Everything Happens to Me
Jinxed Romance: Navigating Life's Twists in 'Everything Happens to Me'
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Feeling unlucky, as symbolized by the presence of black cats crossing the path
Until I'm almost mad
Feeling close to losing control due to the continuous bad luck
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Suggesting a belief that one has angered or upset the forces of evil
Cause all my luck is bad
Confirming the ongoing streak of unfortunate events
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Plans to play golf are constantly disrupted by unfavorable weather
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Attempts to host a social event are thwarted by complaints or interference
I guess I'll go through life
Acceptance of a life filled with setbacks and misfortunes
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Experiencing a series of inconveniences like catching colds and missing trains
Everything happens to me
A reflection on how various negative things always happen to the singer
I never miss a thing
An observation that nothing escapes the singer's notice, especially negative occurrences
I've had the measles and the mumps
List of illnesses experienced, indicating a streak of bad health
And every time I play an ace
Despite having good cards, someone else always has better ones
My partner always trumps
Continual feeling of being outsmarted or defeated
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Recognizing a tendency to act impulsively without considering consequences
Everything happens to me
Reaffirming the sentiment that everything, especially negative events, happens to the singer
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initially believing that love could break the streak of bad luck
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Hope that love would bring an end to despair but feeling deceived
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realization that optimism about love was misplaced
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Metaphorically conveying the loss of dreams and investments due to unfulfilled love
I've telegraphed and phoned
Attempts to communicate, possibly with desperation
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Using various means to reach out, seeking a response
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a final goodbye, indicating the end of a relationship
And there was even postage due
Even after the relationship's end, there's an unresolved issue (postage due)
I fell in love just once
Experiencing love only once, and it was with the person mentioned
And then it had to be with you
An acknowledgment of the depth of feelings towards that person
Everything happens to me
Final statement reinforcing the theme that negative events always happen to the singer
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