Text Back Blues
Midnight Heartache: Battling Love's Silence
Lyrics
What are you doing up at this hour
Questioning the reason for being awake at the current time.
Better get yourself in to the shower
Suggesting the need to take a shower, perhaps as a way to refresh or cleanse oneself.
Wash away the way you feel about her oh
Encouraging the act of washing away emotions related to a person (her).
Feel about her
Reiterating the emotional impact of the person (her).
Trying to get some sleep and you can't relax
Expressing difficulty in sleeping and the futile attempt to receive a text message from her.
Staring at your phone won't make her text back
Advising against fixating on the phone and expecting a response.
Stick to your guns and don't back track oh no
Encouraging determination and discouraging reversing decisions.
Don't back track oh no
Reiterating the importance of not changing one's stance.
No matter what I say
Acknowledging a lack of influence over the person's actions or decisions.
No matter what I do
Emphasizing the inability to impact the situation positively.
You don't listen
Highlighting a communication barrier and the other person's non-responsive behavior.
You're a law unto yourself
Describing the person as independent and not easily influenced.
You got your own set of rules
Indicating the existence of a personal code of conduct or principles.
You don't listen
Reiterating the challenge of getting the person to pay attention or heed advice.
Pick you up at six and we'll go down town
Suggesting plans to pick the person up and go downtown.
There's a band down there with a brand new sound
Highlighting a new musical experience downtown.
Who am I kidding you won't come down I know
Expressing doubt about the person's willingness to join the activity.
You'll let me down again
Expecting disappointment based on past experiences.
Screaming at your mirror won't change a thing
Advising against expressing frustration in front of a mirror.
She's out on the town. She's out with him
Indicating that the person of interest is spending time with someone else.
You and I know she's out with him again
Asserting knowledge of the person being with someone else again.
She's out with him again
Reiterating that the person is with someone else.
No matter what I say
Repeating the lack of influence over the person's actions.
No matter what I do
Reiterating the inability to impact the situation positively.
You don't listen
Highlighting the persistent communication barrier.
You're a law unto yourself
Describing the person as independent and not easily influenced.
You got your own set of rules
Indicating the existence of a personal code of conduct or principles.
You don't listen
Reiterating the challenge of getting the person to pay attention or heed advice.
No matter what I say
Repeating the acknowledgment of a lack of influence over the person.
No matter what I do
Emphasizing the persistent inability to impact the situation positively.
You don't listen
Highlighting the ongoing communication barrier.
You're a law unto yourself
Describing the person as independent and not easily influenced.
You got your own set of rules
Indicating the existence of a personal code of conduct or principles.
You don't listen
Reiterating the challenge of getting the person to pay attention or heed advice.
What am I doing up at this hour
Repeating the question about being awake at the current time.
Better get myself in to the shower
Reiterating the suggestion to take a shower.
Wash away the way I feel about you
Expressing the need to wash away emotions related to the person (you).
I can't live without you
Expressing a sense of dependence on the person and the difficulty of living without them.
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