Cleo
Cleo: A Tale of Reflection and Remorse
Lyrics
Lost and I see your face cross the floor
Feeling lost and encountering the face of someone while moving across the floor.
Caught in all the repercussions you adore
Entangled in the consequences that the person admires or enjoys.
Cleo, I know that I can be a bore
Acknowledging that the speaker can be dull or uninteresting to the person named Cleo.
Cleo, I'll be the first one out that door
Expressing a willingness to be the first one to leave in a situation involving Cleo.
Lately, you've been so heavy on me
Feeling burdened or weighed down by Cleo recently.
Please pull me down and drag me around
Pleading to be pulled down and dragged around by Cleo.
And in time, I will be leaving
Anticipating leaving in the future.
It's not fine, I am to blame
Admitting responsibility and that things are not fine.
When I see her face nana
Mentioning the impact of seeing another person's face.
No, I can't complain nada
Expressing an inability to complain or express dissatisfaction.
When she says things change
Referring to Cleo saying that things change.
I know they cannot stay forever
Acknowledging the impermanence of certain things and relationships.
Was a club kid at the limelight before that guy dismembered the other
Recalling a past experience as a club kid before a disturbing incident.
Was a strange story then, but I can't say it's different now
Reflecting on the past and suggesting that it hasn't changed much.
You know you know you should've listened to father
Regretting not heeding advice or warnings from a father figure.
Back then and here was such a bother
Describing a past situation as troublesome or problematic.
Such a strange fucking horror to offer but I got a past to mend
Acknowledging a bizarre and unsettling past, expressing a need for healing.
Sheep skin, You invade where you belong
Referring to invading a space where one belongs, possibly metaphorical.
Chagrin, happy they see your flaws
Mentioning chagrin and the happiness others find in seeing one's flaws.
Cleo, what I see, I yearn for more
Expressing a desire for more of what is observed in Cleo.
Cleo, I cannot speak for your tumor
Expressing uncertainty or inability to speak about Cleo's tumor.
Lately, you've been so heavy on me
Reiterating the weight or burden of Cleo's presence.
Please pull me down and drag me around
Requesting to be pulled down and dragged around by Cleo, similar to line 6.
And in time, I will be leaving
Repeating the anticipation of leaving in the future.
It's not fine, I am to blame
Reaffirming responsibility and acknowledging things are not fine.
When I see her face nana
Repeating the impact of seeing another person's face, similar to line 9.
No, I can't complain nada
Reiterating an inability to complain or express dissatisfaction, similar to line 10.
When she says things change
Recalling Cleo saying that things change, similar to line 11.
I know they cannot stay forever
Reiterating the understanding that certain things cannot stay forever, similar to line 12.
Was a club kid at the limelight before that guy dismembered the other
Repeating the past experience as a club kid before a disturbing incident, similar to line 13.
Was a strange story then, but I can't say it's different now
Repeating the reflection on the past and suggesting that it hasn't changed much, similar to line 14.
You know you know you should've listened to father
Reiterating the regret of not heeding advice or warnings from a father figure, similar to line 15.
Back then and here was such a bother
Repeating the description of a past situation as troublesome or problematic, similar to line 16.
Such a strange fucking horror to offer but I got a past to mend
Reiterating the acknowledgment of a bizarre and unsettling past, expressing a need for healing, similar to line 17.
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