Angelina
Passionate Desires and Witches' Brew: Unveiling the Depths of Gary Brooker's 'Angelina'
Lyrics
My temper's boiling like a thermal mire
Expressing intense anger or frustration, likening it to a boiling thermal mire.
My heart is burning like a forest fire for you
Describing the passionate and consuming nature of love, comparing it to a burning forest fire.
Sticking pins all over my effigy
Feeling emotionally hurt, as if someone is harming a representation (effigy) of oneself with pins.
The pain's no worse than the witch's heart you left with me
Referring to the pain caused by a person (witch) who has a cold and unfeeling heart.
How can you fail to see my point of view
Questioning the other person's ability to understand and empathize with one's perspective.
Or are your eyes a bitch's brew?
Suggesting skepticism about the sincerity or honesty of the other person's gaze.
At first I thought you came from paradise
Initially seeing the person as perfect or ideal, possibly in a romantic context.
Then you split my world in two, but I love you
Experiencing a sudden and drastic change in the world due to the actions of the other person, yet expressing enduring love.
So tell me it another way
Requesting a different explanation or perspective on the situation.
Listen what I have to say
Urging the other person to listen to what is being communicated.
Don't leave me for another day
Pleading not to be abandoned or ignored, emphasizing the need for immediate attention.
Tell me that you're here to stay
Seeking reassurance of the other person's commitment and presence in the relationship.
There's something odd about the way I fell
Reflecting on an unusual or peculiar feeling associated with falling in love.
Could it be those potions that you mixed up Oh so well?
Suspecting that the intensity of emotions may be influenced by mysterious or magical potions.
You spin your web but like a spider's mate
Comparing the relationship to a spider's web, acknowledging personal utility but questioning its depth.
I served your purpose but for me it's not too late
Acknowledging serving a purpose in the other person's life but expressing a personal realization that it's not too late for self-discovery.
You cut me deep but hat is how I learned
Recognizing the depth of emotional wounds caused by the other person, but finding a silver lining in the learning experience.
You're just my cup of gruel
Describing the other person as uniquely fitting, even if not conventionally pleasant ("cup of gruel").
Familiar faces that you left with me
Referring to familiar faces left behind, questioning their cruelty in the context of enduring love.
Are they meant to be so cruel? 'cause I live you
Expressing continued love despite the challenges and emotional scars.
So tell me it another way
Reiterating the request for an alternative explanation or perspective.
Listen what I have to say
Re-emphasizing the importance of being heard and understood.
Don't leave me for another day
Pleading for the other person not to postpone addressing the relationship issues.
Tell me that you're here to stay
Seeking assurance of commitment and permanence in the relationship.
That's all the words you have to say
Stating that the essential words have been spoken.
Tell me it another way
Reiterating the request for a different expression or clarification.
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