The Race is On
Heartbreak's Race: A Tale of Love's Defeat
Lyrics
Well I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Expressing a deep and cold emotional pain.
Like my heart's sprung a big break
Feeling as if the heart has experienced a significant break or rupture.
And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
Describing a sharp and painful feeling of loneliness.
I may never shake
Indicating the difficulty of overcoming the intense loneliness.
You might say that I was taking it hard
Suggesting a sense of emotional difficulty.
When you wrote me off with a call
Referring to a situation where the speaker was dismissed with a phone call.
But don't you wager I'll hide in sorrow
Rejecting the idea of hiding in sorrow.
When I may lay right down and bawl
Expressing the possibility of openly expressing emotions by crying.
Well the race is on
Introducing the theme of a competition or challenge.
And here comes pride in the backstretch
Symbolizing pride entering a challenging phase.
Heartaches a goin' to the inside
Describing internal struggles and difficulties.
My tears are holdin' back, they're tryin' not to fall
Trying to hold back tears.
My hearts out of the runnin'
Expressing that the speaker's heart is no longer in the competition for love.
True love's scratched for another's sake
Indicating that true love is abandoned for someone else's sake.
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
Stating that the competition is ongoing and heartaches are imminent.
And the winner loses all
Anticipating that the winner will end up losing everything.
One day I'd ventured in love
Recalling a past experience of venturing into love.
Never once suspectin' what the final result would be
Expressing surprise at the unforeseen outcome of the love venture.
And how I lived in fear of waking up each morning
Describing a fear of waking up without the loved one.
Thinking that you gone from me
Expressing the pain of the loved one being gone.
Well there's ache and a pain in my heart
Describing the emotional ache and pain in the speaker's heart.
For today was the one that I hated to face
Referring to a day the speaker dreaded facing.
Somebody new came up to win her
Describing someone new winning the affection of the loved one.
I came out in the fourteenth place
Indicating the speaker's low ranking in the competition for love.
Now the race is on
Reiterating the theme of a love competition or race.
And here comes pride in the backstretch
Symbolizing pride in a challenging phase of the competition.
Heartaches a goin' to the inside
Describing internal struggles and difficulties continuing.
My tears are holdin' back, they're tryin' not to fall
Trying to hold back tears once again.
My hearts out of the runnin'
Expressing that the speaker's heart is no longer actively pursuing love.
True love's scratched for another's sake
Indicating that true love is sacrificed for someone else's benefit.
The race is on and it looks like a heartaches
Stating that the competition continues, and heartaches are expected.
And the winner loses all
Reiterating the idea that the winner ends up losing everything.
Yeah, and the winner loses all
Emphasizing the finality of the situation, where winning leads to losing.
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