Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
Love's Undoing: Echoes of Solitude in Anne Murray's Melancholic Tale
Lyrics
I told her to leave me alone
I asked her to stop bothering me
That's what she's done
She did exactly that
Just what she's done
Reiterating her compliance
And a house built for two, ain't a home
A home meant for a couple feels empty with just one person
When it's lived in by one, one lonely one
Living alone in a house intended for two is isolating
And I can no longer hear footsteps
No longer hearing the familiar sound of someone else's steps
Come right down the hall
Describing the absence of someone's presence in the house
Here come the teardrops
Expressing the onset of sadness
Bitter they are, harder they fall
Tears are bitter and the pain is intense
She caught me lying
She discovered my dishonesty
Then she caught a train
She left, possibly by train, after finding out
And I caught a fever
Metaphorically caught an illness or felt unwell
Walking home in the rain, oh yeah
Feeling emotionally distraught while walking home in the rain
But it's over and I'm done
Confirming the end of the relationship
She left me once and for all
She left definitively and conclusively
Here come the teardrops
Repeating the onset of sorrow and pain
Bitter they are, harder they fall
Reiterating the intense bitterness of tears and pain
Here come the teardrops
Repeating the description of bitter tears and intense pain
Bitter they are, harder they fall
Reiterating the bitterness and severity of the pain experienced
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