Take out the Trash
Love's Remnants: Taking Out the Trash of Past Hurts
Lyrics
Just think of me when you take out the trash honey,
Reflects a plea for consideration when performing a mundane task, using "take out the trash" as a metaphor for ending a relationship.
Take out the trash baby, that's what ya did
Reiterates the request to end the relationship, emphasizing the action of discarding ("take out the trash").
Think of me when you take out the trash honey,
Repeats the plea for remembrance during the process of ending the relationship.
Take out the trash baby, that's what ya did
Reiterates the metaphorical request to finalize the breakup.
I get no credit for the tryin' I did baby,
Expresses frustration at not receiving acknowledgment or credit for efforts made in the relationship.
Tryin' I did baby, trying I did
Repeats the lack of recognition for attempts in the relationship.
I've been lookin' for ya, since I was a kid honey,
Conveys a long-lasting search for the partner, possibly indicating a pursuit since childhood.
Since I's a kid baby, since I's a kid
Reiterates the search for the partner, emphasizing the duration since childhood.
I get no mercy from the devil I serve honey,
Describes a lack of mercy received in a metaphorical service to the devil, indicating hardships faced in the relationship.
Devil I serve baby, devil I serve
Repeats the lack of mercy from the partner, emphasizing the challenging nature of the relationship.
I had to push it til I got what I deserve honey,
Expresses the necessity of pushing through difficulties to receive deserved outcomes in the relationship.
What I deserve baby, what I deserve
Reiterates the idea of deserving something in the relationship, possibly reflecting on the speaker's efforts.
Nobody's gonna rescue me, that only happens in the movies and magazines
Rejects the notion of rescue, emphasizing the speaker's belief that such occurrences are confined to fictional portrayals.
And books about people that I've never met
Critiques idealized depictions of rescue in media and literature, contrasting them with the speaker's reality.
So when you're out at the garbage can, spare a thought for your long lost ex-old man
Encourages the ex-partner to think about the speaker during routine activities like taking out the trash.
Cuz that's about as close as I'm gonna get
Expresses a sense of emotional distance, suggesting that thinking about the speaker during mundane activities is as close as they will get.
You put a hurtin' on me and left a mark
Acknowledges emotional pain caused by the ex-partner, mentioning a visible mark left behind.
Ya left a mark baby, ya left a mark
Reiterates the physical and emotional impact of the ex-partner's actions.
So I took my bullets and I cried in the dark honey
Describes a coping mechanism of crying in solitude, possibly indicating the speaker's emotional response to the breakup.
Cried in the dark baby, cried in the dark
Repeats the coping mechanism of crying in the dark, emphasizing the privacy of the emotional release.
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