Everything Happens to Me
Life's Melancholy Symphony: Embracing the Blues of 'Everything Happens to Me'
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Experiencing superstition and bad luck, as symbolized by black cats crossing the path.
Until I'm almost mad
Feeling on the brink of insanity due to persistent bad luck.
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Suspecting that personal actions have angered the devil, contributing to the streak of misfortune.
Cause all my luck is bad
Believing that all luck has turned negative as a consequence of earlier actions.
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Encountering obstacles in making plans, such as rain ruining a scheduled golf game.
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Facing challenges when attempting to celebrate, including complaints from neighbors.
I guess I'll go through life
Expressing a resigned perspective on life's difficulties.
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Anticipating a future filled with minor ailments and missed opportunities.
Everything happens to me
Summing up a philosophy that everything seems to go wrong.
I never miss a thing
Claiming a tendency to be aware of and affected by all negative occurrences.
I've had the measles and the mumps
Listing past experiences of various illnesses.
And every time I play an ace
Referring to a pattern where personal success is undermined by external factors.
My partner always trumps
Describing a recurring situation where achievements are nullified by unexpected setbacks.
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Admitting a tendency to act impulsively without considering consequences.
Everything happens to me
Reiterating the theme that everything seems to go wrong.
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initially believing that love could break the streak of bad luck.
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Expecting love to bring a positive change and end feelings of despair.
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realizing that love alone cannot overcome the negative thoughts and experiences.
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Acknowledging the loss of dreams and investments in unrealistic goals.
I've telegraphed and phoned
Attempting to communicate through various means, such as telegrams and phone calls.
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Using a playful reference to a jazz composition ("Airmail Special") to convey efforts in reaching out.
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a cold and final response, symbolized by the word "Goodbye."
And there was even postage due
Noticing an additional cost, suggesting that even the attempt at communication had a negative consequence.
I fell in love just once
Recalling a single instance of falling in love, emphasizing the rarity of such experiences.
And then it had to be with you
Attributing the one-time experience of falling in love to the person addressed.
Everything happens to me
Concluding with a repetition of the idea that misfortune is a pervasive aspect of the speaker's life.
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