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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Little Consolation" by the artist "We Were Pirates"

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In the song "Little Consolation" by We Were Pirates, the lyrical hero tries to justify himself to his beloved for the breakup. He understands that he hurt her, but assures that he didn't want to.

The hero recalls how he tried to hide his true feelings, pretending that everything was fine. He realizes that his attempts were futile: his beloved always saw right through him, "read him like a book."

He justifies himself by saying that he didn't want to hurt her, so he hid his desire to move on. He swears that he wasn't trying to manipulate her, but admits that his actions made her suffer.

The chorus of the song emphasizes his unwillingness to inflict pain, but at the same time reflects his inability to be honest with his beloved. He acknowledges that she guessed the end was near but continued to play by his rules.

"Little Consolation" is a bitter confession of the inability to be honest with oneself and with a loved one. The hero tries to find solace in the fact that he didn't want to cause pain, but the truth is that he did it anyway.

I told you not to worry, everything was alright

But it didn't seem to calm your nerves or leave you satisfied

Somehow you always seem to read me like a book that goes

On and on and on and on

Still up until the end I guess I thought I had you fooled

I'd try to smile just right, but it wasn't natural

I couldn't make the muscles in my face look right

It looked wrong

I couldn't tell you that I had moved on,

Because the last thing that I wanted was to hurt you

I swear I never meant to lead you on,

But I guess I had you running ‘round in circles

And I hope you know that wasn't my intention

No it wasn't my intention

I've never been the type to wear my heart on my sleeve

It's nothing new, you've always had to read between the lines

And I suspect you saw it coming, but you chose to play

Along

I couldn't tell you that I had moved on,

Because the last thing that I wanted was to hurt you

I swear I never meant to lead you on,

But I guess I had you running ‘round in circles

And I hope you know that wasn't my intention

No it wasn't my intention

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