Lyrics
I couldn't wait to find you
The speaker eagerly anticipated finding someone.
I only ever left to return, return
The speaker left previously but only with the intention of coming back.
I couldn't wait to find you
Reiteration of the anticipation of finding someone.
Smiling, how I'd left you, in fur, black fur
The person left behind was found smiling and wearing black fur.
At the party, who was left behind?
Pondering who was left behind at the party.
At the party, who was left behind?
Repetition, emphasizing the question of who was left behind.
At the party, who was left behind?
Continuation of questioning who was left behind at the party.
At the party, I was left behind
The speaker realizes they were the one left behind at the party.
I stared into the water
The speaker reflects on staring into the water.
My sister, where's my daughter?
The speaker expresses concern for their sister and daughter.
You heard, you heard
Confirmation that someone heard how hard the speaker tried to find someone.
How hard I'd tried to find you
The speaker emphasizes their efforts to find the person.
Soaking where I'd left you in fur, black fur
The person was left in black fur and now soaked in the same.
At the party, who was left behind?
Questioning who was left behind at the party.
At the party, who was left behind?
Repetition, highlighting the theme of abandonment at the party.
At the party, who was left behind?
Continuation of questioning who was left behind at the party.
At the party, you were left
The person addressing the question acknowledges being left behind.
"Where, oh where, did you last see her?
A quoted question asking about the last sighting of the missing person.
She was right there soaking in black fur"
The response indicating that the person was last seen soaked in black fur.
At the party, who was left behind?
Repetition of the question of who was left behind at the party.
At the party, who was left behind?
Continuation of the theme, emphasizing abandonment.
At the party, who was left behind?
Further questioning of who was left behind at the party.
At the party you were left
The conclusion that the person asking the question was the one left behind at the party.
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