Girl
Unveiling the Complex Tale: A Girl's Journey Through Love and Regret
Lyrics
Is there anybody there? Anybody there?
Expressing a call for attention, seeking someone's presence.
Is there anybody going to listen to my story
Asking if there is anyone willing to listen to the narrator's narrative.
All about a girl who came to stay
Introducing a story about a girl who has come to stay.
She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry
Describing the girl as desirable to the extent that it causes regret.
Still you don't regret a single day
Despite the regret, acknowledging that not a single day is regretted.
Girl girl girl
Repeatedly emphasizing the presence of the girl in the narrator's thoughts.
Girl girl girl
-When I think of all the times I tried so hard to leave her
Reflecting on attempts to leave the girl, her emotional response, and the narrator's continued belief in her promises.
She would turn to me and start to cry
-And she promises the earth to me and I believe her
-After all this time I don't know why.
Expressing confusion or uncertainty about the reasons for the enduring belief.
Girl girl girl
Reiterating the impact of the girl on the narrator and the emotional connection.
Oh girl girl girl
-She's the kinda girl that puts you down when friends are there
Portraying the girl as someone who puts the narrator down in public but acts cool when complimented.
You feel a fool
-When you say she's looking good she acts as if she's understood
-Its cool
-Girl girl girl
Repeating the word "girl" as a refrain.
Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure
Raising questions about the girl's understanding of the relationship between pain and pleasure and the traditional concept of hard work.
Did she understand it when they said
-That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure
-Will she still believe it when he's dead?
-Girl girl girl
Continuing to express thoughts about the girl, possibly frustration or confusion.
Girl girl girl
-Why don't you understand?
Questioning the girl's understanding of the narrator's efforts and expressing frustration and a sense of wasted time.
Why don't you understand woman, what I do for you?
-How I'd break my back and sweat
-Worthless little thing
-Why am I wasting time on you?
-Girl, girl can't ya hear me?
Calling out to the girl, expressing a desire to be heard and seeking her presence.
Oh where are ya,ya little devil?
-Girl girl girl
Repeating the refrain, possibly emphasizing the continued impact of the girl.
Girl girl girl
-Why didn't your mother bring you up right?
Rhetorically questioning the upbringing of the girl's mother, suggesting a moral judgment.
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