Lyrics
Another walk around the Silverlake reservoir
Reflecting on a walk around the Silverlake reservoir
Listen to songs stuck on repeat
Listens to songs on repeat during the walk
Watching the cars pull up and leave
Observes cars arriving and departing
And I guess I only come here when I'm really bored
Only visits when feeling very bored
For the palm trees
Drawn to the palm trees
And the cracks in the concrete
Finds interest in the cracks in the concrete
I keep looking for milk at a hardware store
Metaphorically searching for something out of place (milk) in an unlikely location (hardware store)
I keep looking for love where I've been before
Seeks love in familiar but unfulfilling places
But I'm gonna get it right this time
Determined to get things right in a new attempt
I'm gonna get it right this time
-Starts with the same old storyline
Recognizing a repetitive pattern in relationships
Over and over
-I'm gonna get it right this time
Expresses commitment to improvement and trying to fix a relationship
I'm gonna get it right this time
-I've memorized both of our lines
-Can't fix you but I'll try, I'll try
-Oooh I'll try
Reiterates the commitment to try
Another person who can play out how the ending goes
Compares relationships to a rewinding VHS, suggesting a predictable outcome
Just like my favorite VHS
-That I'm rewinding yet again
Continues to revisit the past despite closure (Blockbuster closing down)
And the Blockbuster on 3rd Street's been closed down for years
Symbolic act of revisiting a closed Blockbuster, pretending it still exists
But I still walk by sometimes
-Pretending like it's here
-'Cause I keep looking for milk at a hardware store
Continues searching for something in the wrong places
I keep looking for love where I've been before
-But I'm gonna get it right this time
Reiterates the determination to get it right, acknowledging the repetitive storyline
I'm gonna get it right this time
-Starts with the same old storyline
-Over and over
-I'm gonna get it right this time
Expresses the effort to memorize and understand both sides in a relationship
I'm gonna get it right this time
-I've memorized both of our lines
-Can't fix you but I'll try, I'll try
-Oooh I'll try
Reaffirms the commitment to try
Somebody just pull the plug
Wishes for an end to a situation leading nowhere
This has been leading me nowhere
-Over and over and over, mmm
Highlights the repetitive nature of running in circles and seeking resolution
Somebody just pull the plug
-I keep on running in circles
-Over and over and over, mmm
-But I'm gonna get it right this time
Despite challenges, maintains determination to get it right and break the pattern
I'm gonna get it right this time
-Starts with the same old storyline
-Over and over
-I'm gonna get it right this time
Reiterates commitment to improvement and the acknowledgment of inability to fix everything
I'm gonna get it right this time
-I've memorized both of our lines
-Can't fix you but I'll try, I'll try
-Oooh I'll try
Emphasizes the commitment to keep trying
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