TUMMY ACHE
Emotional Turmoil: Navigating Heartache in Cloud Pham's TUMMY ACHE
Lyrics
Let's go!
Expressing readiness or enthusiasm to embark on a journey or activity.
I never was a wise man but
Acknowledging a lack of wisdom in general.
Always had a little faith that
Maintaining some faith in the hope that the listener can comprehend.
You could understand, I
Emphasizing inability to consume the other person entirely.
I can't swallow you whole
Describing a relationship as a never-ending, overwhelming experience.
Never ending full course meal
Metaphorically representing the relationship as a full course meal in the stomach.
In my stomach, didn't think it would be such a big deal
Expressing surprise at the unexpected magnitude of the relationship's impact.
Can you tell me how that shit's supposed to make me feel
Seeking an explanation for the emotional turmoil caused by the relationship.
Let me tell you let me tell you how that shit feels like a
Expressing a desire to communicate the emotional experience resembling a tummy ache.
Tummy ache
Repetition of the phrase "Tummy ache" emphasizing the emotional distress.
Tummy ache
-Tummy ache
-Down in the gutter
Repetition of "Down in the gutter" emphasizing a low emotional state.
Down in the gutter
-Tummy ache
-Tummy ache
-Tummy ache
-Down in the gutter
-Down in the gutter
-I'm down in the gutter
Reiterating the emotional low point and attributing it to the other person's neglect.
'Cause you never bothered
Highlighting the lack of support from the other person during difficult times.
To be the one that saves me
-When I feel a little
Expressing vulnerability and a need for support during challenging situations.
Under the weather
-You say I'm fucking crazy
Quoting the other person dismissing the emotional state as "crazy."
Yeah I needed your sympathy
Describing the desire for sympathy and the other person's perception as a catastrophe.
But you saw me as catastrophe
-Can you prescribe me a remedy?
Requesting a solution or remedy for the emotional pain.
I'm in pain, I'm in pain, why can't you see?
Expressing frustration at the other person's inability to perceive the pain.
(I got a)
Introduction of the repeated phrase "Tummy ache."
Tummy ache
Repetition of "Tummy ache" and "Down in the gutter" to emphasize emotional distress.
Tummy ache
-Tummy ache
-Down in the gutter
-Down in the gutter
-Tummy ache
-Tummy ache
-Tummy ache
-Down in the gutter
-Down in the gutter
Final repetition of "Down in the gutter," concluding the expression of emotional lowliness.
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