[Verse 1]
You get dizzy when you’re close to me
Which causes you to act inappropriately
Oh, wait a minute, lemme think
I’ll sit down and have a drink
Maybe one, or maybe seven, maybe three
And maybe tell you what I really mean
My words aren’t what they seem
Although I tend to think
That words don’t mean a thing
Instead I get lonely when you don’t talk to me
It’s the words that I crave so irrationally
Oh, wait a minute, lemme think
I’ll sit down and have a drink
Maybe one, or maybe seven, maybe three
[Verse 2]
Lemme tell you what I really mean
My words aren’t what they seem
Although I tend to think
That words don’t mean a thing
Instead, I get lonely when you don’t talk to me
It’s the words that I crave so irrationally
Wait a minute, lemme think
I’ll sit down and have a drink
Maybe one, or maybe seven, maybe three
[Verse 3]
Lemme tell you what I really mean
(Last night everybody came and went)
My words aren’t what they seem
(When I tried so hard to be the main event)
Although I tend to think
(Every single person in the world agrees)
That words don’t mean a thing
(If you don’t take what you want
You’ll never get what you need)
Instead, I get lonely when you don’t talk to me
It’s the words that I crave so irrationally
Wait a minute, lemme think
I’ll sit down and have a drink
Maybe one, or maybe seven, maybe three
[Outro]
Lemme tell you what I really mean
My words aren't what they seem
[ Part II: Streems Reprise ]
I lost my mind (I lost my way)
But I don’t see a problem anyway
Word on the street that there’s something really happening
But I know that you’re out of control
Oh I know, you sad little boy
The lyrics ‘Instead I get lonely when you don’t talk to me, it’s the words that I crave so irrationally’ show that the narrator feels lonely when that person doesn’t talk to them, but at the same time they want them to feel the same way.
This situation can be explained with an example: imagine you have a friend you care about very much, but that friend has so many other friends. That person might be your first choice, but you probably aren’t even in their top ten best friends. Yet you still want to be their first choice desperately. You want them to be happy mainly with you, and to value you the most.
also those lyrics show that the narrator wants that person to be as desperate as they are. To be desperate for each other equally.
These words convey the feeling of not being able to fully express what you want to say to someone. Sometimes the words you say are misunderstood by the other person. This isn’t directly related to the song, but for example, you might want to tell someone that you want to reconcile with them, yet the words come out so wrong that the other person ends up thinking you actually don’t want them at all. ‘My words aren’t what they seem’ also supports this theme of being misunderstood.