Garbage Day
Unveiling Heartbreak: Brendan Benson's 'Garbage Day' Tale
Lyrics
I try but I don't believe her
The speaker attempts to trust but struggles to believe a woman.
She lies, she's a deceiver
Describes the woman as dishonest and deceptive.
I might, I might just leave her be.
Considers leaving her alone.
Alone in my apartment
Feeling isolated within their apartment.
Lights out, I'm in the dark again
The speaker is in darkness, both literal and metaphorical.
I wait for someone to rescue me
Longing for someone to save or help them.
To say to me
Anticipating someone to communicate with.
But if she throws her heart away
If the woman discards her emotions, the speaker will be there when the waste is removed.
I'll be there on garbage day
Willingness to search through the remnants of emotional debris.
To sift through what's left I guess
To analyze what's left behind emotionally.
To sort through the loneliness
To confront and organize the resultant loneliness.
And I don't mind
Expresses a lack of concern or objection.
No I don't mind
Reaffirms the lack of concern about public perception.
If all the neighbors can see me
Indifference to neighbors witnessing their actions.
I'll take whatever I can get
Willingness to accept whatever is available.
When I can get it
Desire to seize opportunities when possible.
It's that easy
Emphasizes the perceived simplicity of the situation.
Oh believe me
Asserts the ease of the speaker's perspective.
I've known so long it's been on my mind
Recognition of a long-standing issue in the speaker's mind.
Full blown by now and I'm wasting time
Realization that the issue has escalated over time.
I'll leave it all up to her to decide
Leaving the decision to the woman's discretion.
She sighs and says she can't feel love
The woman claims an inability to feel love.
She tries but just can't conceive of
She attempts but cannot grasp the concept of love.
A life without so much pain inside
Her life is filled with considerable internal suffering.
And if she throws her heart away
Reiterates the speaker's readiness to handle emotional discard.
I'll be there on garbage day
Willingness to sort through emotional remnants again.
To sift through what's left I guess
To process the resulting loneliness from the emotional aftermath.
To sort through the loneliness
And I don't, no I don't mind
Repeats the lack of concern about public perception.
If all the neighbors can see me
Yeah, I'll take whatever I can get
Openness to accepting any available opportunity.
When I can get it
Desire to seize opportunities whenever possible.
It's that easy
Reiterates the perceived simplicity of the situation.
Oh believe me
Reaffirms the ease of the speaker's perspective.
It's that easy
So believe me
Reaffirms the simplicity of the situation.
So easy
Oh believe me
Reaffirms the ease of the speaker's perspective.
It's so easy
Expresses certainty about not encountering her again in that place.
And I know I won't see her here again
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