Don't Know What To Do

The lyrics describe someone struggling after a relationship has ended. At first, the speaker tries to smile and insist that everything is fine, but this feels increasingly unconvincing. As the song continues, loneliness and longing become harder to hide: the speaker admits they do not know how to manage life without the other person.

Several images make this sadness feel immediate. Wanting time to stop suggests that the speaker feels overwhelmed by a painful change. The repeated clock sounds make an otherwise ordinary room feel tense and empty, as if every passing second draws attention to the person’s absence. “Blue” can suggest sadness: the speaker imagines memories and even their lips as blue, connecting heartbreak with a visible, heavy mood. Hoping the phone will ring, then resenting that hope, shows the conflict between wanting to move on and still waiting for contact.

The lyrics also contain contradictions that make the feelings believable. The speaker says being alone is comfortable, yet repeatedly says they do not know what to do alone. “People change” sounds like an attempt to explain the breakup, but the speaker still wonders why they are the one who remains stuck. The song does not explain exactly what happened between the two people; its focus is the confused, uneven experience of missing someone.