Trust?
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The lyrics describe anger toward someone portrayed as dishonest, selfish, and disloyal. The speaker begins with accusations and threats, then briefly recognizes that the target is still a human being and pulls back from the idea of violence. The repeated claim that nobody trusts anyone leaves the song with a bleak, defensive mood: anger has hardened into a general belief that trust is impossible.
Several expressions make the speakerโs hostility vivid. To โsee right throughโ someone means to recognize their deceit despite their act. โLooking over your shoulderโ suggests fear of consequences or retaliation. Calling someone โtwo-facedโ means they seem friendly or honest but behave differently behind your back. The exaggerated threat about putting the person in a trunk sounds like aggressive posturing, rather than a calm, literal plan.
The songโs certainty is not entirely stable. The speaker insists that trust will never happen, yet the moment of restraintโremembering the other person is humanโcomplicates the tough, threatening voice. The repeated refrain may express a genuine expectation of betrayal, but it could also be a bitter exaggeration shaped by this particular conflict. In either reading, the lyrics show how mistrust can become self-reinforcing: expecting betrayal makes connection harder, and isolation can seem to confirm the expectation.