Lyrics
Pack up the boxes
Packing belongings into boxes.
Fill up the car
Preparing to leave by filling up the car.
There’s no use in waiting
Implying impatience or urgency, suggesting it's time to go.
Now that the constant’s gone
Referring to the absence of something constant in life.
Oh now that the constant’s gone
Emphasizing the departure of the constant, possibly a significant change.
Oh now that the constant’s gone
-So come on old Georgia
Calling on the state of Georgia, personifying it, seeking support or guidance.
Don’t you fail me now
Asking Georgia not to disappoint or abandon in this crucial moment.
I left you for Florida
Left Georgia for Florida previously but returned somehow.
But I’ve come back somehow
Expressing the unexpected return and the uncertainty surrounding it.
Oh I’ve come back somehow
-Oh I’ve come back
Reiterating the return, possibly highlighting the significance of it.
I saw a ghost in the yard one day
Seeing a ghost in the yard, suggesting a supernatural or haunting experience.
She told me that I better not stay too long, long
The ghost warns against staying too long, implying danger or negativity.
She said “listen to the house and the way she moves
Advising to listen to the house and its movements.
Listen too close and you’ll fall back in love, love”
Cautioning that getting too close might lead to falling back in love.
And it’s too hard to love
Expressing the difficulty in loving, possibly due to past experiences.
So I’m working towards empty
Working towards emptiness, suggesting a desire to detach or distance.
Though bare’s never reached my eyes
Despite the emptiness, one's eyes haven't become indifferent or detached.
I’ll take down my colors
Removing personal attachments or identity by taking down colors.
And leave you stripped to whites
Leaving someone exposed and vulnerable, stripped down to their core.
Oh leave you stripped to whites
Repeating the idea of leaving someone exposed and vulnerable.
Oh leave you stripped to whites
-I saw a ghost in the yard one day
Reiteration of encountering a ghost in the yard.
She told me that I better not stay too long, long
Repeating the warning about not staying too long with the ghost.
She said “listen to the house and the way she moves
Re-emphasizing the advice to listen to the house and its movements.
Listen too close and you’ll fall back in love, love
Repeating the caution that getting too close may lead to falling back in love.
In love, love”
Reiterating the difficulty in love.
And it’s too hard to love
Emphasizing the challenges of love, possibly concluding the narrative.
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