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"BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE" – ca khúc thứ 15 trích từ album "BEFORE I FORGET", cũng là ca khúc khép lại album phòng thu lần này của nam ca sĩ/rapper người Úc The Kid LAROI. Mang chất Pop nhẹ nhàng và dễ nghe, bài hát hồi tưởng về một mối tình đã tan vỡ, thể hiện cảm xúc hoài niệm, mất mát và đau lòng. Nó cũng nắm bắt được sự phức tạp về mặt cảm xúc khi nhớ về những khoảng thời gian hạnh phúc trong khi phải đối mặt với thực tế chia ly và nỗi cô đơn sau đó.
Ca khúc đã thành công nắm bắt được sự phức tạp về mặt cảm xúc khi hồi tưởng về một mối quan hệ trong quá khứ, một mối tình đầy ắp tình yêu sâu đậm và sự tiếc nuối. Các yếu tố trữ tình, từ những câu hát nội tâm đến đoạn điệp khúc cảm động, đã truyền tải hành trình của người kể chuyện qua nỗi nhớ và mất mát, cuối cùng vẽ nên một bức tranh sống động về sự tan vỡ trái tim, gây được sự đồng cảm với bất cứ ai từng trải qua những cảm xúc tương tự.
Caught up in the thought of us
And the way you used to feel with me
Tell them anything you like
But the truth, that's a whole 'nother thing, yeah
And now you're sittin' back at home (Back home)
Got you feelin' all alone (All alone)
It's just you and your thoughts now, thoughts now
You thought it'd never be this cold (Thought it'd never be this-)
I bet you thought I'd never sing this song
I hope that you don't take this wrong (I hope that)
I'm just saying that it's different, different than
(Back when you were mine) Uh
You were mine, you were mine
(Back when you were mine) Uh
You were mine, you were mine, ah-yeah
(Back when you were mine)
Uh, I spent all of my money on you, uh
Gave you all of my time, that's true, uh
Did everything I was supposed to do
(Back when you were mine)
I defended every lie about you, uh
I probably would've taken lives for you
Better yet, girl, I probably would've died for you
(Back when you were mine)
And now you're sittin' back at home (Back home)
Got you feelin' all alone (All alone)
It's just you and your thoughts now, thoughts now
You thought It'd never be this cold (Thought it'd never be this-)
I bet you thought I'd never sing this song (Sing this song)
I hope that you don't take this wrong (I hope that)
I'm just saying that it's different, different than
(Back when you were mine) Uh
You were mine (You were mine), you were mine
(Back when) Back when you were mine, uh
(Yeah, I know what you said) You were mine
(You said it was different) You were mine, ah-yeah
(But, baby, it was back then) Back when you were mine
(I said I know what you said, uh)
(You said it was different, uh)
(But, baby, it was back when)
Back when you were mine
(Yeah, I know what you said, uh)
(You said it was different; Baby, it was so)
(But, baby, it was back then)
Back when you were mine
Back when, back when, uh
Back when, back when, uh
Back when, back when (Back when you-)
Back when, back when, uh
Back when, back when, uh
Back when, back when (Back when you-)
