We Lose Because We Win

We Lose Because We Win - meaning Summary

Small Victories, Lasting Loss

This very short lyric considers the paradox of victory: winning can produce loss. The speaker imagines gamblers who, despite occasional wins, remain haunted by past losses and keep gambling. The poem compresses a moral snapshot about memory, repetition, and human tendency to replay risk. It suggests that triumphs do not erase regret and may even compel renewed risky behavior rather than bring closure.