Lyrics
She walked out the door
Expressing the departure of someone through a door.
She walked out the door
Repetition of the departure, emphasizing the significance.
The china is smashed on the floor
Symbolizing a broken relationship with shattered china on the floor.
A five-year relationship
Acknowledging a five-year relationship that ended.
Took two to recover from
Highlighting the time needed for recovery after the relationship.
Tell me how long
Pondering the duration of emotional attachment and healing.
Your heart will hold on
Raising the question of how long emotional pain will persist.
You wanted freedom
Noting the desire for freedom that led to the departure.
But now that she's gone
Reflecting on the consequences now that the person has left.
There's no depth to the song
Indicating a lack of depth or meaning in the current emotional state.
The song that you're singing
Referring to a song that expresses the emotions of the singer.
Gone baby gone
Repetition of the phrase "Gone baby gone" emphasizing the departure and the emotional impact.
Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-You want what you've not
Desiring what is not possessed, possibly contributing to the relationship's end.
You want what you've not
Repetition underlining the unfulfilled desires.
Desire never wants what it's got
Stating that desire never appreciates what it already has.
Desire never stops
Asserting that desire is insatiable and continuous.
The lie of the mind
Exploring the conflict between rational thought and emotions.
Thought over feelings
Choosing reason over emotions, perhaps leading to denial.
Meaning that feelings denied
Implies that denying feelings deprives life of meaning.
No kiss for the bride
Metaphorically representing a failed relationship, like a wedding without a kiss.
Love is a deal that we strike
Describing love as a deceptive agreement to hide our emotional blindness.
to conceal that we're blind
-To the roll of a dice
-Gone baby gone
Repetition reinforcing the theme of loss and emptiness.
Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Gone baby gone
-Baby gone
-Baby gone
-Love love love love love
Mocking repetition of "love" and "blah" may suggest disillusionment or a dismissive attitude toward love.
Blah blah blah blah blah
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