Tell Me It’s Over Lyrics
I ain't playing no games
'Cause I've got nothing left to lose
I'm so tired of circular motions
They leave me dizzy and confused
My heart, oh no, is not your revolving door
I get stuck spinning and spinning and spinning
Oh, 'til I collapse on the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
But every time that you touch me
I forget what we're fighting about
Oh, you come and you leave
Shame on me for believing every word out of your mouth
[Chorus]
Tell me it's over if it's really over
'Cause it don't feel like it's over
Whenever you're closing the door, no
So tell me it's over
[Verse 2]
Darling, you
Oh, you taste so bittersweet
Can't get you off of my lips
You're dangerous
Wanna take me like a thief
Oh, and I
I should let this go
I try and I try, I try
But why, why won't you leave me alone?
[Chorus]
Tell me it's over if it's really over
'Cause it don't feel like it's over
Whenever you're closing the door, no
So tell me it's over if it's really over
'Cause every time you come over
It doesn't feel over no more
So tell me it's over
[Bridge]
I keep on leaving the light on
Hoping to find something else, oh
I've played the fool for the last time
I just can't do this myself
[Chorus]
Tell me it's over if it's really over
'Cause it don't feel like it's over
Whenever you're closing the door, no
Tell me it's over if it's really over
'Cause every time you come over
It doesn't feel over no more
So tell me it's over
About
The second single from Head Above Water, “Tell Me It’s Over,” is about leaving one’s partner behind and terminating a toxic relationship.
Avril sings about the vicious cycle she was on, where regardless of the fights and all the suffering in the relationship she always came back; now she wishes the relationship is over for good.
Q&A
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In an interview covered by Billboard, Lavigne said:
“Tell Me It’s Over” is an anthem about being strong, finally putting your foot down and closing the door on a relationship that you know is wrong after time and time again of falling for their games,”
If someone doesn’t treat you the way you deserve to be treated, don’t put up with it. It’s understandably so hard because in the past every time you saw them, they sucked you in and you fell right back into their web, but not anymore starting now.
The vocals and the lyrics are very vulnerable which is reflective of the feelings I had in relationships like these. I wanted to write something classic and have been inspired by some of the timeless queens I listen to everyday at home, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Etta James. They represent women who stand up for women and aren’t going to put up with a man’s bullshit anymore."
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