Duct Tape Can't Fix
Fixing Hearts Beyond Duct Tape: Bryce Hensley's Melodic Reflection
Lyrics
You never liked the Skoal ring in the back of my old jeans
You disliked the tobacco ring mark on the back of my old jeans.
And these worn out boots and cheap beer were never your thing
My worn-out boots and preference for cheap beer weren't appealing to you.
But you always had a taste for the finer things in life
You had a penchant for luxurious things such as red wine, Calvin Klein, and multiple pairs of shoes.
Like red wine, Calvin Klein, a hundred pairs of shoes
Preferences to make me match your style.
Try to dress me up just so I can match you
Trying to change me to fit your preferences.
The man upstairs must have known you weren't my type
It seems fate (or a higher power) knew you weren't the right fit for me.
Keep trying to change me, you're just wasting your time
Your efforts to change me are futile.
Cause it couldn't keep us together like Ford taillights
Comparing the inability of certain things (like duct tape) to keep us together, similar to Ford taillights.
A hole in a hose on a hot Summer night
A metaphorical reference to a minor issue in contrast to the bigger relationship problems.
The soles of these shoes after all this time I spent chasing you
The wear and tear on my shoes from pursuing you.
It kept the AC unit in my window sill, but couldn't ever change the way you feel
Duct tape symbolically represents an attempt to fix things but couldn't change your feelings.
You can't teach an old dog no new tricks
A metaphor suggesting resistance to change.
And there's just some things duct tape can't fix
There are limitations to what duct tape (or efforts) can repair in a relationship.
There's just some things duct tape can't fix
Reiteration of the limitation of duct tape in fixing relationship issues.
I know you're probably checking my location
An assumption that you might be monitoring my whereabouts.
Trying to figure out what new mistakes that I've been making
Trying to find faults or errors I've been making.
But here it's a two for one happy hour, ain't just talking drinks
At a place where drinks are on offer, implying a casual atmosphere.
And the blonde in the corner just shot me wink
Receiving attention from someone else.
Drinking through being stuck on you
Coping with the feelings of being stuck on you through drinking.
Cause it couldn't keep us together like Ford taillights
Reiteration of the inability of certain things to maintain the relationship.
A hole in a hose on a hot Summer night
Metaphorically highlighting a minor issue in contrast to relationship problems.
The soles of these shoes after all this time I spent chasing you
Further damage to my shoes due to chasing after you.
It kept the AC unit in my window sill, but couldn't ever change the way you feel
Similar to earlier, duct tape metaphorically represents an attempt that couldn't change your feelings.
You can't teach an old dog no new tricks
Resistance to learning or adapting.
And there's just some things duct tape can't fix
Reiteration of the limitations in fixing relationship issues.
There's just some things duct tape can't fix
Emphasizing the point that some problems can't be fixed with duct tape.
Cause even the best don't last forever
Highlighting the impermanence of even the best things.
And you change your mind more than the weather
Comparing the frequency of changing opinions to unpredictable weather.
Cause it couldn't keep us together like Ford taillights
Reiterating the inability of certain things to maintain the relationship.
A hole in a hose on a hot Summer night
Reiterating a minor issue compared to the larger relationship problems.
The soles of these shoes after all this time I spent chasing you
More damage caused to my shoes in pursuit of you.
It kept the AC unit in my window sill, but couldn't ever change the way you feel
Repeatedly trying to fix things but failing to change your feelings.
You can't teach an old dog no new tricks
Stating the resistance to learning or change.
And there's just some things duct tape can't fix
Emphasizing the limitations in fixing relationship issues.
There's just some things duct tape can't fix
Reiteration of the fact that some problems cannot be fixed with duct tape.
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