you — Summary

BananieRomantic

you you you thats all it is and when i act like i dont care im lying to myself because it is you i think about every minute of every day its you when i cant sleep its you when i do when i see the sun set and the clouds turn to beautiful shades of oranges and pinks its you its you when i hear a sad song its you when i see a guitar its you when i cant think and when i can i cant because its always you when i think of home i think of you its you that makes me oversleep and overthink and love too much but not enough its you when i cry its you when i laugh its you its you that makes me insane and its you that keeps me on this earth i guess a part of me hopes it will all go away because it will never be me its her you think about when you hear the rain she keeps you up she makes you happy she helps you forget its her you love at your worst and although i know this for me it will always be you

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Bananie's "you" is a poem about being completely consumed by one person. The speaker says everything comes back to "you": sunsets, sad songs, guitars, sleepless nights, even the idea of home. The repeated "its you" works like a heartbeat, or like a thought that won't stop looping. Early on, the speaker admits that acting as if they don't care is just lying to themselves.

The feeling is love, but a painful, tangled kind. The speaker loves "too much but not enough," and the person drives them "insane" while also keeping them "on this earth." Near the end, the poem shifts. The speaker seems to realize the loved one is thinking about someone else, "her," and that "it will never be me." Even so, the final lines refuse to let go: for the speaker, it will always be "you." The mood is raw, longing, and quietly heartbreaking, like a confession made late at night.

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