Cold In July
Chilled Embers: Love's Undoing in Cold July
Lyrics
Summers meant for dumb love
Summers are traditionally associated with carefree and naive love.
But you and I just came undone
The relationship between the speaker and the other person has fallen apart.
Early winter for the two of us
The emotional state is now like an early winter, indicating a cold and distant phase.
Now I just feel used and numb
The speaker feels used and emotionally numb.
June came and I just knew
In June, the speaker had a premonition or realization about the deteriorating relationship.
Night's alone listening to blue
Nights are spent alone, listening to melancholic music.
Didn't mean that much to you
Whatever happened didn't hold much significance for the other person.
Didn't mean that much to you
Repetition emphasizes the lack of importance the relationship had for the other person.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeating "Yeah" may express resignation or acknowledgment of the situation.
Guess you found someone else
The other person has found someone else.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
The speaker is left alone.
Guess I'll walk home by myself
Repeating the acknowledgment of walking home alone, reinforcing the solitude.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeating "Yeah" may emphasize the sense of isolation and abandonment.
It's so cold in July
The speaker expresses the emotional coldness in July, symbolizing the emotional distance.
So cold in July
Reiteration of the emotional coldness in July.
Breaking into neighbours pool's
Engaging in rebellious or impulsive actions like breaking into a neighbor's pool.
Suburban helling it with you
Engaging in risky behavior with the other person.
Nothing left for me to do
The speaker feels there is nothing left to do in the relationship.
Now I'm alone what else is new?
The speaker is now alone, emphasizing the recurring theme of solitude.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeating acknowledgment of the other person finding someone else.
Guess you found someone else
Repeating acknowledgment of being left alone.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeating acknowledgment of walking home alone.
Guess I'll walk home by myself
Reiteration of the emotional coldness in July.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
-It's so cold in July
Repetition of the emotional coldness in July, highlighting the pervasive feeling.
So cold in July
Repetition of the emotional coldness in July.
Last waltz
Reference to a last waltz and kiss, indicating the end of the relationship.
Last kiss
Reiteration of the final moments of the relationship.
Same crushing feeling
The intense emotional pain remains consistent.
Summers meant to end like this
Suggesting that the end of summer relationships is typically painful.
Last waltz
Repeating the reference to a last waltz and kiss.
Last kiss
Reiterating the final moments of the relationship.
Same crushing feeling
The enduring and crushing feeling remains unchanged.
Summers meant to end like this
Emphasizing that the end of summer relationships is typically painful.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeating acknowledgment of the other person finding someone else.
Guess you found someone else
Repeating acknowledgment of being left alone.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeating acknowledgment of walking home alone.
Guess I'll walk home by myself
Reiteration of the emotional coldness in July.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
-It's so cold in July
Repetition of the emotional coldness in July, highlighting the pervasive feeling.
So cold in July
Repetition of the emotional coldness in July.
Summers meant for dumb love
Summers are traditionally associated with carefree and naive love.
But you and I just came undone
The relationship between the speaker and the other person has fallen apart.
Early winter for the two of us
The emotional state is now like an early winter, indicating a cold and distant phase.
Now I just feel used and numb
The speaker feels used and emotionally numb, reinforcing the aftermath of the relationship.
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