that you're all that I know
I'm not gonna tell ya
I'm not gonna say that I'm okay, no
I'm tryin to get over
I'm tryin' to get far away from our mistakes
You couldn't love me
So why won't you leave me
Shadows
Alone is the only place I want to be
I see shadows
Everywhere that I go
It's you, reminding me
Of how to love
I've had enough
I see shadows
Everywhere they follow
It's you, the memories
Of how we loved
I've had enough
Your shadows
It's you, the memories
Of how we loved
I've had enough of your shadows
Your shadows
The song "Fool's Trippin" by Westside Cartel is about an individual who is struggling to move on from a past failed relationship. The lyrics convey a sense of longing and pain that stem from memories of the once happy and intimate moments that the singer shared with their partner. The opening lines suggest that the memories and longing are still very much present, even though time has passed. The singer sees a shadow of their former partner while making breakfast, and even smells their perfume when they catch a whiff of someone else's scent on the street. They are reminded of how things used to be, how they used to love and be loved.
Despite all these memories reminding the singer of their past and making it difficult to move on, they are making an effort to do so. They are trying to distance themselves from the pain and mistakes of the past, even though they are constantly chased by the shadows that remind them of how things used to be. The final lines of the song show a sense of frustration and a desire to move on from the past, with the singer stating that they have had enough of their partner's shadows and memories.
Overall, the song carries a sense of melancholy and heartbreak that will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced the pain of a failed relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Mornings after
The time after waking up from a night spent with someone
Still lingers
The feeling of the past experience still remains
Just waking up
Trying to shake off the drowsiness of the morning
I see a shadow of you
A ghostly image of the person who is no longer present is visible
Making breakfast for two
The person is making breakfast for the two of them, but the other person is no longer there
I go driving
The person takes a drive to clear their mind
Past our place and
Driving past the shared place where they used to live
I see this girl walk by
A girl walks by, catching their attention
I smell her perfume
The person smells the perfume of the girl that walked by
For a moment I wish it was you
The person wishes the girl that walked by was their previous partner
I'm not gonna tell ya
The person decides not to share their feelings with their former partner
I'm not gonna say that I'm okay, no
The person is not okay and does not want to pretend that they are
I'm tryin' to get over
The person is attempting to move on
I'm tryin' to get far away from our mistakes
The person wants to avoid repeating the same mistakes they made in the past
But I see shadows
The person sees reminders of their former partner everywhere they go
Everywhere that I go
No matter where they go, the person sees reminders of their former partner
It's you, reminding me
The reminders are caused by the person's former partner
Of how we were
The reminders bring back memories of how they used to be together
Of how it was
The reminders bring back memories of how things used to be
I see shadows
The person sees reminders of their former partner everywhere they go
Everywhere they follow
The reminders seem to follow the person wherever they go
It's you and memories
The reminders are caused by the person's former partner and the memories they shared
Of how we loved
The reminders bring back memories of the love they shared
I've had enough of your shadows
The person is tired of the reminders of their former partner
Four months gone
Four months have passed since the end of the relationship
I can't feel you
The person is no longer able to feel the presence of their former partner
I don't understand it
The person does not understand why their former partner left
Where did you go?
The person is questioning where their former partner went
I hate that you're all that I know
The person hates that their former partner is all they know
You couldn't love me
The person feels that their former partner was unable to love them
So why won't you leave me
The person wonders why their former partner won't just leave them alone
Alone is the only place I want to be
The person wants to be alone to avoid the reminders of their former partner
It's you, reminding me
The reminders are caused by the person's former partner
Of how to love
The reminders bring back memories of how to love
I've had enough
The person has had enough of the reminders and memories
Your shadows
The reminders of the person's former partner
It's you, the memories
The reminders bring back memories of the person's former partner
Of how we loved
The reminders bring back memories of how they loved
I've had enough of your shadows
The person is tired of the reminders of their former partner
Contributed by Matthew C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.