Foxygen - Rock, Independent
How Can You Really by Foxygen Lyrics
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Duration: 3:34
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[Verse 1] In the morning when they found us And we woke up in the coconut wind How you took my hand and told me All the stories of the places you'd been [Pre-Chorus 1] And how you thought that I could make it How you were the one for me Yeah [Chorus] How can you really love someone who can't love you? How can you love someone you can't leave? It's my fault, it's your fault too How 'bout you go and find somebody who can love you [Verse 2] When I wake up in the morning How I long to tell you all of my dreams But how I've learned not to care If you're not the star of that scene, so it seems And how can you treat me so badly? If you love me don't treat me so mean 'Cause I'm done politely asking Can't you see all the pain that I'm in? [Pre-Chorus 2] It's gettin' pretty hard to make it That's all the time for me, and for you [Chorus] How can you really love someone who can't love you? How can you love someone you can't leave? It's my fault, it's your fault too How 'bout you go and find somebody who can love you How can you really love someone who can't love you? How can you love someone you can't leave? It's my fault, it's your fault too How 'bout you go and find somebody new [Outro] How can you really love someone who can't love you? How can you love someone you can't leave? It's my fault, it's your fault too How 'bout you go and find somebody who can love you How can you really love someone who can't love you? How can you love someone you can't leave? It's my fault, it's your fault too How 'bout you go and find somebody who can love you
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Meaning of "How Can You Really" by Foxygen
The lyrics paint a picture of a relationship caught in a painful cycle, starting with a seemingly idyllic morning after. The central tension revolves around a profound inability to reciprocate love and a desperate, yet futile, attempt to maintain a connection. The narrator grapples with the paradox of loving someone incapable of returning that love, and being unable to break free from them. This internal conflict is externalized through accusations of mistreatment, questioning how love can coexist with such pain. The repeated questions, "How can you really love someone who can't love you?" and "How can you love someone you can't leave?" form the emotional core, highlighting the narrator's confusion and frustration. The shift from a shared dream in verse two to a learned indifference, "how I've learned not to care / If you're not the star of that scene," reveals a coping mechanism born from repeated disappointment. This writing is effective because it captures the raw, circular nature of a toxic relationship. The blame is shared, "It's my fault, it's your fault too," but the ultimate plea is for escape and self-preservation, urging the other person to "go and find somebody who can love you." The repetition of the chorus amplifies the feeling of being trapped, making the final plea for separation feel both inevitable and heartbreaking.
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Credits
- Writers
- Jonathan Rado
- Sam France