It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Love's Fading Echo: A Tale of Heartbreak and Moving On
Lyrics
There you go and baby, here am I.
Expressing the separation between two people, with the singer acknowledging their presence while the other person is leaving.
Well, you left me here so I could sit and cry.
Reflecting on being abandoned by the other person, leading to a state of emotional distress.
GOLLY gee, what have you done to me?
An exclamation of surprise or shock regarding the impact the other person's actions have had on the singer.
BUT I guess it doesn't matter any more
Concluding that the situation no longer holds significance or importance due to the actions or departure of the other person.
Do you remember baby, last September
Recollection of a specific time in the past (last September), highlighting a period of intimacy or closeness between the singer and the other person.
How you held me tight, each and every night
Memories of physical affection and emotional connection experienced on a nightly basis during the referenced time.
Oh baby, how you drove me crazy
Describing the intense emotional impact the other person's actions had on the singer.
WELL I guess it doesn't matter any more
Reiterating the idea that the situation no longer holds significance or importance due to past events.
There AIN'T no use in me a-cryin'.
Stating there's no point in expressing sorrow or sadness anymore.
'CAUSE I've done everything and I'm sick of tryin'.
Feeling exhausted and having put in significant effort in trying to salvage the relationship.
I've thrown away my nights,
Expressing a sense of wasted time or effort in trying to maintain the relationship.
Wasted all my days over you
Regret over investing time and energy into the relationship that did not yield positive results.
Now you go your way, BABY, and I'll go mine
Accepting the separation and expressing the intention to move forward independently.
Now and forever till the end of time
Committing to the idea of moving on and living separately, indicating a permanent break.
AND I'll find somebody new and baby, we'll say we're through
Anticipating finding a new partner and mutually agreeing to end the relationship with the current partner.
And you won't matter anymore
Reiterating the diminished importance of the other person in the singer's life.
There AIN'T no use in me a-cryin'.
Reinforcing the futility of feeling sad or upset.
'CAUSE I've done everything and now I'm sick of tryin'.
Expressing frustration and exhaustion after trying everything possible to salvage the relationship.
I've thrown away my nights,
Reiteration of the singer's feeling of wasting time and effort on the relationship.
Wasted all my days over you
Expressing regret for investing time and energy into a relationship that did not work out.
Now you go your way, BABY, and I'll go mine
Reiterating the acceptance of going separate ways and moving forward independently.
Now and forever till the end of time
Committing to the idea of permanent separation and moving on from the relationship.
AND I'll find somebody new and baby, we'll say we're through
Anticipating finding a new partner and mutually agreeing to end the relationship with the current partner (similar to line 18).
YOU WON'T MATTER ANYMORE
Asserting that the other person's significance in the singer's life has diminished and they won't affect the singer anymore.
YOU WON'T MATTER ANYMORE
Reiterating that the other person's importance has diminished and their actions won't impact the singer anymore.
YOU WON'T MATTER ANYMORE.
Emphasizing that the other person's actions or presence will no longer affect the singer.
And you won't matter anymore
Reiterating the idea that the other person's significance in the singer's life has diminished and they won't affect the singer anymore (similar to line 31).
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