The Red Flags All Be Waving

Never love someone deeply
Who does not love you the same
While you're laying down the roots
They are out playing their game
While you're giving them respect
They silently call you names

Their cloaked aggression is slipped in when least expected
It's splattered into pleasant chats so unprotected
Leaves one quite silently perplexed and disrespected
Questioned why, their response is really disconnected

It's like biting a clove left in gravy
Bitter taste in your mind, it's so crazy
If you then spit it out, they play "blame me"
Somehow it's all your fault, you're so lazy

Partners blame you for their bad mood
Then proclaim that they are not rude
They're consumed by their emotion
Say it's only truth emoting
Never second guess their words
They deny that it occurs

The red flags all be waving
Is this really worth saving?
Need to find elevation
To grasp this situation
Decide what you need to do
Figure out what's best for you
Is this your partner for life?
Or a prison full of strife?

Never give someone truly
Who does not give you the same
While you are understanding
They're out giving you the blame
While you're giving them your love
They say your needs are a drain

They come home late, you just want to know what held them up
You'll get a history of when you also messed up
Somehow you are always in the wrong, that is the script
They are never wrong, that is how it is always flipped

It's a subtle reminder of history
Was so long ago in their memory.
There's an apology for the bitterness
But no discarding of the grievances

No matter what you do
It never seems sufficient
No matter what's discussed
They remind you you're deficient

Never trust someone deeply
Who doesn't trust you the same
While you're giving them respect
They are giving you distain
And when the respect departs
There is no love in the heart

If only you would change
Then it would be ideal
But they would be the same
And that's a shitty deal

So never love someone deeply
Who doesn't love you just the same
Because when this love is over
That'll be the depth of your pain
Because when you're all done changing
You will see they are just the same

The red flags all be waving
Is this really worth saving?
Need to find elevation
To grasp this situation
Decide what you need to do
Figure out what's best for you
Is this your partner for life?
Or a prison full of strife?

Is this your partner for life?
Or a prison full of strife?