Everything Happens to Me
Fate's Quirks: A Melancholic Journey Through Misfortune
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Superstitious reference, suggesting bad luck with the presence of black cats.
Until I'm almost mad
Expressing frustration and near madness due to persistent misfortune.
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Suspecting that the narrator has angered or invoked the devil's displeasure.
Cause all my luck is bad
Stating that all luck has turned bad as a consequence.
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Describing a scenario where even planned activities like golf are thwarted by rain.
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Indicating that attempts to enjoy social events are hindered by complaints from the neighbor.
I guess I'll go through life
Expressing resignation to a life filled with setbacks and challenges.
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Summarizing a life marked by catching colds and missing trains, metaphorically reflecting on misfortunes.
Everything happens to me
Introducing the recurring theme that everything negative happens to the narrator.
I never miss a thing
Stating a consistent pattern of never missing any misfortune.
I've had the measles and the mumps
Listing childhood illnesses to emphasize a history of unfortunate events.
And every time I play an ace
Highlighting a consistent pattern of bad luck even in card games.
My partner always trumps
Noting that even when the narrator plays a strong card (ace), someone else always surpasses it.
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Admitting a tendency to act impulsively without considering the consequences.
Everything happens to me
Reiterating the theme that everything negative seems to happen to the narrator.
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initially hopeful that love could break the cycle of misfortune.
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Believing that love could bring an end to the narrator's despair.
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realizing that the hope was misplaced, and the narrator is unable to deceive their own mind.
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Metaphorically conveying the loss of dreams and investments in unrealistic fantasies.
I've telegraphed and phoned
Describing attempts to reach out using various means, symbolizing failed attempts at communication.
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Using a metaphorical "Airmail Special" to express urgency in communication.
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a painful response of "Goodbye" with additional emotional cost, represented by postage due.
And there was even postage due
Highlighting the unexpected additional cost or emotional toll of the farewell.
I fell in love just once
Recalling a singular experience of falling in love, emphasizing the rarity of positive events.
And then it had to be with you
Attributing the one positive experience of love to the person addressed in the song.
Everything happens to me
Summing up the song with a final restatement of the recurring theme of continuous misfortune.
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