The song analyzes Chris Brown's song "Open Road (I Love Her)". It describes the lyrics expressing regret over not appreciating his partner and now feeling her loss. He realizes she will not take him back and feels vulnerable without her. He now understands her perspective and feels she has influence over him. He takes full blame for the situation and feels lost without her love, longing for another chance on the "open road" of their relationship.

1. Lyric Analysis

2. Chris Brown – Open Road (I Love Her) ( Verse 1 ) I shoulda been a better man Instead of wasting time spending my life searching for the finer things Woaaah, you always gave me another chance to make it right, But I didn’t deserve, cause I didn’t understand (Chorus) And I feel so bad, Cause you wouldn’t do the same to me, But I know what your weakness is, is, is And you feel so mad, And now you’re on an open road so gone not looking back, back, back Demonstrates feeling of regret Wasn’t happy with what he had, but now she’s gone, he misses that He now knows that he may not get another chance Now he does understand (didn’t – past tense) The symbolism of an open road is that it seems to have no beginning and no end. Represents the vulnerability he feels She does not regret the decision she made to leave him. Once she has gone, she wont go back.

3. I thought I had you on a leash, Like I could do whatever I wanted to when I wanted to, And you was gonna wait for me baby Nooo, and now the tables have turned, And now I feel like you’re the master and I’m on the strings, You’re in control of me, “ Chorus” I’m looking for her I’m tryna find her I really need her I think I love her (x2) Thought he had control of her, objectified her? She wont wait for him any more Everything has changed and he can’t handle it He feels like she has influence over everything he does now she is always on his mind 5 syllables on each line, helps the structure of the song and makes it sound better. These lines almost shows a perspective that he is talking directly to you.

4. You can blame it all on me I know it’s like this because of me Now I’m just like a hitchhiker waiting for a ride with no cars in sight I wanna see her I don’t ever wanna leave her I wanna keep ya I think I love her He accepts the blame. He takes it on the chin and knows that it is his fault that it is all happening The hitchhiker on the open road. The song is about him being lost without his love, on this long and never ending open road of pain. He is that hitchhiker, and he cant be saved from the road he is on. The cars could symbolise her, he’s waiting for her to come and rescue him? If he ever got the chance again, he would never leave her LOST LOVE.