Lyrics
Put on a sad song and cry
Expressing the act of deliberately choosing a melancholic song to evoke tears.
Until it's done
Continuing the process until the emotional experience is finished or completed.
Completely over
Describing the state of being completely over a relationship or emotional experience.
She's the one, the one I told her
Referring to someone as "the one" and expressing regret or sorrow about the relationship.
But I'm not going to see her next October
Expressing the inability to see the person in October, possibly indicating a breakup or separation.
Put on a happy song and cry
Choosing a joyful song to cry to, highlighting the contrast between the song's tone and the emotional state.
Until it's done, totally over
Repeating the process of emotional release until completely over the situation.
You're the one, the one I told her
Referring to another person as "the one" and expressing a wish for everlasting love.
I wish she wanted me forever
Expressing a desire for the person to want a lasting relationship.
But my god how times have changed
Reflecting on the significant changes that have occurred over time.
Her feelings switch, like the English weather
Comparing the unpredictability of emotions to the variability of English weather.
In this ecocidal day and age
Commenting on the current destructive state of the world, using "ecocidal" to emphasize environmental degradation.
Sing yourself a sad song
Encouraging oneself to sing a sorrowful song as a therapeutic measure.
And drown it out until you feel numb
Suggesting the drowning out of sadness until emotional numbness is achieved.
I hope and pray that morning doesn't can't
Expressing a hope and prayer that the morning does not intensify emotional struggles.
Can't cope, I lay, under everything that's built up
Describing a coping mechanism of laying under accumulated emotions.
It's getting closer
Repetition of "It's getting closer" possibly indicating the approach of an emotional breaking point or change.
It's getting closer
-It's getting closer
-It's getting closer
-I wish she wanted me forever
Reiteration of feelings about the changes in love and emotions, connecting it to the environmental state.
But my god how times have changed
-Her feelings switch, like the English weather
-In this ecocidal day and age
-Put on a sad song and cry
Repeating the act of choosing a sad song to induce tears, mirroring the opening line.
Until it's done, completely over
Repeating the process until emotional closure is achieved.
You're the one I told her
Reaffirming the significance of the person to whom these emotions were expressed.
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