Mean Old World
Navigating Heartbreak: Chicken Shack's Mean Old World
Lyrics
This is a mean old world, try livin' by yourself
This world is harsh and unfriendly; trying to live alone is challenging.
This is a mean old world, try livin' by yourself
Reiterates the difficulty of living alone in a tough world.
Can't get the one your lovin' have to use somebody else
Expresses the pain of being unable to be with the one you love, resorting to someone else.
I got the blues, gonna pack my bags and go
Feeling down and wanting to leave the current situation, represented by packing bags.
Yes, I got the blues, gonna pack my bags and go
Continues the theme of leaving due to the blues or emotional distress.
Yes, I guess you really don't love me
Doubting the sincerity of the partner's love, feeling unlucky in love.
I'm just an unlucky so and so.
Self-identification as an unlucky individual in love.
Sometimes I wonder why - can your love be so cool
Questioning why the love received is seemingly cold or indifferent.
Yeah, sometimes I wonder why - can your love be so cool
Reiterating the wonder about the coolness of the love received.
Yes, I guess you don't really don't love me
Reaffirming the feeling of being unloved and unlucky in love.
I'm just an unlucky so and so
Restating the sense of being an unlucky person romantically.
This is a mean old world,
Reiteration of the harsh nature of the world when trying to live alone.
Try and live in by yourself,
Continues to emphasize the challenges of solitary living in a tough world.
This is a mean old world,
Reiterates the difficulty of living alone in a mean and tough world.
Try and live in by yourself,
Reaffirms the challenges of solitary living due to the harsh world.
Can't get the one you're lovin'
Expresses the struggle of not being able to be with the desired person.
Yes, you got to use somebody else
Suggests resorting to someone else when unable to be with the one you love.
You know, I hate to remember
Expresses regret and disdain for past foolish actions.
What a fool I used to be
Reflects on the negative emotions associated with past foolishness.
Yes, I hate to remember
Reiterates the regret and negative feelings about past foolish behavior.
What a fool I used to be
Continues to express regret and negative emotions regarding past foolishness.
I give you all my lovin'
Recalls giving love and feeling betrayed or mistreated in return.
Look how you mistreat me
Highlights the perceived mistreatment after giving all the love.
You know, I smile to keep from worrying
Describes using a smile as a facade to hide worries.
And I laugh to keep from crying
Uses laughter as a defense mechanism to conceal inner sadness.
Yes, I smile to keep from worrying, people
Reiterates using a smile to cope with worries and laughter to mask crying.
You know, I laugh to keep from crying
Reaffirms using laughter as a way to hide the pain of crying.
And that's so's I don't let the public know
Describes the strategy of concealing personal struggles from the public.
What's on my worried mind
Expresses the desire to keep private struggles hidden from public awareness.
Someday baby,
Looks forward to a future where the emotional hurt will no longer be felt.
When the blood runs cold in my veins
Reiterates the anticipation of emotional numbness when the blood runs cold.
I said someday baby,
Continues the anticipation of a time when emotional pain is no longer felt.
When the blood runs cold in my veins
Expresses hope for a future where the partner won't cause pain.
You won't have to hurt old me no more
Conveys the expectation that a cold heart won't feel the pain anymore.
'Cause my heart won't feel no pain
Finalizes the hope for relief from emotional pain in the future.
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