But Not for Me
Unrequited Melodies: Exploring Love's Bittersweet Symphony
Lyrics
Old man sunshine listen you
Addressing Old Man Sunshine, expressing skepticism towards the idea that dreams come true.
Never tell me dreams come true
Rejecting the notion that dreams come true, suggesting disbelief and defiance.
Just try it and I'll start a riot
Asserting that attempting to prove dreams come true would cause a disturbance or uproar.
Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare
Warning Beatrice Fairfax not to suggest that someone will care for the speaker.
Ever tell me he will care
Rejecting the idea that someone will care, expressing certainty about the end of a relationship.
I'm certain it's the final curtain
Believing that the relationship has reached its final and inevitable conclusion.
I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas
Expressing a dislike for optimistic, overly cheerful individuals (Pollyannas) and their messages.
Who tell you fate supplies a mate
Rejecting the belief that fate or destiny provides a suitable partner, considering it absurd.
It's all bananas
Dismissing the idea of fate or destiny determining a romantic partner as nonsensical or foolish.
They're writing songs of love but not for me
Noticing that songs of love are being written, but they are not meant for the speaker.
A lucky star's above but not for me
Feeling that luck or fortune is not favoring the speaker in matters of love.
With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray
Despite having love as a guide, experiencing more sadness than anticipated, likening it to Russian tragedies.
Than any Russian play could guarantee
Comparing the amount of sorrow experienced to that found in Russian plays, emphasizing the depth of despair.
I was a fool to fall and get that way
Acknowledging foolishness in falling in love and becoming emotionally vulnerable.
Hi-ho, alas, and also lack-a-day
Expressing regret or disappointment with a resigned tone.
Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss
Recognizing the inability to forget the memory of a kiss despite acknowledging it's not meant to be.
I guess he's not for me
Accepting the reality that the person of interest is not meant to be with the speaker.
I was a fool to fall and get that way
Reiterating the foolishness in falling in love and feeling regretful about it.
Hi-ho, alas, and also lack-a-day
Expressing a similar sentiment of regret or disappointment in a resigned manner.
Although I can't dismiss the memory of his kiss
Acknowledging the lingering memory of a kiss despite accepting that the person is not for the speaker.
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