This song seems to be about an old lover that continuously led their partner on. Steffan writes about the pain he experienced trying to get over this person and how he wishes they would never have told him that they never had any intention of staying with him.
[Verse 1]
Throw yourself back, you were better back then
But then you started to play dumb and you started to pretend
You say a lot of words but they don't make sense
No, I think I'm better off by myself in the end
It's time now to drop off, home at 3 o'clock in the morning
And I'm still alone with you
It's never a good idea to show what you have in your mind
And you're all alone with me too
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Chorus]
Keep your secrets to yourself
And put me high up on a shelf
Look at me when you walk by
Just enough to make me cry
Make me cry
[Verse 2]
A sidewalk's cracks, you step on my back
And you look away as the bones begin to crack
Keep me healthy, keep me strong
Don't keep me with you all day long
You're hurting me, don't look at me
Don't look at me, don't look at me
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Chorus]
Keep your secrets to yourself
And put me high up on a shelf
Look at me when you walk by
Just enough to make me cry
[Bridge]
Now listen, you're a very talented individual
Make it seem like you care when you couldn't care less
It's pretty impressive
And I never would've guessed that all this time
I was just the one who'd watch from the sidelines
While you ran off with somebody else
But you were never mine to begin with
Just a dream of mine that I live with everyday
And it eats away at whatever made me think you were any good
In the first place
I'm over it by now, I'm over you
And all the excuses that you couldn't love me
I just wish you never told me
[Chorus]
Keep your secrets to yourself
And put me high up on a shelf
Look at me when you walk by
Just enough to make me cry
Make me cry
Make Me Cry was written by Fin Argus.
Make Me Cry was produced by Doug Rockwell.
Fin Argus released Make Me Cry on Wed Jun 08 2016.