Sneakers
Sneakers of Clarity: Navigating Love's Labyrinth
Lyrics
My friends they worry
Expressing concern about the speaker
too much about me
Friends overly concerned about the speaker
since I ended up crying
Recalling a moment of crying in public
in the middle of the main street
Specifically, in the middle of the main street
saying
Transition to a plea addressed to an officer
please officer take me to her
Request to be taken to someone important
two bottles of cider up my sleeves
Carrying two bottles of cider
and that’s why i never go to parties
Explaining why the speaker avoids parties
and that’s why you never mean
Highlighting a lack of sincerity from others
what you speak
Suggesting a discrepancy between words and intentions
and that’s why I never say i’m sorry
Reason for not apologizing
it’s only that
Clarifying the lack of malicious intent
it’s only that but you
Emphasizing a specific point directed at someone
you’re in a tight skirt talking
Describing someone in a tight skirt
of how I am supposed to love
Discussion about how love should be expressed
you’re a star and i’m crawling
Reference to the speaker's perceived inferiority
Can I have a picture ?
Request for a photograph
can I have a picture love
Repetition of the request for emphasis
and that’s why i never go to parties
Reiteration of the avoidance of parties
and that’s why you never mean
Repeating the lack of sincerity in communication
what you speak
Reiteration of the theme of insincere speech
and that’s why I never say i’m sorry
Reiteration of not apologizing, possibly stubbornness
it’s only that
Emphasizing the minimal nature of the offense
You say you’d buy sunflowers
Another's promise to comfort with sunflowers
to absorb my tears
Describing unfulfilled promises, specifically teasing
but when the time comes
Reference to a specific moment in time
you’re a tease
Characterizing someone as a tease
the train from then to now
Mention of a considerable distance traveled
ninety thousand miles
Quantifying the distance with a poetic image
with my sneakers
Inclusion of sneakers, possibly a metaphor for clarity
and i see clearer
Emphasizing improved vision or understanding
and that’s why i never go to parties
Reiteration of avoiding parties
and that’s why you never mean
Repeating the theme of insincere communication
what you speak
Reiterating the discrepancy between words and intentions
and that’s why I never say i’m sorry
Reiterating the refusal to apologize
it’s only that
Restating the minor nature of the perceived offense
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