Stranded
Love's Thorn: Navigating Heartbreak in Foggy Moondog's 'Stranded'
Lyrics
We were so typical
We were a typical couple.
Four months I'm on my own
I've been alone for four months.
I can't play pick up the phone
I avoid answering the phone.
I'm hearing your ringtone
Your ringtone reminds me of you.
It's still my alarm though
Despite that, it still wakes me up as my alarm.
It's always the same as yours
My alarm tone is the same as yours.
To make sure that I wake up
I set it to make sure I wake up, hoping it's your call.
In case it's you calling
Just in case it's you calling.
Why are your eyes so dry?
Why aren't you emotional? Are you hiding your feelings?
You've never been so cynical
You've become unusually cynical.
But the way you talk is criminal
Your way of talking seems like a crime.
We make up to break down
We have a pattern of reconciling only to fall apart again.
But I know you're not mine
I understand you're not committed to me.
At least we're not those kids we were
We've matured from our earlier selves.
But I can't watch you walk out the door
However, I can't bear to see you leave.
And leave me here stranded
I feel abandoned and alone.
I guess that's the way it goes
This is the way life unfolds.
I should've bought what Mama sold
I should have heeded my mother's advice.
That there's a thorn in every rose
Every beautiful thing has its challenges.
Beautiful love hurts the most
Love, even when beautiful, can be painful.
And you say you miss my shows
You claim to miss my performances.
I tell you I need you close
I express my need for your closeness.
But you say I love a ghost
You believe I love an illusion.
Who's living for someone else
You think I live for someone else.
Why are your eyes so dry?
Again, why are you emotionally distant?
You've never been so cynical
Your cynicism is at an all-time high.
But the way you talk is criminal
Your way of talking still feels like a crime.
We make up to break down
We repeat the cycle of making up and breaking down.
But I know you're not mine
I acknowledge you're not truly committed to me.
At least we're not those kids we were
We've grown from our youthful selves.
But I can't watch you walk out the door
However, witnessing you leave is painful.
And leave me here stranded
I'm left here feeling abandoned and stranded.
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