Everything Happens To Me
Jinxed Journeys: Navigating Life's Twists with Conte Candoli
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Experiencing bad luck symbolized by the presence of black cats.
Until I'm almost mad
Feeling close to madness due to persistent challenges.
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Suggesting a belief in attracting negative forces or consequences.
Cause all my luck is bad
Confirming a streak of consistently bad luck.
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Unfortunate incidents, like rain, thwarting plans, here golf.
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Attempts at enjoyment hindered, possibly by noisy neighbors.
I guess I'll go through life
Expressing resignation to a life filled with difficulties.
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Summarizing a pattern of catching colds and missing trains.
Everything happens to me
An overarching sentiment that everything negative happens to the singer.
I never miss a thing
Indicating a constant awareness of and participation in unfortunate events.
I've had the measles and the mumps
Listing past experiences of illnesses like measles and mumps.
And every time I play an ace
Even when playing well (an ace), facing unexpected setbacks.
My partner always trumps
Highlighting a recurring theme of being let down or overpowered.
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Acknowledging impulsiveness and lack of foresight in decision-making.
Everything happens to me
Reiterating the theme that misfortune follows the singer.
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initially hopeful that love could break the streak of bad luck.
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Belief that love could bring an end to despair and misfortune.
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realization that love is not enough to overcome life's challenges.
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Metaphorically, having invested everything in unrealistic dreams.
I've telegraphed and phoned
Efforts to communicate and connect, using telegraph and phone.
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Referencing a song ("Airmail Special") to express romantic feelings.
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a farewell message, possibly indicating a breakup.
And there was even postage due
Even facing additional costs (postage due) in the process of separation.
I fell in love just once
Recalling a singular experience of falling in love, emphasizing its rarity.
And then it had to be with you
Highlighting that the one-time love was with the current source of difficulty.
Everything happens to me
Concluding with the idea that everything negative happens to the singer.
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