Cape Canaveral
Countdown of Heartbreak: Cape Canaveral's Melancholic Departure
Lyrics
I should trade my heart in for a watch
I should replace my emotions with a clock
'Cause all I do is watch the numbers slip away
Because all I do is witness time slipping away
My lips silently repeat the countdown
My mouth silently counts down, expressing difficulty in articulating
'Cause it's so hard to say
Expressing the challenge of expressing certain feelings
I always knew, I always knew that you would leave
A recognition that the departure of a significant other was expected
Do you know where the hell we are
Questioning the current state of affairs or emotions
All the birds are far too quiet in the trees
Observing an unusual silence in nature, possibly reflecting a disturbance
Frightened by the sweet things we told each other
Noting that positive confessions or promises have a frightening impact
Frightened by the things we made them see
Acknowledging that the shared experiences have affected others adversely
I always knew, I always knew that you would leave
Reiteration of the anticipated departure of the significant other
That you would leave
Reaffirming the inevitability of the departure
Like hunger that you always have to feed
Comparing the yearning for connection to a perpetual hunger
Like when Don Rickles spotlight goes blue
Referencing a moment when a comedian's routine turns serious or melancholic
The countdown tells me I am better off alone
Implying that the countdown signifies a better state of being alone
And so empty without you
Expressing a sense of emptiness in the absence of the significant other
I always knew, I always knew that you would leave
Repeating the earlier acknowledgment of the expected departure
You would leave, that you would leave, that you would leave
Reiterating the certainty of the significant other's departure
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