What You're Doing
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The speaker feels hurt, lonely, and frustrated by someoneโs behavior. He asks the other person to stop causing him pain and seems to hope that she will choose a sincere relationship with him. The repeated question makes the complaint feel urgent, while the repeated offer of โa love thatโs trueโ shows that he still wants to be with her.
โFeeling blueโ is an expression meaning sad. โYou got me runningโ may suggest that her mixed signals keep him chasing after her or leave him unsettled; the lyrics do not explain this literally. The contrast between โlyingโ and โa love thatโs trueโ presents honesty as something the speaker wants but believes is missing.
The song gives us only the speakerโs side of the situation. He accuses the woman of lying, but we do not learn what she has said or done, so her motives remain unclear. His repeated questions can sound like a sincere plea for change, but they may also suggest that he feels trapped in a cycle of waiting and disappointment.