Another Cigarette
Embers of Heartache: Arcane Rodeo's Tale of Love's Burn
Lyrics
I want to live in a world that's always amber
I desire to live in a perpetual state of warmth and nostalgia.
Trapped there with your eyes and their stare
Feeling trapped by the gaze of your eyes.
And I want to crawl back to your shrine
I wish to return to a sacred place associated with you.
But it's no longer mine
However, that place is no longer under my possession.
I ain't welcome there
I am not welcome there anymore.
Hush hush darlin' you say
An instruction to keep quiet and a term of endearment.
Go on cry your tears over me
Encouraging the person to cry over the speaker.
But there's something you should know darlin'
A warning that there's something important the person should know.
I haven't thought of you in years
The speaker hasn't thought about the person for many years.
Not in years
Reiteration that the speaker has not thought about the person for years.
That's when you put another cigarette out on my heart
Reference to the pain caused when the person extinguished a cigarette on the speaker's heart.
And with the scars I bear it wont hurt at all
The scars make the pain bearable.
When you put another cigarette out on my heart
Despite another hurtful action, the speaker claims not to feel or cry.
I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Asserting that the speaker won't cry; emotions seem numbed.
You know I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Reaffirmation that the speaker cannot feel or cry.
I want to live in a place where the high is never ending
Expressing a desire for a life filled with continuous euphoria.
Where the rush burns in my heart all the time
Desire for a constant rush in the heart.
And I want to exist where the memories of you stare into my eyes
Wanting to live where memories of the person persist like a reflection.
Like a mirror
Comparing memories to a mirror, emphasizing their vividness.
Like it was you
Highlighting the intensity of memories, specifically those related to the person.
Oh foolish darlin' you say
A term of endearment and a statement about the person's love being perceived as insincere.
Your love always seemed so contrived to me
The speaker questions the authenticity of the person's love.
Why can't you see darlin'
Expressing frustration that the person cannot see they were never truly valued.
You were never cherished in my eyes
Confirmation that the person was not cherished in the speaker's eyes or heart.
Nor in my heart
Reiteration that the person was not valued in the speaker's heart.
That's when you put another cigarette out on my heart
Recalling the act of putting out a cigarette on the speaker's heart and the accompanying scars.
And with the scars I bear it wont hurt at all
The scars have lessened the impact of the hurtful action.
When you put another cigarette out on my heart
Despite another hurtful act, the speaker claims not to feel or cry.
I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Reaffirmation that the speaker won't cry; emotions seem numbed.
You know I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Emphasizing that the speaker cannot feel or cry.
And when the smoke clears I sit in an empty room
After a period of turmoil (symbolized by smoke), the speaker is left alone.
And it's last call
Reference to the end of an event or relationship.
And when the smoke clears I stumble home alone
After the emotional turmoil, the speaker is left alone, contemplating where to go.
Wondering, wondering where to go
The speaker is uncertain about the direction to take in life.
Wondering, wondering where to go
Repetition of uncertainty about the future.
That's when you put another cigarette out on my heart
Recalling the pain caused by another cigarette on the heart, but claiming not to cry.
And with the scars I bear it wont hurt at all
The scars have made the pain more bearable.
When you put another cigarette out on my heart
Despite another hurtful act, the speaker claims not to feel or cry.
I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Reaffirmation that the speaker won't cry; emotions seem numbed.
You know I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Emphasizing that the speaker cannot feel or cry.
That's when you put another cigarette out on my heart
Recalling the act of putting out a cigarette on the speaker's heart and the accompanying scars.
No I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Despite another hurtful act, the speaker claims not to feel or cry.
No I won't cry I swear I can't feel
Reaffirmation that the speaker won't cry; emotions seem numbed.</
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