Fool Me Once
Y'akoto Lyrics


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Say it's not my fault
My heart resigns
But I don't want to know
Go leave me blind
You make them all believe we were alright
You make the hurting start so I get high

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do

I let you do the worst
We fight and cry
I forgive you everything, I'm in denial
We do this everyday, we don't get tired
One, two, three
We play, I win, you win

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do

Feeling it burn
I'm not gonna run from me and you

Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do





Feeling it burn
I'm not gonna run from me and you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Y’akoto’s song Fool Me Once have a deeply emotional and expressive meaning behind it. The song seemingly reveals a bittersweet and unhealthy love story where the singer has been deceived or fooled by her lover, the first time as their fault, but the second time as her own. The first verse hints at the singer’s resignation and denial of her own heartbreak while maintaining her blindness to the actions of her lover. She accuses them of creating the façade they were fine and hurting her in a way that causes her to use drugs or alcohol to escape the pain.


The chorus then comes in with the proverbial idiom “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me too,” to convey the message that the second instance of being tricked hurts them more than the first. She tries to reason it, stating that love can make people do crazy and foolish things, but the cycle of abuse and forgiveness has to end. The lyrics in the second verse suggest a toxic pattern of fighting and crying, followed by forgiveness and denial of the issue, leading to a repetitive ordeal. The bridge highlights the constant battle and the weirdly structured game of “rock, paper, scissors” seems like a shallow decision-making process that mirrors their relationship. In the end, she decides to face the truth and not run despite the burning, painful feeling inside, probably being her love for the person that has left her feeling fooled, hurt, and rejected.


Line by Line Meaning

Say it's not my fault
I am trying to shift the blame


My heart resigns
I am giving up on love


But I don't want to know
I am avoiding the truth


Go leave me blind
I am choosing ignorance


You make them all believe we were alright
You are misleading others about our relationship


You make the hurting start so I get high
You are causing me pain so I turn to drugs for escape


Fool me once, shame on you
If you deceive me once, it's your fault


Fool me twice, shame on me too
If you deceive me twice, it's my fault for trusting you


We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do
We must be crazy for continuing this destructive cycle


I let you do the worst
I am enabling your bad behavior


We fight and cry
Our relationship is full of conflict and tears


I forgive you everything, I'm in denial
I am ignoring your faults and enabling your behavior


We do this everyday, we don't get tired
We repeat this cycle of pain and forgiveness endlessly


One, two, three
We play a game of back-and-forth


We play, I win, you win
We compete to see who can hurt the other more


Feeling it burn
I am experiencing intense emotional pain


I'm not gonna run from me and you
I will not avoid facing the truth about our relationship


Rock, paper, scissors
A reference to the game of chance we are playing in our relationship




Lyrics © Budde Music Publishing GmbH, BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JENNIFER YAN AKOTO KIECK, JOHAN BO KRONLUND, STEFAN OORN

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

_Anna_

Say it's not my fault
My heart resigns
But I don't want to know
Go leave me blind
You make them all believe we were alright
You make the hurting start so I get high

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do

I let you do the worst
We fight and cry
I forgive you everything, I'm in denial
We do this everyday, we don't get tired
One, two, three
We play, I win, you win

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do
Feeling it burn
I'm not gonna run from me and you

Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do
Feeling it burn
I'm not gonna run from me and you



Lena

Lyrics:

Say it's not my fault
My heart resigns
But I don't want to know
Go leave me blind
You make them all believe we were alright
You make the hurting start so I get high
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do
I let you do the worst
We fight and cry
I forgive you everything, I'm in denial
We do this everyday, we don't get tired
One, two, three
We play, I win, you win
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do
Feeling it burn
I'm not gonna run from me and you
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Rock, paper, scissors
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me too
Fool me once, shame on you
We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do
Feeling it burn
I'm not gonna run from me and you



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Fool Me Once Y'akoto

騙我一次


[Verse 1]

Say it's not my fault

(你)說這不是我的錯

My heart resigns

已經無所謂了(我的心放棄了)

But I don't want to know

我一點也不想知道

Go leave me blind

讓我繼續盲目吧

You make them all believe we were alright

你讓他們以為我們很好

You make hearts stop so I got to hide

你止住了感情,我只好藏起來



[Chorus]

Fool me once, shame on you

騙了我一次,為你感到羞恥

Fool me twice, shame on me too

騙了我二次,為我感到恥辱

Fool me once, shame on you

騙了我,你應該要羞愧的

We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do

我們一定會瘋掉、失去理智,因為我們做的好事



[Verse 2]

I let you do the worst
我讓你做了最糟糕的事

We fight and cry

我們爭執、我們哭泣

I forgive you everything, I'm in denial

我原諒你的一切,我不願面對現實

I do this everyday, we don't get tired

我每天都這樣,我們毫不厭倦

One, two, three

一、二、三



We play, I win, you win

我們一起玩,我贏、你贏



[Chorus]

Fool me once, shame on you

騙了我,你好意思嗎

Fool me twice, shame on me too

又再被騙,我也真夠蠢

Fool me once, shame on you

大騙子,恬不知恥

We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do

我們做的事,一定會把我們給逼瘋



[Hook]

Feeling it burn

感覺都燒起來了

I'm not gonna run from me and you

但我不會逃離這段關係



[Bridge]


Rock, paper, scissors

剪刀、石頭、布

Rock, paper, scissors

我贏

Rock, paper, scissors

你贏

Rock, paper, scissors...

繼續猜



[Chorus]

Fool me once, shame on you

騙了我,應該要感到羞愧吧

Fool me twice, shame on me too...

一再被騙,也夠丟人了我

Fool me once, shame on you

一騙再騙,真的很不要臉

We got to be mad, out of our minds, for what we do

再這樣下去,我們會瘋掉的



[Hook]



Feeling it burn

一切都糟透了

I'm not gonna run from me and you

但我不會逃離我們



hoyordugaar m

say it no my false my heart resigns
i don't wanna know go leave me blind
she make them all believe we were alright
(make haddets stairs or i get hide)?

fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me too
fool me once shame on you
we got to be mad out of our minds
for what we do

i let you do the (worth be fine and cry)
i forgive you everything i've been benign
we do this every day we don't get tired
1 2 3 we play i win you when

fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me too
fool me once shame on you
we got to be mad out of our minds
for what we do
feeling it burn i'm not gonna run
for me and you

rock paper scissors
rock paper scissors
rock paper scissors
rock paper scissors

fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me too
fool me once shame on you
we got to be mad out of our minds
for what we do
feeling it burn i'm not gonna run
for me and you



All comments from YouTube:

Welten Bummler

Als ich im Kino saß zu „Willkommen bei den Hartmanns“ da habe ich die Augen geschlossen und dann flossen einfach die Tränen. Der Song gibt diesem Film eine einzigartige Note und ich liebe es, ihn immer und immer wieder zu wiederholen ❤ Danke schön für dieses wunderbare Lied. Danke.❤

Lala Lu

Bei mir genauso ! Liebe den Song 💗

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das_bambi 79

ich hab den film gestern geschaut und war auch ganz ergriffen von dem song. ich dachte aber, da singt ein mann, bis ich jetzt das video gesehen hab...

Kwame Fianko

Well done Y'akoto. Great tune. Proud of your art!

Song des Tages

Happy Friday, Freunde! Zur Einstimmung in ein entspanntes Wochenende gibt's schon mal eine Portion Y'akoto. :) Was geht bei euch?

Jakov Kurakin

Warner Music Germany nix bei euch?

Song des Tages

Spontan ;-)

Free Spirit

Hey by chance if you check out new art can you take a listen to Asim Nkosi - My Queen

Majo Marie-Joséphine

I'm in love with this song! I can't stop listening to it 🤗❤️

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