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You were almost kind,
You were almost true,
Don't let me see
That other side of you
You have learned in time
That you must be cruel,
I'll have to wait
To get the best of you
Poison in everything you say
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way
You were almost kind,
You were almost true,
But give away that other side of you
Happens every time
So it must be true
Step on a kid
He'll grow up hating you
Poison in everything you say
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way
Were you ever kind?
Were you always cruel?
Who's ever seen
That other side of you?
Happened every time,
So it must be true
Where did you learn
It's either him or you
You were almost kind,
You were almost true,
Don't let me see
That other side of you
You have learned in time
That you must be cruel,
I'll have to wait
To get the best of you
Poison in everything you say
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way
You were almost true,
Don't let me see
That other side of you
You have learned in time
That you must be cruel,
I'll have to wait
To get the best of you
Poison in everything you say
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way
You were almost kind,
You were almost true,
But give away that other side of you
Happens every time
So it must be true
Step on a kid
He'll grow up hating you
Poison in everything you say
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way
Were you ever kind?
Were you always cruel?
Who's ever seen
That other side of you?
Happened every time,
So it must be true
Where did you learn
It's either him or you
You were almost kind,
You were almost true,
Don't let me see
That other side of you
You have learned in time
That you must be cruel,
I'll have to wait
To get the best of you
Poison in everything you say
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way
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In this song, the singer is begging the person to be real and honest above all else. "Don't let me see, That other side of you".
The "Either way" line shows how inside ourselves we choose to belittle the choice between our "child" self and "product of society" self. This gives us a false self of confidence in our decision. It is as if, since being a child, we are told to be cruel.
or someone who just founnd out thier lover is an ass
now twisted. My father "learned in time that he must be cruel" to get what he wanted from us, though it put "poison in everything" he said. Nothing he has ever said has meant anything because of who he once was. "Where did you learn, its either him or you?" He used physical abuse to get what he wanted, pitting my siblings against him. This was a quality my mother never saw in him before marrying him, he was "almost kind, he was almost true" I see this song through the eyes of my brother, and every time I listen to it I remember him being thrown down a flight of stairs by my father. "I'll have to wait to get the best of you." We looked on in spite, waiting till the chance to strike back. This song describes child abuse and the feeling that arise from it perfectly.
it's the anthem of my father. He would lose his temper, lose his self-control, and the next morning he would wonder why his children shudder in his presence.