She's a Lover
Love Lost: A Melancholic Tale of Heartbreak by Bob Geldof
Lyrics
She's a lover
She possesses qualities of a lover.
And she fits inside my head
She occupies a significant place in the speaker's thoughts.
She's a lover
Reiteration of her being a lover.
But there's nothing happening in my bed
Despite her lover status, there is no intimacy or activity in the speaker's bed.
She's a lover and she won't be back
Emphasizes her lover status again and suggests she won't return.
She's a lover and I got the sack
She's a lover, but the speaker lost his job (got the sack).
I can't take it or take her back
The speaker can't bear the situation or bring her back.
It's being raining
Reference to the weather conditions.
I've been sitting here all afternoon
The speaker has been contemplating or waiting for something.
It started snowing
Mention of a change in weather, perhaps reflecting a shift in the speaker's emotional state.
And I turned the light on in my room
The speaker is taking action, turning on the light in his room.
She's a lover but the loving's gone
Despite being a lover, the emotional connection has faded.
She's a lover, she's a smoking gun
She's a lover, but her actions are destructive like a smoking gun.
Bang, bang, you're done
Implies a sudden and irreversible end to the relationship.
Now I'm a man with all this
The speaker reflects on his own identity with unusual thoughts.
Weird stuff inside his head
There is an unsettling presence of strange ideas in the speaker's mind.
She's a lover and she won't be back
Reiteration of her absence with a sense of finality.
She's a lover and I got the sack
Reinforces the idea that the speaker lost his job because of the relationship.
I can't take it back
The speaker can't undo the situation.
I loved her like the early leaves of spring
The speaker loved her intensely, akin to the vitality of early spring leaves.
That weigh the branches of those waking trees
Metaphorical description of the weight of their love on their relationship.
The best of us is love she'd say
She believed that love is the best part of humanity.
The rest of us, dust and decay
The remainder of humanity is described as transient and deteriorating.
Then my lover turned away
She turned away from the speaker.
She's a lover but the loving's gone
Despite being a lover, the emotional connection has dissipated.
She's a lover, she's a smoking gun
She, as a lover, is now a destructive force, like a smoking gun.
Bang, bang, it's done
Implies a sudden and irreversible conclusion to the relationship.
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