Everything Happens to Me
Jinxed Heartache: Duke Jordan's Tale of Unlucky Love
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Superstition and bad luck symbolized by black cats crossing the path.
Until I'm almost mad
Intensifying distress to the point of madness due to persistent bad luck.
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Suspecting divine displeasure, possibly due to past actions or choices.
Cause all my luck is bad
Acknowledging a continuous streak of unfortunate events.
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Plans for leisure thwarted by unexpected rain, adding to life's frustrations.
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Attempts at socializing disrupted by complaints, indicating a lack of control.
I guess I'll go through life
Resigned acceptance of a life marked by constant setbacks.
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Summarizing a pattern of catching colds and missing opportunities.
Everything happens to me
A general statement expressing a sense of unfortunate events happening consistently.
I never miss a thing
Hyperbolic claim of never missing any unfortunate event, emphasizing a string of misfortune.
I've had the measles and the mumps
Listing past illnesses, portraying a history of physical setbacks.
And every time I play an ace
Card game metaphor suggesting that even when successful, there's an unexpected obstacle.
My partner always trumps
Continuation of the card game metaphor, highlighting repeated setbacks.
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Self-awareness of impulsive behavior without considering consequences.
Everything happens to me
Reiteration of the theme that everything seems to go wrong.
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initial hope that love could break the cycle of misfortune.
That love would turn the trick to end despair
The belief that love could bring an end to despair.
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realization that love alone cannot dispel the persistent negative thoughts.
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Metaphorically acknowledging the loss of dreams and aspirations.
I've telegraphed and phoned
Efforts to communicate and seek resolution, possibly desperate in nature.
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Expressing urgency through telegraphing and phoning.
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a final farewell, a definitive end to the relationship.
And there was even postage due
Even the farewell required payment, underscoring the cost of failed love.
I fell in love just once
Highlighting the rarity of falling in love, emphasizing its significance.
And then it had to be with you
Attributing the only instance of love to the person addressed in the song.
Everything happens to me
Reiterating the recurring theme that everything seems to happen adversely.
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