Put On, Cologne
Yearning for Home: Unraveling the Echoes in Donovan Woods' 'Put On, Cologne'
Lyrics
All the windows on the second floor
Alluding to a specific location, the second floor, possibly where the speaker used to live.
Where I lived with all those chicks that don't live there no more
Reflecting on past relationships or experiences with people who no longer reside there.
And all your letters written in your tiny voice
Reference to letters received, emphasizing the sender's small or delicate voice.
Telling me to come back home, as if I had another choice
The letters urge the speaker to return home, implying a lack of alternative choices.
I was a believer in the bar back, baby
Expressing trust or faith in a bartender or someone working at the bar.
I was a believer in Rome
Having faith or belief in Rome, possibly metaphorical for a romantic or idealized place.
If she's not coming over lately
Suggesting a change in plans due to someone not visiting recently.
I was gonna go back home
Reiterating the intention to return home, emphasizing the decision or commitment.
I was gonna go back home
-All that she had then spread out on the floor
Objects or memories of a past lover scattered on the floor.
If there was another one, please don't let me know it
Expressing a desire not to know about another possible romantic interest.
And all your letters deeply in my core
Letters from the past lover deeply affecting the speaker's emotions or inner self.
Telling me to go and see if there was anything more
The letters encourage the speaker to explore if there is something more in life.
I was a believer in the bar back, baby
Repeating the trust or belief in a bartender or someone associated with a bar.
I was a believer in Rome
Continuing to have faith or belief in Rome as a significant aspect of the speaker's life.
If she's not coming over lately
Reconsidering plans to return home due to the absence of recent visits.
I was gonna go back home
Emphasizing the determination to go back home, possibly influenced by past experiences.
I was gonna go back home
-I was gonna go back home
-Follow it through to its logical end
Suggesting a potential outcome of following a particular course of action—getting a European boyfriend.
You're gonna get some stupid European boyfriend
-Follow it through to its logical end
-You're gonna get some stupid European boyfriend
-Follow it through to its logical end
-You're gonna get some stupid European boyfriend
-Follow it through to its logical end
-You're gonna get some stupid European boyfriend
-I was a believer in the bar back, baby
Reiterating trust or belief in a bartender or associated figure.
I was a believer in Rome
Maintaining faith or belief in the significance of Rome in the speaker's life.
If she's not coming over lately
Considering a return home due to the absence of recent visits from someone.
I was gonna go back home
Reaffirming the commitment or decision to go back home despite external factors.
I was gonna go back home
-I was gonna go back home
-All the windows on the second floor
Repetition of the description of a location, emphasizing its significance.
Where I lived with all those chicks that don't live there no more
Recalling past associations with individuals who no longer reside there.
And all your letters written in your tiny voice
Revisiting the theme of letters, emphasizing the sender's small or delicate voice.
Telling me to come back home, as if I had another choice
Receiving letters urging the speaker to return home, highlighting a perceived lack of choice.
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