Mean

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  1. push around
    be bossy towards
    “I'll bet you got pushed around.
  2. chalkboard
    sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
    You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard,

    calling me out when I'm wounded.”
  3. abuser
    someone who abuses
    She promises not to go down that

    road – not to do the same thing the abuser did.
  4. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    But the cycle ends right now

    'cause you can't lead me down that road,

    and you don't know what you don't know.”
  5. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
    Singer, Taylor Swift, writes many popular songs about relationships.
  6. mean
    denote or connote
    The song “Mean” is about someone treating another person terribly.
  7. succeed
    attain success or reach a desired goal
    It’s also the victim’s promise to succeed in her life.
  8. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    The singer knows that people who experience mean behavior or abuse often hurt others.
  9. treat
    apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose
    The song “Mean” is about someone treating another person terribly.
  10. knife
    edge tool used as a cutting instrument
    “You, with your words like knives

    and swords and weapons

    that you use against me.
  11. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
    The singer knows that people who experience mean behavior or abuse often hurt others.
  12. hurt
    be the source of pain
    That person uses words to hurt someone else and make them feel bad.
  13. weapon
    any instrument used in fighting or hunting
    “You, with your words like knives

    and swords and weapons

    that you use against me.
  14. cure
    a medicine or therapy that treats disease or relieves pain
    But it’s also about the cure for that -- a promise to survive and succeed.
  15. victim
    an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
    It’s also the victim’s promise to succeed in her life.
  16. punishment
    the act of imposing a penalty
    The singer understands that being a mean person is a kind of punishment.
  17. wounded
    suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
    You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard,

    calling me out when I'm wounded.”
  18. words
    language that is spoken or written
    “You, with your words like knives

    and swords and weapons

    that you use against me.
Created on Sun Jun 26 12:12:25 EDT 2011

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