I Wish I Loved Somebody Else Not You
Yearning for a Different Love: Jason Barie's Melancholic Reflection
Lyrics
V1: open
Introduction of the verse.
I wish I loved somebody else not you
Expressing a desire to love someone other than the current person.
Someone else might learn to love me too
Hoping that someone else might reciprocate the love.
I'm your toy and that makes me a fool
Feeling like a toy in the current relationship, which is perceived as foolish.
Lord I wish I loved somebody else not you.
Reiterating the wish to love someone else instead.
Ch1: Banjo
Transition to the chorus with a banjo instrumental.
Each time I'm hurt it seems to make you glad Broken toys they make some people sad
Observing that personal pain seems to bring joy to the partner.
I don't know why I love you but I do
Expressing confusion about the reasons for loving the current person.
Lord I wish I loved somebody else not you
Reiterating the desire to love someone else.
Break: Fiddles/Banjo
Instrumental break with fiddles and banjo.
V2: Mandolin
Introduction of the second verse with a mandolin.
I wish I loved somebody else not you
Repeating the wish to love someone else.
How much worse things could be you put me through You leave me out of everything you do
Acknowledging that things could be worse due to the partner's actions.
Lord I wish I loved somebody else not you
Feeling excluded from the partner's activities and expressing the desire for a different love.
Ch2: Fiddles
Transition to the second chorus with fiddles.
Each time I'm hurt it seems to make you glad Broken toys make some people sad
Reiteration that personal pain brings joy to the partner, comparing it to broken toys.
I don't know why I love you but I do
Repeating the confusion about the reasons for loving the current person.
Lord I wish I loved somebody else not you.
Expressing the continued desire to love someone else.
I don't know why I love you but I do
Reiterating the confusion about the reasons for loving the current person.
Lord I wish I loved somebody else not you.
Final expression of the wish to love someone else.
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