Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
Echoes of Heartbreak: Cold War Kids' Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Redemption
Lyrics
Wonder why you don't like April
Questioning why there's a dislike for April, possibly linked to negative experiences
Wonder why you hate the spring
Expressing wonder about the hatred towards the season of spring
Wonder why you don't like April
Reiterating the questioning of the dislike for April
Oh why won't you sing?
Asking why there's a reluctance to sing or express oneself
"My boyfriend he gets around, he does favors for Leo downtown
Describing actions of a boyfriend doing favors for someone named Leo downtown, leading to a problematic situation with police
They didn't know it would be a set up, cops surround
Describing how the situation turned into a setup, resulting in police intervention
That was when we started fighting, that was when I moved out
Highlighting a moment of conflict leading to moving out
That was just the beginning, look at me now"
Emphasizing that the previous event was just the beginning of a series of events leading to the current situation
Oh my poor woman
Expressing empathy or sympathy for a woman facing difficulties
Water is for for fish like air is for men
Comparing the essential nature of water for fish and air for men to emphasize necessities
You can't fight against the law
Stating the inevitability of abiding by the law, unable to resist it
Of good times never call
Not receiving good times, feeling neglected by positivity
On you because the good times never call
Continuing the theme of not experiencing good times while waiting for them to happen
When you're waiting by the phone
Expressing the absence of good times while waiting by the phone
The good times never call
Reiterating the absence of good times unless one initiates or participates in creating them
On you unless you do it too
Emphasizing the necessity of involvement to experience good times
Unless you do it too
Repeating the importance of active participation for experiencing positive moments
Unless you do it too
-I have given up explaining sorrow
Expressing resignation towards explaining sorrow or negative emotions
Oh I have given up on my hotel
Giving up on something referred to as 'my hotel,' possibly symbolic of a personal space or situation
I'm up here dancing like a martyr
Engaging in an activity (dancing) while feeling like a martyr or someone sacrificing for others
But I have given up on casting spells
Choosing to stop trying to influence outcomes, giving up on trying to change situations
Oh I have given
Continuing the sentiment of giving up on something
Miss Lonelyhearts
Addressing someone as 'Miss Lonelyhearts,' possibly seeking advice or help
Miss Lonelyhearts
-Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
-Miss Lonelyhearts you've got to help me,
Pleading for assistance from 'Miss Lonelyhearts' after trying various things
I have tried most everything
Expressing the attempt at various solutions or approaches
Short of my head in the oven
Referencing a drastic measure (putting head in the oven) as an exaggeration of desperation
Short of drinking kerosene
Another extreme example of desperation (drinking kerosene) to imply trying almost everything
Oh I have given
Reiterating the sentiment of giving up or surrendering
I have given
-I have given
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