But Not for Me
Love's Bittersweet Symphony: Unveiling the Melancholy Tale
Lyrics
Old man sunshine listen you
Addressing Old Man Sunshine, possibly a metaphor for optimism or positive outcomes.
Never tell me dreams come true
Expressing skepticism about dreams coming true.
Just try it and I'll start a riot
Warning that attempting to make dreams come true may lead to chaos or rebellion.
Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare
Advising Beatrice Fairfax not to claim that someone will care for the speaker.
Ever tell me he will care
Rejecting the idea that the person in question will ever care.
I'm certain it's the final curtain
Expressing certainty that it's the end of a relationship or hope.
I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas
Dismissing cheerful and optimistic individuals, not wanting to hear from them.
Who tell you fate supplies a mate
Rejecting the notion that fate provides a suitable partner.
It's all bananas
Labeling the idea as absurd or nonsensical ("It's all bananas").
They're writing songs of love but not for me
Observing that songs of love are being written, but they are not meant for the speaker.
A lucky star's above but not for me
Acknowledging the presence of a lucky star, but it doesn't favor the speaker.
With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray
Reflecting on a love journey with more challenges and uncertainties than a Russian play.
Than any Russian play could guarantee
Expressing the presence of numerous difficulties and obstacles in the path of love.
I was a fool to fall and get that way
Admitting foolishness for falling in love and becoming vulnerable.
Hi-ho, alas, and also lack-a-day
Using expressions of resignation and sorrow.
Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss
Recognizing the inability to forget the memory of a past kiss.
I guess he's not for me
Concluding that the person of interest is not meant for the speaker.
I was a fool to fall and get that way
Repeating the acknowledgment of foolishness for falling in love.
Hi-ho, alas, and also lack-a-day
Reiterating expressions of sorrow and resignation.
Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss
Reaffirming the lasting impact of the memory of a past kiss.
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