Five Room Love Story
Cardboard Hearts and Painted Stars: A Love Story Unveiled
Lyrics
I met her in a church on a Sunday evening
I encountered her in a church on a Sunday evening.
Not late on Saturday night
It wasn't a late encounter on a Saturday night.
She sang ave maria
She sang Ave Maria, albeit a bit off-key and out of rhythm.
A little flat and out of time
Her imperfect singing captivated me and drew me towards her.
But that's what drew me to her
Her flaws were attractive to me, and I accepted them.
So that's alright
Her imperfections were acceptable to me.
As she placed a nickle in the basket
She contributed a nickel to the collection basket I held before her.
That I held before her
I proposed to her to become my wife.
I asked her to be my wife
And there's one cardboard heart
There is a symbolic cardboard heart for each time she expressed love.
For every time you said 'I love you'
Representing the shared moments, a painted star for every secret.
A painted star for every secret that we shared
A dried lima bean and plastic birds signify care and shared experiences.
A dried lima bean and small plastic birds
Because you cared
-I hear their talk and I watch them swap
Observing others discussing and exchanging life's hardships.
Their old black and whites
Referring to aged photographs, bitter and worn-out.
Bitter and beaten
They talk of life's cheatin'
They talk about life's deceptions like old boxers comparing scars.
Like old boxers comparing scars
All I remember is a smile at the top of every working morning
Memories of her morning smile and a supportive shoulder.
And a shoulder always willing and able
Recollections of nights spent conversing at their kitchen table.
And all those nights that we'd spend just sitting
And talking around our kitchen table
-And there's one cardboard heart
Similar to previous stanzas, indicating continued love and memories.
For every time you said 'I love you'
A painted star for every secret that we shared
-A dried lima bean and small plastic birds
-Because you cared
-Five rooms made stronger by the breaking and the healing
Referring to the strength gained from overcoming challenges in five rooms.
Of the two hearts they protected within
These rooms once protected two hearts, now aching with loss.
Now one heart left aching
Just piecing and painting
The remaining heart is in pain, mending and adorning walls with memories.
These walls with the memories of all that is real
And there's one cardboard heart
Reiteration of the cardboard heart, painted star, lima bean, and birds symbolism.
For every time you said 'I love you'
A painted star for every secret that we shared
-A dried lima bean and small plastic birds
-Because you cared
-And there's one cardboard heart
-For every time you said 'I love you'
-A painted star for every secret that we shared
-A dried lima bean and small plastic birds
-Because you cared
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