Careless Love
Careless Love Unveiled: A Melodic Tale of Heartache and Longing
Lyrics
Love, oh, love, oh careless love
Expressing the theme of love and its careless nature
Love, oh, love, oh careless love
Reiteration of the theme of love's carelessness
Love, oh, love, oh careless love
Continued emphasis on the unpredictable nature of love
You see what love has done to me
Reflecting on the personal impact of love gone wrong
I'd love my mama and papa too
Expressing love for both parents
I'd love my mama and papa too
Repetition of the love for parents
I'd love my mama and papa too
Continued expression of love for parents
I'd leave them both to go with you
Willingness to forsake parents for the sake of romantic love
What, oh what, will mama say
Anticipation of the reaction from the narrator's mother
What, oh what, will mama say
Repetition of the concern about the mother's response
What, oh what, will mama say
Continued worry about the mother's reaction
When she learns I've gone astray
Acknowledging the consequences of straying from the right path
Once I wore my apron low
Recollection of a time when the narrator was modest and reserved
Once I wore my apron low
Repetition of the modest past, wearing the apron low
Once I wore my apron low
Continued emphasis on the change from a modest past
I couldn't scarcely keep you from my door
Difficulty in keeping someone away from the narrator's life
Now my apron strings don't pin
Not wearing the apron low anymore, symbolizing a change
Now my apron strings don't pin
Repetition of the change in the apron strings
Now my apron strings don't pin
Continued emphasis on the altered state of affairs
You pass my door and you don't come in
Regret over someone not entering the narrator's life anymore
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