Raggedy Heart
Raggedy Heart's Tale of Love's Trials
Lyrics
What have you done to me
Expressing surprise or dismay at the impact the other person has had on the speaker.
Lovin' and leavin' me
Describing a pattern of love and abandonment by the other person.
Look at us fallin' apart
Observing the relationship crumbling or disintegrating.
Why did it have to be
Raising a question about the inevitability of the negative outcome.
Oh, such a tragedy
Characterizing the situation as a significant and unfortunate event.
Me and my raggedy heart
Referring to the speaker and their emotionally wounded heart.
I thought I was healing
Believing that the speaker was recovering from difficult times.
The hard times were over
Expressing a positive state that is now disrupted.
A beautiful feeling being with you
Describing a positive emotion experienced in the relationship.
Now you're just like the others
Noting a change in the other person's behavior, comparing them to past failed relationships.
Yesterday lovers
Referring to past relationships that ended negatively.
My heart's been broken again and again
Expressing the recurrent pain of a broken heart.
What have you done to me
Reiterating the impact of the other person's actions.
Lovin' and leavin' me
Describing the repeated cycle of love and abandonment.
Look at us fallin' apart
Observing the relationship falling apart.
Why did it have to be
Repeating the question about the inevitability of the negative outcome.
Oh, such a tragedy
Reiterating the significant and unfortunate nature of the situation.
Me and my raggedy heart
Referring again to the speaker and their emotionally wounded heart.
It's torn and tattered and hurtin' like crazy
Describing the damaged and pained state of the heart in vivid terms.
Another dream shattered
Referring to the collapse of a dream and a sense of hopelessness.
Some fools never learn
Commenting on the apparent failure of some individuals to learn from past mistakes.
I just keep on believing that true love will happen
Maintaining a belief in the possibility of true love despite repeated disappointments.
So my heart gets broken again and again
Acknowledging the persistent cycle of heartbreak despite optimistic beliefs.
What have you done to me
Repeating the impact of the other person's actions on the speaker.
Lovin' and leavin' me
Reiterating the pattern of love and abandonment.
Look at us fallin' apart
Observing the continued deterioration of the relationship.
Why did it have to be
Repeating the question about the inevitability of the negative outcome.
Oh, such a tragedy
Reiterating the significant and unfortunate nature of the situation.
Me and my raggedy heart
Referring again to the speaker and their emotionally wounded heart.
Me and my raggedy heart
Concluding the repetition of the impact of the other person's actions.
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