Gangster
Lost in Solitude: Electronic's Tale of Isolation and Struggle
Lyrics
It's not the way that you would listen
It emphasizes that the way you listen or groom yourself is not the issue.
Or the way you comb your hair
The focus is on the absence, indicating that the person is missed.
It's the fact that you are missing
Expresses the emotional impact of the person's absence on the speaker.
How I feel when you're not there
Describes the emotions experienced when the person is not present.
I went through all the months of January
Narrates a period spent in confinement during January, suggesting a challenging time.
Locked up in this cell
Implies being imprisoned, possibly metaphorically, with a sense of confinement.
I'd like to be at home, but on my own
Expresses a desire to be at home, but the speaker struggled when left alone.
I didn't do too well
Reflects on a challenging personal experience or failure when alone at home.
Look at me, I always get the blame
The speaker often faces blame, possibly indicating a pattern of negative experiences.
But I can't even learn to spell my name
Highlights a difficulty in basic skills, like spelling the speaker's own name.
I like to read, I like to write
Expresses a love for reading and writing despite adverse circumstances.
But where I live I learn to fight
Describes the environment as challenging, where the speaker had to learn to fight.
So don't you ever say that we're the same
Rejects the notion of similarity, emphasizing uniqueness or individuality.
I don't need a doctor telling me I'm full of juice
Rejects external judgment, asserting independence from outside opinions.
It's not a statement that I'm making, but the plain and simple truth
Stresses that the speaker speaks the truth, not aiming to make a mere statement.
I went through all the months of January
Reiterates the challenging time during January, reinforcing its significance.
Locked up in my cell
Repeats the theme of confinement, possibly symbolic of personal struggles.
I'd like to think of home, when I'm alone
Expresses a desire to think of home when alone, but it doesn't bring comfort.
It doesn't work too well
Emphasizes the ineffectiveness of trying to imagine home in moments of solitude.
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