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If you want to be my friend
You want us to get along
Please do not expect me to
Wrap it up and keep it there
The observation I am doing could
Easily be understood
As cynical demeanor
But one of us misread
And what do you know
It happened again
A friend is not a means
You utilize to get somewhere
Somehow I didn't notice
Friendship is an end
What do you know
It happened again
How come no-one told me
All throughout history
The loneliest people
Were the ones who always spoke the truth
The ones who made a difference
By withstanding the indifference
I guess it's up to me now
Should I take that risk or just smile?
What do you know
It happened again
What do you know
You want us to get along
Please do not expect me to
Wrap it up and keep it there
The observation I am doing could
Easily be understood
As cynical demeanor
But one of us misread
And what do you know
It happened again
A friend is not a means
You utilize to get somewhere
Somehow I didn't notice
Friendship is an end
What do you know
It happened again
How come no-one told me
All throughout history
The loneliest people
Were the ones who always spoke the truth
The ones who made a difference
By withstanding the indifference
I guess it's up to me now
Should I take that risk or just smile?
What do you know
It happened again
What do you know
Lyrics submitted by fridgebuzz
Track duration: 03:08
"Misread" as written by Eirik Glambek Boe, Erlend Otre Oeye
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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If you wanna be my friend
You want us to get along
Please do not expect me to
Wrap it up and keep it there
(as in you want to be friends but dont expect me to just keep it at that and be satisfied by just that)
A friend is not a means
You utilize to get somewhere
Somehow I didn't notice
friendship is an end
(She is utilizing him< or using him. someone misread the situation and the relationship ended at friends
so they didnt become anything more than friends and maybe they are no longer friends hence " the lonliest people" part)
What do you know
It happened again
(this is just repetition to show that he seems to be in this situation over and over again)
and now my favorite line
"The ones who made a difference
By withstanding the indifference"
he made a difference by not acting indifferent, so maybe he did try speaking his mind and she misread period.
How come no-one told me
All throughout history
The loneliest people
Were the ones who always spoke the truth
best line in the song..
should i take that risk, or just smile?...
my first interpretation would be that he's trying to choose between a life of solitude and a life with friends. being alone means being self-reliant and independent, without anyone to let you down. but a life with others is wonderful because they're there to share it with you, but you end up losing sight of yourself, a lot. the balance between both is important, yet sometimes we struggle with question anyway.
my second interpretation would be about him misinterpreting his relationship to a friend. he loves her, she doesn't, he's aware of this and can't stay friends with her because of it.
i'm a girl so i'm gonna put it this way.. she likes him, but he only wants to be her friend, so, nothing can happend between them. "friendship is an end".
Still, she wants to be with him.
Maybe the guy is really kind to her, so she missunderstood his intentions.. "But one of us misread".
**Should I take that risk or just smile?
That's what i'm asking... lol... should i take that risk or just smile ? =s...
luv this song