Waterfront
Haunted by Shadows: Unveiling the Depths of 'Waterfront' Emotions
Lyrics
Leave me alone, get out, out of my face
Expresses a strong desire for solitude and a request for someone to leave immediately.
Leave me alone, get out, out of this place
Reiterates the plea for solitude and emphasizes the need for the person to leave the current location.
Stop haunting me! Stop haunting me!
An emphatic demand for the person to stop bothering or disturbing the speaker.
Stay in the shade, keep out of my way
Advises the person to stay in the background and avoid interfering with the speaker's life.
What do you want of me? How low can you be?
A question directed at the person, questioning their motives and moral character.
Stop haunting me! Stop haunting me!
Repeats the plea for the person to stop haunting or troubling the speaker.
Just go anywhere the wind blows
Suggests a desire for the person to go anywhere without specific direction, indicating a strong wish for them to leave.
Just go anywhere at all
Reiterates the previous line, emphasizing the speaker's indifference to the person's destination.
Leave me at the waterfront
Specifically requests to be left alone at the waterfront, possibly symbolizing a place of solace or escape.
Your mouth big as the moon
Metaphorically describes the person's talkativeness or verbosity, comparing their mouth to the size of the moon.
You're like a hole for two
Suggests a negative impact or emptiness associated with the person, likening them to a hole meant for two.
You know what I mean when I say
Indicates that there is a shared understanding or knowledge when the speaker mentions, "You know what I mean when I say."
Strange beasts live in you
Suggests that the person possesses unusual or unsettling qualities, describing them as harboring strange beasts.
Stop haunting me! Stop haunting me!
Repeats the plea for the person to stop haunting or bothering the speaker.
Just go anywhere the wind blows
Reiterates the earlier suggestion for the person to go anywhere, emphasizing the freedom to choose any direction.
Just go anywhere at all
Reiterates the indifference to the person's destination, urging them to go anywhere.
Leave me at the waterfront
Repeats the specific request to be left alone at the waterfront, emphasizing its importance.
There's so much dirt you spread
Expresses dissatisfaction with the person, accusing them of spreading negativity or gossip.
How low can you get, I am so sick of you
Repeats the question from line 5, expressing frustration with the person's low moral standards.
You keep coming back
Highlights the persistence of the person in returning despite the speaker's desire for them to leave.
Stop haunting me! Stop haunting me!
Reiterates the plea for the person to stop haunting or disturbing the speaker.
On the waterfront, On the waterfront,
Repeats the location (waterfront) and may indicate a sense of being haunted even in that specific place.
On the waterfront, On the waterfront
Repeats the idea of being haunted on the waterfront, possibly emphasizing the inescapability of the person's presence.
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