High and Dry
Love's Betrayal: Echoes of Abandonment in 'High and Dry' by Don't Tell Dena
Lyrics
Back when I said that I didn't know how
Expressing uncertainty about understanding something in the past
The sound of your voice makes my thoughts turn out foul
Describing the negative impact of the sound of the person's voice on thoughts
I can't stop hiding all of my shame
Admitting to hiding feelings of shame
You can't stop playing all of your games
Pointing out the other person's tendency to play emotional games
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately
When I see your face
Expressing the positive impact of seeing the person's face
My worries are erased
Stating that worries disappear upon seeing the person
Gone without a trace
Emphasizing the complete disappearance of worries
You left me high and dry
Expressing the feeling of being abandoned without support
Back when I sold you my loving for free
Recalling a time when love was given freely
You came back to return what was not for me
Highlighting the return of something that wasn't meant for the speaker
I can't believe you left me this way
Expressing disbelief and emotional distress about being left
Always believed the feeling would stay
Always having believed that the feelings would endure
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately (repeated)
When I see your face
Reiterating the positive impact of seeing the person's face (repeated)
My worries are erased
Stating that worries disappear upon seeing the person (repeated)
Gone without a trace
Emphasizing the complete disappearance of worries (repeated)
You left me high and dry
Reiterating the feeling of being abandoned without support (repeated)
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately (repeated)
When I see your face
Reiterating the positive impact of seeing the person's face (repeated)
My worries are erased
Stating that worries disappear upon seeing the person (repeated)
Gone without a
Indicating the sudden absence or disappearance of something
Trace
Emphasizing the complete disappearance of worries (repeated)
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately (repeated)
You left me high and dry
Reiterating the feeling of being abandoned without support (repeated)
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately (repeated)
You left me high and dry
Reiterating the feeling of being abandoned without support (repeated)
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately (repeated)
You left me high and dry
Reiterating the feeling of being abandoned without support (repeated)
Baby
Addressing the person affectionately (repeated)
You left me
Expressing the feeling of being left behind
You left me
Reiterating the feeling of being left behind (repeated)
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