Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
Chicago's Illumination: A Heart's Pain and Resilience
Lyrics
My heart is on my sleeve
Emotions are openly displayed
Wear it like a bruise or black eye
Wearing emotions visibly, akin to a bruise or injury
My badge of witness
A symbol of experience and testimony
Means that I believed
Signifying trust in past deception
Every single lie you said
Believed in all lies told
'Cause every pane of glass that your pebbles tap
Any impact you make is ineffective
Negates the pains I went through to avoid you
Efforts made to avoid you are nullified
And every little pat on the shoulder for attention
Attention-seeking gestures are ignored
Fails to mention I still hate you
Despite attention, the dislike remains
But there's a light on in Chicago
Hopeful light in a familiar place (Chicago)
And I know I should be home
Feeling of belonging or obligation to return
All the colors of the street signs
Urban signs trigger memories
They remind me of the pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's house
Recollection of a specific past incident
She took me down and said
Negative comment on self-worth
"Boys like you are overrated, so save your breath"
Dismissal of self-importance
Loaded words and loaded friends
Words and associates are dangerous
Are loaded guns to our heads
Metaphor for harm caused by relationships
'Cause every pane of glass that your pebbles tap
Reiteration of ineffectiveness
Negates the pains I went through to avoid you
Previous efforts rendered futile
And every little pat on the shoulder for attention
Ignoring gestures seeking attention
Fails to mention I still hate you
Persistent dislike despite attention
But there's a light on in Chicago
Chicago represents a hopeful place
And I know I should be home
Feeling of obligation to return to a hopeful place
All the colors of the street signs
Signs evoke memories of a place
They remind me of the pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's house
Specific memory triggered by signs
You want apologies
Unwillingness to apologize
Girl, you might hold your breath
Indifference to expectations of apology
Until your breathing stops forever, forever
Extreme statement about consequences
The only thing you'll get
Outcome of refusing apology
Is this curse on your lips
Curse as a consequence of actions
I hope they taste of me forever (every pane of)
Desire for a lasting impact on the person
And there's a light on in Chicago (every pane of glass)
Continued hope in a familiar place
And I know I should be home (every pane of)
Feeling of obligation to return to a hopeful place
And all the colors of the street signs (every pane of glass)
Signs evoke memories linked to the person
They remind me of your pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's
Specific memory tied to the person
With every breath, I wish your body will be broken again, again
Wishing harm or suffering on the person
With every breath, I wish your body would be broken again, again
Repetition of desire for harm to the person
(But there's a light on)
Contrast between negative feelings and hope
With every breath, I wish your body will be broken again, again
Continued desire for harm to the person
With every breath, I wish your body would be broken again, again
Reiteration of wishing harm on the person
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